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Post by texture on Dec 1, 2021 5:28:49 GMT
how about his one? Lencana Pembunuh Naga (Tu Long Ling)(translated to english as Dragon Killer Badge) by Gu Long ... Every website I checked says that this isn't Gu Long's original work. Do they say who wrote this instead? Thanks!
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Post by kyc on Dec 1, 2021 11:31:50 GMT
I could not locate the author, but since it's unlikely to be ghostwritten, I think it's just some novel pretending to be written by Gu Long. It's long out of print already, no sign of it on the internet. Probably published during GL's lifetime.
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Post by kyc on Jan 11, 2022 10:15:18 GMT
I have stalled in my reading of Gu Long. Because I'm completing the translation of Flying Dagger, the Flying Dagger Appears Again, I forced myself to visit the library to borrow the novella. (The Internet text is garbled at times.) I also picked up White Jade Tiger (《白玉老虎》).
I think I only have the Chu Liuxiang series, the Lu Xiaofeng series, the Seven Weapons series that I have not read. Other than that, Saber Sounds in the Wind Chimes and The Legendary Twins. I will try to finish as many GLs as I can during my half-year break.
Wang Dulu is almost complete (save two novels) and just The Deer and the Cauldron for JY. Then I can concentrate on LYS.
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Post by kyc on Feb 2, 2022 12:06:48 GMT
First, a Happy Year of the Tiger!
This is a review of Gu Long's wuxia novel, The White Jade Tiger (《白玉老虎》).
It's been nearly a year since my last wuxia novel. Although a year is not that long, I've been so busy, I almost forgot how it feels to read a good wuxia novel.
Luckily, The White Jade Tiger is a really good novel. This novel is not especially famous among GL works, but I'll put it this way: it has the best ending I've read so far of any GL novel. It gives the novel a whole new dimension.
Most of the novel is very good, but nothing stands out until the end. It maintains the high standards expected of GL. If there's anything to criticize, the novel may seem a little episodic at times. The structure of some other GLs around this period is tighter: say, Crimson Blood Rinsing Silver Spear, The Sword of the Third Master or Flying Daggers, the Flying Daggers Appear Again.
Some loose ends aren't tied up, but the ending fully justifies the novel's composition. At least for me, I will always remember the ending. The plot outline may seem rather stereotypical: Zhao Wuji (趙無忌,not that other Wuji), the young master of Great Wind Hall (大風堂), finds his father, Hall Chief Zhao Jian (趙簡), murdered on his wedding day. In order to execute his revenge mission, he must locate the traitor who killed his father, who he later discovers, has escaped to Tang Clan (唐門), a clan/sect renowned for its unrivaled use of poison. To infiltrate the clan, he must pit his wits against the descendants of the Tang Clan.
Before I read this novel, I haven't really heard of the Tang Clan. I only read in an earlier post that they feature in a certain GL or LYS novel.
For myself, the ending resonates emotionally like The Eleventh Son and some parts of Flying Daggers, the Flying Daggers Appear Again. Some people prefer GL to JY. Were JY to write this novel, it would surely be constructed quite differently, no doubt more like The Smiling Proud Wanderer or The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. I think by the time GL wrote this novel, he must have realized that the characters and their emotions are ultimately what resonate in a reader's mind. I believe he succeeded with this ending. So a strong recommendation to anyone who hasn't read this novel before--it's not that famous--if only for the ending.
Once again, a Happy Chinese New Year.
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Post by machete on Feb 3, 2022 10:58:45 GMT
Before I read this novel, I haven't really heard of the Tang Clan. I only read in an earlier post that they feature in a certain GL or LYS novel. I only know what I heard and saw from the Age of Wushu game, which I think is the best candidate for a wuxia fan's dream come true. They supposedly dabble in poison and throwing projectiles. Usually games will make up stuff but Age of Wushu surprisingly portrays wuxia novel details with accuracy. ageofwushu.fandom.com/wiki/Tangmen
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Post by kyc on Feb 3, 2022 12:58:38 GMT
Before I read this novel, I haven't really heard of the Tang Clan. I only read in an earlier post that they feature in a certain GL or LYS novel. I only know what I heard and saw from the Age of Wushu game, which I think is the best candidate for a wuxia fan's dream come true. They supposedly dabble in poison and throwing projectiles. Usually games will make up stuff but Age of Wushu surprisingly portrays wuxia novel details with accuracy. ageofwushu.fandom.com/wiki/TangmenThey do dabble in poison and throw projectiles. The Tang Clan appears in more than one GL novels, but its members are always portrayed as sinister and scheming. The Clan seems to be first mentioned by Gong Baiyu, an early wuxia writer. The game developers must be wuxia readers.
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Post by atumiwa on Feb 12, 2022 9:42:25 GMT
any info on what LYS's novel, The Tang Clan mentioned?
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Post by kyc on Feb 12, 2022 10:00:40 GMT
any info on what LYS's novel, The Tang Clan mentioned? I'm one quarter into LYS and I haven't encountered the Tang Clan yet. I don't think it appears in any of his works. The person here to ask is yenchin.
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Post by soengyee on Feb 26, 2022 23:07:24 GMT
First, a Happy Year of the Tiger! This is a review of Gu Long's wuxia novel, The White Jade Tiger (《白玉老虎》). It's been nearly a year since my last wuxia novel. Although a year is not that long, I've been so busy, I almost forgot how it feels to read a good wuxia novel. Luckily, The White Jade Tiger is a really good novel. This novel is not especially famous among GL works, but I'll put it this way: it has the best ending I've read so far of any GL novel. It gives the novel a whole new dimension. Most of the novel is very good, but nothing stands out until the end. It maintains the high standards expected of GL. If there's anything to criticize, the novel may seem a little episodic at times. The structure of some other GLs around this period is tighter: say, Crimson Blood Rinsing Silver Spear, The Sword of the Third Master or Flying Daggers, the Flying Daggers Appear Again. Some loose ends aren't tied up, but the ending fully justifies the novel's composition. At least for me, I will always remember the ending. The plot outline may seem rather stereotypical: Zhao Wuji (趙無忌,not that other Wuji), the young master of Great Wind Hall (大風堂), finds his father, Hall Chief Zhao Jian (趙簡), murdered on his wedding day. In order to execute his revenge mission, he must locate the traitor who killed his father, who he later discovers, has escaped to Tang Clan (唐門), a clan/sect renowned for its unrivaled use of poison. To infiltrate the clan, he must pit his wits against the descendants of the Tang Clan. Before I read this novel, I haven't really heard of the Tang Clan. I only read in an earlier post that they feature in a certain GL or LYS novel. For myself, the ending resonates emotionally like The Eleventh Son and some parts of Flying Daggers, the Flying Daggers Appear Again. Some people prefer GL to JY. Were JY to write this novel, it would surely be constructed quite differently, no doubt more like The Smiling Proud Wanderer or The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. I think by the time GL wrote this novel, he must have realized that the characters and their emotions are ultimately what resonate in a reader's mind. I believe he succeeded with this ending. So a strong recommendation to anyone who hasn't read this novel before--it's not that famous--if only for the ending. Once again, a Happy Chinese New Year. ATV made a TV adaption of this novel titled 琥珀青龍 in 1982 but all the characters names are changed for some reason. It stars David Chiang as Zhao Wuji (name changed to Zhao Xuan) and Amy Chan Sau Man as ShangGuan Lian Lian (name changed to ShangGuan Pien Pien). The pair survive in the TV adaption and kind of have a happy ending because Zhao Wuji is still technically married even though his wife is kind of forgotten towards the end. I can write a detailed review later once I skim through the serial again. It is a pretty good adaption and I do enjoy and recommend it.
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Post by atumiwa on Apr 28, 2022 6:37:21 GMT
regarding ladyboy/transsexual topic, it's make remember a character from Gu Long universe, Tu Jiaojiao, nicknamed 不男不女 (neither male nor female). but everyone (human) should have a base gender by birth. is there any hint that Tu Jiaojiao is male or female by birth?
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Post by kyc on Sept 11, 2022 6:22:46 GMT
This is a review of a Gu Long novel The Saber Sounds Amidst Wind Chimes (《風鈴中的刀聲》). It is one of GL's last novels, completed by Yu Donglou. It is again one of those GL novels with an ending completed by a ghostwriter.
After a beautiful foreword--in which GL explains why he wrote the novel--the novel launches into a sanwenti or almost poetic style. I liked it at first and thought it is a big departure from how GL usually wrote. Unfortunately, after a few chapters, he returns to his old style where the plot predominates. This was when I started having issues with the novel.
The plot of this novel is not complicated. In fact, compared with most middle and late GL the plot is fairly straightforward. Unfortunately, GL tries too hard to make this rather uncomplicated plot overly complex, as a result somehow it begins to feel middling 1/3 into the novel. In the end, I have to admit this is one of GL's lesser novels, probably second-tier--some may even consider it third-tier. It's still very readable, but I don't think anyone will find many unexpected twists and turns here.
Yu Donglou didn't do the novel much damage either. I guess he wrote only the final two chapters. He ties up the romance plot, the action plot he can only do so much, but I don't consider this novel top-tier GL, so I find his contributions acceptable. He did far less damage than the ghostwriter in Full Moon, Carved Saber.
All in all, if you are a completist you may want to read this novel. I still enjoyed it, but I have to warn there are many other GL novels I feel that are better written than this one. That said, the earlier portions written in a more poetic style I quite enjoy.
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Post by kyc on Oct 24, 2022 9:35:51 GMT
This is a review of the three-part series The Legend of Chu Liuxiang (《楚留香傳奇》)。 It was written just after The Legendary Twins and is considered one of GL's most representative works.
The plot, especially the endings of the first two parts, is quite unexpected. I think the surprise ending of Part 2 rivals anything I have read from GL so far. Chu Liuxiang is suave, optimistic, cool, collected, and humorous. I think most people will enjoy this novel and its protagonist as much as I did.
Structurally, the first part, Wafting Fragrance on a Blood Sea (血海飄香), is the tightest. Some parts of Part 2, The Great Desert (大沙漠) and Part 3, The Thrush (畫眉鳥) are much looser structurally. Generally, I enjoyed the first two parts more than the third, although the third part isn't bad either. I would say the endings of Parts 1 & 2 are worth reading the series alone.
GL seems to be in a jovial mood when writing this series. Most of his works around this period have a dash of fun and humor missing from his later works. His novels took a turn towards darkness and pessimism with The Eleventh Son. On the whole, though, The Legend of Chu Liuxiang is definitely worth reading and ranks among his most enjoyable works.
There is a Further Adventures of Chu Liuxiang (《楚留香新傳》) which I certainly will be reading in time to come.
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Post by reinafu on Nov 7, 2022 10:59:32 GMT
This is a review of the three-part series The Legend of Chu Liuxiang (《楚留香傳奇》)。 It was written just after The Legendary Twins and is considered one of GL's most representative works. The plot, especially the endings of the first two parts, is quite unexpected. I think the surprise ending of Part 2 rivals anything I have read from GL so far. Chu Liuxiang is suave, optimistic, cool, collected, and humorous. I think most people will enjoy this novel and its protagonist as much as I did. Structurally, the first part, Wafting Fragrance on a Blood Sea (血海飄香), is the tightest. Some parts of Part 2, The Great Desert (大沙漠) and Part 3, The Thrush (畫眉鳥) are much looser structurally. Generally, I enjoyed the first two parts more than the third, although the third part isn't bad either. I would say the endings of Parts 1 & 2 are worth reading the series alone. GL seems to be in a jovial mood when writing this series. Most of his works around this period have a dash of fun and humor missing from his later works. His novels took a turn towards darkness and pessimism with The Eleventh Son. On the whole, though, The Legend of Chu Liuxiang is definitely worth reading and ranks among his most enjoyable works. There is a Further Adventures of Chu Liuxiang (《楚留香新傳》) which I certainly will be reading in time to come. Surprisingly, the Chu Liu Xiang's trilogy has been translated in French (but i don't know if it's an abridged version or the full one). I remember to have read the first one, but I haven't had time to read the two other, or maybe I alos read the second and it's just the third one that I didn't read so far. I enjoyed it and while reading, I "saw" Adam Cheng living the adventures described in the book.That's too bad that the other adventures are not translated.
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Post by siuyiu on Nov 7, 2022 22:37:09 GMT
reinafu honestly, having read the whole series, the 1st 3 books of CLX are the best. so i would encourage you read the translations that are available. CLX is certainly a much more positive, optimistic, outgoing, happy protagonist compared to a lot of the others that GL wrote.
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Post by atumiwa on Dec 12, 2022 7:55:26 GMT
finally my interface when browsing this forum is back to normal! let's discuss Juedai shuangjiao zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%B5%95%E4%BB%A3%E9%9B%99%E9%A9%95from that wiki page, if my intuition is not wrong; - Ni Kuang is involved on some chapters - this is the only work that Gu Long revised - there are some editions/version of novel -- TigerWong (he is gulong expert btw) @spcnet said: "And in some versions of the Legendary Siblings, it's mentioned that Shen Lang, Xiao WangSun, the Purple Marquis, and either the Night Emperor or the Day Empress knew Ming Yu Shen Gong (clear jade skill). In addition to the two Princesses, of course." but then i checked the english translation on spcnet, that paragraph doesnt exist. www.spcnet.tv/forums/showthread.php/11810-Legendary-Siblings-Unabridged-(COMPLETED)/page5#.Y5beU3ZBw2wthen i checked the indonesian translation, i found the paragraph similar to what TigerWong said. i checked baidu about Ming Yu Shen Gong, no info about practitioners other than two floral princesses. my conclusion is there are a few version of juedai shuangjiao, perhaps Gu Long revised the story, but i am not clear. could someone enlighten me?
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