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I've recently posted a Goodreads review (with content warnings) of The Heavenly Sword.
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Hello Friends! This review contains content warnings.
The Heavenly Sword is my epic fantasy debut (adult, not YA) and a personal tribute to Jin Yong (1924 – 2018), the iconic grandfather of wuxia (martial heroes) novels. In a lot of ways, this novel and its sequel have been inspired by his works, especially where themes, martial arts feats and history retellings are concerned.
The novel blends deviant wuxia tropes with ancient Chinese myths and alternate history. By “deviant wuxia tropes” I mean wuxia fiction’s traditional hallmark of alpha males playing superheroes has been bent to let genderqueers take leading roles in this novel. Where history is concerned, it retells the bloody civil war between Zhu Yuangzhang's grandson (the designated heir) and his fourth son Prince of Yan, and subsequent Shandong rebellions led by a woman rebel leader.
The narrative is set in an epic imaginary world which transcends the mortal, immortal and demonic realms that in effect mirror Chinese religious and philosophical beliefs.
Content Warnings:
- Gory battle scenes;
- Graphic execution scenes;
- One attempted rape scene;
- Off-screen torture scenes;
- One explicit sex scene;
- Pre-existing castration.
The Heavenly Sword is my epic fantasy debut (adult, not YA) and a personal tribute to Jin Yong (1924 – 2018), the iconic grandfather of wuxia (martial heroes) novels. In a lot of ways, this novel and its sequel have been inspired by his works, especially where themes, martial arts feats and history retellings are concerned.
The novel blends deviant wuxia tropes with ancient Chinese myths and alternate history. By “deviant wuxia tropes” I mean wuxia fiction’s traditional hallmark of alpha males playing superheroes has been bent to let genderqueers take leading roles in this novel. Where history is concerned, it retells the bloody civil war between Zhu Yuangzhang's grandson (the designated heir) and his fourth son Prince of Yan, and subsequent Shandong rebellions led by a woman rebel leader.
The narrative is set in an epic imaginary world which transcends the mortal, immortal and demonic realms that in effect mirror Chinese religious and philosophical beliefs.
Content Warnings:
- Gory battle scenes;
- Graphic execution scenes;
- One attempted rape scene;
- Off-screen torture scenes;
- One explicit sex scene;
- Pre-existing castration.
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