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A review by timburbage
A Bond Undone by Jin Yong
5.0
Why did I wait so long to read this?
This is definitely volume 2 of the same story, not a sequel. It start off at exactly the same place the last one finishes, and it took me a while to figure out who was where and doing what.
This part of the story is about Guo Jing and Lotus Hang, who are in love and go off on a martial tour of China. We see them meet 3 of the 4 living greatest kung fu masters. The Heretic of the East (Lotus' father), the Beggar of the North and the Venom of the West. They keep running into old enemies of Gallant Oullang and Cyclone Mei, though we learn a lot about Cyclone Mei and she becomes (almost) likeable.
The Seven Freaks of the South are not mentioned as much in this, though are still involved in key points. We also get revelations for Yang Kang, the prince's adopted son. He finds out his past and makes a big decision on his future.
A Bond Undone can mean the bond between brothers and betrothals. Both happen and will have lasting impacts on the story, the characters, and on China.
We get very little of Mongolia in this, though the Jin and Song dynasties at war are definitely playing in the background. I hope we see more of that later on in this story.
I love this series so much, and this really keeps it going. The kung fu is epic, and the humour is very slapstick and old school. I love how Guo Jing is the hero, an epic kung fu master who gets a lot of training, incredibly honourable and an absolute idiot.
This is definitely volume 2 of the same story, not a sequel. It start off at exactly the same place the last one finishes, and it took me a while to figure out who was where and doing what.
This part of the story is about Guo Jing and Lotus Hang, who are in love and go off on a martial tour of China. We see them meet 3 of the 4 living greatest kung fu masters. The Heretic of the East (Lotus' father), the Beggar of the North and the Venom of the West. They keep running into old enemies of Gallant Oullang and Cyclone Mei, though we learn a lot about Cyclone Mei and she becomes (almost) likeable.
The Seven Freaks of the South are not mentioned as much in this, though are still involved in key points. We also get revelations for Yang Kang, the prince's adopted son. He finds out his past and makes a big decision on his future.
A Bond Undone can mean the bond between brothers and betrothals. Both happen and will have lasting impacts on the story, the characters, and on China.
We get very little of Mongolia in this, though the Jin and Song dynasties at war are definitely playing in the background. I hope we see more of that later on in this story.
I love this series so much, and this really keeps it going. The kung fu is epic, and the humour is very slapstick and old school. I love how Guo Jing is the hero, an epic kung fu master who gets a lot of training, incredibly honourable and an absolute idiot.