an introduction to the 武侠 wuxia (“martial heroism”) genre, from classics to academia to standout texts.
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last updated May, 2026
六神磊磊读金庸
王晓磊Wang Xiaolei
见龙 (The Dragon)
太阳菌
She Who Became the Sun
Shelley Parker-Chan
春风度剑 [Chūn Fēng Dù Jiàn]
Cang Wu Bin Bai
天涯客 [Tiān Yá Kè] Faraway Wanderers
Priest
A Sword of Frost 一剑霜寒
Yu Xiao Lanshan
The Broken Seals: Part One of the Marshes of Mount Liang
Shi Nai'an
有匪 (Chinese Edition)
英雄志(全三册)
孙晓 孙晓
逆水寒 (Chinese Edition)
Wen Rui-An
Heaven Sword, Dragon Saber (Book 1)
Jin Yong
A Past Unearthed (Return of the Condor Heroes, #1)
เดียวดายใต้เงาจันทร์
Gu Long
白发魔女传
Liang Yusheng
神州奇侠(正传)
温瑞安 温瑞安
吉祥纹莲花楼(套装4册)(南派三叔重磅推荐!侠情天后藤萍古风悬疑巅峰之作!十三年江湖一梦,恍然间一笑而空!豆瓣评分8.8!) (Chinese Edition)
Teng Ping
少年歌行 [Shao Nian Ge Xing]
Zhou Mu Nan
Understanding and Translating Chinese Martial Arts (New Frontiers in Translation Studies)
Dan Jiao
The Sword or the Needle: The Female Knight-errant ("xia) in Traditional Chinese Narrative (Welten Ostasiens / Worlds of East Asia / Mondes de l'Extrême-Orient)
Roland Altenburger
Chinese Martial Arts Cinema: The Wuxia Tradition (Traditions in World Cinema)
Stephen Teo
Paper Swordsmen: Jin Yong And the Modern Chinese Martial Arts Novel
Christopher Hamm
Stateless Subjects: Chinese Martial Arts Literature and Postcolonial History (Cornell East Asia Series)
Petrus Liu
The Chinese Knight-Errant (Routledge Library Editions: Chinese Literature and Arts)
James J.Y. Liu
A Hero Born (Legends of the Condor Heroes, #1)
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