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The Sundering Blade
A Fantasy Novel by Tao Wong
Companion Book to the A Thousand Li Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Xianxia,
- Martial Arts,
- Cultivation,
- Standalone Prequel,
- Murder Mystery
This book is for you if you're into...
- Xianxia quests where old debts pull heroes into danger
- Martial arts action mixed with Daoist philosophy and karma
- Mysteries where trust is as sharp as any sword
A blade cuts both ways
Newly minted an Elder of the Verdant Green Waters sect, sword prodigy Elder Cheng Zhao Wan - the Sundering Blade - is forced to leave the sect to fulfil an old obligation. A benefactor from the past is injured and has demanded Elder Cheng locate his assailant.
Forced to listen to the ramblings of a dying old man, amidst a small and unfamiliar sect, who Elder Cheng can trust is unknown. Was the injury nothing more than happenstance, or is something more dire afoot?. For once, Elder Cheng finds that his skill with the sword might be the least of his gifts.
A Thousand Li: the Sundering Blade is a world of A Thousand Li novel, featuring a much younger Master Cheng before he meets Wu Ying. A xianxia fantasy novel, The Sundering Blade is a standalone prequel to the bestselling A Thousand Li series and features high flying martial arts, tense battle scenes and contemplations of the Dao and karma alike.
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