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We’re done! Yay! And, while I’m happy I read this, I’m also positive that I didn’t have the kind of seminal experience that people in my mother’s generation had, reading this story as teens. I suspect this is due to (a) my age: forty-mumblemumble, (b) the current state of the world of fiction, and our… Read more

Or, The Grand ConclusionAnd, Lessons Finally LearnedAnd, Let’s Tie Up All the Loose Threads, Eh? Viper Ouyang has arrived and the contest at Mount Hua is now truly underway. Who will prevail? Viper and Count Seven square off, vowing to fight to the death. Which is odd, considering how many times Viper actually tried to… Read more

Or, Guo Jing’s Crisis of FaithAnd, Seriously, How Did it Take So Long to Get Here? We last left our intrepid (and muddle brained) hero trudging listlessly into the desert of his despair. And also literally into the desert. His mother: dead. His love: dead. Exiled from the Mongols. What will become of our hero?… Read more

Or, Guo Jing Can’t Catch a BreakAnd, Doing The Right Thing is Rarely EasyAlso, When are the Women Going to Get a Little Justice? Guo Jing has squandered his good will with the Khan. Instead of asking to be released from his betrothal, he asked the Khan to spare the people of Samarkand. Any guesses… Read more

Or, The March of the MongolsAnd, Guo Jing is Always Guo Jing Who is the mysterious benefactor hidden in Guo Jing’s army who is giving him strategic advice? Will he ever reunite with Lotus? Is there any chance that these questions will be answered at the same time? The Mongols move west, conquering and sacking… Read more