
A Hero Born
The Definitive Edition
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Narrated by:
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Carolyn Oldershaw
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Daniel York Loh
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By:
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Jin Yong
The epic Chinese classic and phenomenon published in the US for the first time!
Featured in iO9's 2019 Fall Preview.
A fantastical generational saga and kung fu epic, A Hero Born is the classic novel of its time, stretching from the Song Empire (China AD 1200) to the appearance of a warlord whose name will endure for eternity: Genghis Khan. Filled with an extraordinary cast of characters, A Hero Born is a tale of fantasy and wonder, love and passion, treachery and war, betrayal and brotherhood.
And then a hero is born....
After his father, a Song patriot, was murdered, Guo Jing and his mother fled to the plains and joined Genghis Khan and his people. Loyal, humble, and driven, he learned all he could from the warlord and his army in hopes of one day joining them in their cause. But what Guo Jing doesn’t know is that he’s destined to battle an opponent that will challenge him in every way imaginable and with a connection to his past that no one envisioned.
With the help and guidance of his shifus, the Seven Heroes of the South, Guo Jing returns to China to face his foe and carry out his destiny. But in a land divided by treachery and war, betrayal and ambition, he’ll have to put his courage and knowledge to the test to survive.
"Actor/filmmaker Daniel York Loh draws from his British/East Asian background to bring a unique cross-cultural graphic novel voice and energy in this Chinese version of a super hero saga." (BookTrib)
©1957, 2018 Text copyright by Jin Yong (Louis Cha); Translation copyright Anna Holmwood (P)2019 Headline Publishing Group Ltd.Listeners also enjoyed...




















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Great classic.
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Action packed with twists and turns
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Excellent performance, solid novel
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And I cannot wait for the next book.
Finally!
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Riveting
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Amazing novel!
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Western audiences may not understand all the flying around and jumping on roofs. But just watch a few old videos and you’ll get it. And the Chinese names may seem weird but that is how names go. If you translate a Chinese name you do in fact get names like Sky Fury and Iron Heart.
Daniel Loh is the perfect narrator. (One of the other reviewers said it was a British lady, but she is the translator and just did the intro. Clearly that reviewer didn’t listen to what she was saying.) Anyways Daniel Loh’s pronunciation constantly switching from English to Chinese is fantastic.
This series is lots of fun. Highly recommend.
Superb epic
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Where has the last week gone????
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Where have you been all my life?
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A must-read/listen modern classic
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