Chinese Legends

Brought to you by Penguin. Chris Harding's enormously enjoyable new book distils Japan's long, complex and fascinating history into the stories of twenty remarkable individuals. These vivid and entertaining portraits take the reader from the earliest written accounts of Japan right through to...

To win the God of War’s favour was wise – to fall in love with him would ruin me 'Lush, deeply romantic, and endlessly enchanting. Sue Lynn Tan is a master of both fable-like whimsy and epic, sweeping adventure' —Ava Reid, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning...

Although largely unknown in the West, the 73 stories in this volume are just as beguiling as the more familiar Grimms’ Fairy Tales or Arabian Nights. They were collected in the early 20th century by Richard Wilhelm and first translated into English by Frederick H Martens. This beautifully produced revised and edited new edition includes updated notes which not only provide background on the tales, but also offer a fascinating insight into ancient Chinese folk lore and culture.

A snake spirit transforms into a boy and hides his true identity after falling for a headstrong prince. Sher Lee's Legend of the White Snake, is a lush, queer romantasy retelling of the traditional Chinese folktale. Gorgeous cover design by Kuri Huang. When Prince Xian was a boy, a white snake...

Newbery and Caldecott honoree and New York Times bestselling author Grace Lin delivers a groundbreaking, lushly illustrated, and beautifully written book that explores the whimsical myths and stories behind your favorite American Chinese food. From fried dumplings to fortune cookies, here are...

Soon after reuniting with her guardian aboard the roaming pagoda, Zhi Ging comes to a heart-wrenching realisation. If she is to stand a chance against the relentless Ami, she must return to Hok Woh, the mysterious underwater realm, and become a full Cyo B'Ahon. At Hok Woh, Zhi Ging is swept up...

An irresistibly dark reimagining of 1930s Shanghai filled with glamour, gods and gangsters, perfect for fans of S. A. Chakraborty and Fonda Lee. ‘I was utterly swept up . . . seductive, sprawling, full of malice’ – Kendare Blake, New York Times bestselling author of Three Dark Crowns In...

Romeo and Juliet meets Chinese mythology in this magical novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Astonishing Color of After. Hunter Yee has perfect aim with a bow and arrow, but all else in his life veers wrong. He’s sick of being haunted by his family’s past mistakes. The only...

Return to the underwater realm . . . Following the infiltration of Hok Woh and possession of her friends, Zhi Ging sets out on a dangerous mission to find Reishi, the Silhouette Scout, whom she believes has been lured into a dangerous trap. With her adorable now-phoenix Malo by her side, Zhi...

Half vampire. Half fox-spirit. All trouble. Pawned by her mother to the King of Hell as a child, Lady Jing is half-vampire, half-hulijing fox-spirit and all sasshole. As the King's ward, she has spent the past ninety years running errands, dodging the taunts of the spiteful hulijing courtiers...

《后宫・甄嬛传》中引用了大量经典诗句，从情随伊始，淡看后宫那些如履薄冰的爱情，一切的故事都是那么的深情动人，却亦是那么忧伤摧人泪下……《后宮・甄嬛傳》中引用了大量經典詩句，從情隨伊始，淡看后宮那些如履薄冰的愛情，一切的故事都是那麼的深情動人，卻亦是那麼憂傷摧人淚下……

你是否想知道，伏羲、女娲、神农、炎帝、黄帝、少昊、颛顼、帝喾、尧、舜、禹等这些上古传说中的帝王们都经历了哪些逸事，做出了哪些伟大的业绩？……你是否想知道，伏羲、女媧、神農、炎帝、黃帝、少昊、顓頊、帝嚳、堯、舜、禹等這些上古傳說中的帝王們都經歷了哪些逸事，做出了哪些偉大的業績？

这个世界上总有那么一些人，他们英勇无畏，固执，乃至偏执，不羁，骄傲，而又狂妄……這個世界上總有那麼一些人，他們英勇無畏，固執，乃至偏執，不羈，驕傲，而又狂妄……

她的一生波澜壮阔、纵情恣意，她在至高处把持朝政呼风唤雨，太后专权自她而始，太后称谓亦始见于她。她就是千古太后第一人……她的一生波瀾壯闊、縱情恣意，她在至高處把持朝政呼風喚雨，太后專權自她而始，太后稱謂亦始見於她。她就是千古太后第一人……

聂鲁达从一个铁路工人的儿子，最终成长为优秀诗人和智利副总统；他坎坷又跌宕起伏的人生，耐人寻味，却又给人力量……聶魯達從一個鐵路工人的兒子，最終成長為優秀詩人和智利副總統：他坎坷又跌宕起伏的人生，耐人尋味，卻又給人力量……

作为斧头党的党魁，王亚樵在上世纪三十年代的上海滩叱咤风云，令人闻风丧胆……作為斧頭黨的黨魁，王亞樵在上世紀三十年代的上海灘叱吒風雲，令人聞風喪膽……

李穿喉，残唐五代时拥兵西川的强藩，“天下第一神射手”，其亲手调教的十八义子“四川十八神射”在一夜之间尽被诛杀，对方只有一人，而且也用弓箭……李穿喉，殘唐五代時擁兵西川的強藩，「天下第一神射手」，其親手調教的十八義子「四川十八神射」在一夜之間盡被誅殺，對方只有一人，而且也用弓箭……

两个盗墓贼在刑警吴悠和杨小邪的眼前离奇惨死，一幅明月崖飞仙图引导他们随考古队寻找马楚太子古墓……兩個盜墓賊在刑警吳悠和楊小邪的眼前離奇慘死，一幅明月崖飛仙圖引導他們隨考古隊尋找馬楚太子古墓……

东汉时期，镇守西域的班超多年前与女儿班淑失散。十八年后，班淑在草原长成婷婷玉立的少女。班淑千里迢迢寻父，班超却已辞世……東漢時期，鎮守西域的班超多年前與女兒班淑失散。十八年後，班淑在草原長成婷婷玉立的少女。班淑千里迢迢尋父，班超卻已辭世……

《荆楚春秋》70万字，生动地再现了楚人从荆山创业，在方圆只有50公里的荆山深处开辟领地，最终横跨江汉，东抵大海，问鼎中原，成为春秋五霸之一的宏大历史画卷。……《荊楚春秋》70萬字，生動地再現了楚人從荊山創業，在方圓只有50公里的荊山深處開闢領地，最終橫跨江漢，東抵大海，問鼎中原，成為春秋五霸之一的宏大歷史畫卷。