Set in China towards the end of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty ( c. The political and ethnic clash between the Han Chinese rebels and the ruling Mongols is also a prominent theme in the novel. As typical of some of his other novels, Jin Yong included elements of Chinese history in the story, such as featuring historical figures like Hongwu Emperor, Chen Youliang, Chang Yuchun and Zhang Sanfeng. It also introduced many changes to the plot and cleared up some ambiguities in the second edition, such as the origin of the Nine Yang Manual. A second revision was published in early 2005, incorporating later thoughts and a lengthier conclusion. Jin Yong revised the novel in 1979 with a number of amendments and additions. It was first serialised from 6 July 1961 to 2 September 1963 in the Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao.
The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, also translated as The Sword and the Knife, is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha) and the third part of the Condor Trilogy, preceded by The Legend of the Condor Heroes and The Return of the Condor Heroes. Story of the Heaven Reliant and Dragon Slayer
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