Most famous Kungfu novel in China: The return of the Condor Heroes
By admin on 2014-12-26

The Return of the Condor Heroes (神雕侠侣) is a classic Wuxia novel by Louis Cha, who is better known as Jin Yong. It was first published on May 20, 1959 in the first issue of Ming Pao and ran for about three years. This is the second novel of the Condor Trilogy. The story revolves around Yang Guo and his lover Xiaolongnü in their adventure in an unfamiliar world that does not approve of their taboo love between master and apprentice.

Alternate English titles are The Giant Eagle and Its Companion and Divine Eagle, Chivalric Companion. The Legend of Condor Hero: The Complete Saga as released on Amazon is actually a wrong release of Return of the Condor Heroes (anime).

Chapters
Jin Yong revised the novel in 1970 and again in 2004. There are 40 chapters in the 2nd and 3rd revisions of the novel. Each chapter has a four character title. Most of the revisions are either clarifications or minor alterations of character motivations.