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A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 600 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #1
This book is a retelling, in easy-to-read Chinese, of the legendary story of how a little stone monkey was born, became king of his troop of monkeys, left his home to pursue enlightenment, received the name Sun Wukong (literally, “ape seeking the void”) from his teacher, and returned home to def... Read more
The full text of books 1, 2 and 3 in our Journey to the West series for people learning to read Chinese. Includes Rise of the Monkey King, Trouble in Heaven, and The Immortal Peaches.Read more
The Dao De Jing (also called the Tao Te Ching) was written more than 2,500 years ago and is considered one of the most important books in world literature. Coming in at only 5,000 Chinese characters, its timeless wisdom has inspired millions of people around the world and serves as one of the corner... Read more
The entire Last King of Shang epic (based on Investiture of the Gods), retold in English. Includes the English-language portions of all 6 individual books in the series.Read more
Based on The Investiture of the Gods, one of the most famous novels in classic Chinese literature. It is a gripping tale of powerful gods, scheming mortals and epic battles, but it also explores the dilemma faced by loyal government officials who must choose between their country and its corrupt lea... Read more
The entire Journey to the West epic, retold in English. Includes the English-language portions of all 31 individual books in the series. Identical to "The Journey to the West" but with a different cover.Read more
The entire Last King of Shang epic (based on Investiture of the Gods), retold in English. Includes the English-language portions of all 6 individual books in the series.Read more
The first half of the Last King of Shang epic (based on Investiture of the Gods), retold in English. Includes the English-language portions of books 1-3 in the series.Read more
The second half of the Last King of Shang epic (based on Investiture of the Gods), retold in English. Includes the English-language portions of books 4-6 in the series.Read more
The entire Journey to the West epic, retold in English. Includes the English-language portions of all 31 individual books in the series. Identical to "The Journey to the West" but with a different cover.Read more
This ebook contains the complete text, in Simplified Chinese, pinyin and English, of the entire 31-volume Journey to the West series of graded readers by Jeff Pepper and Xiao Hui Wang. and full glossary. 2,384 pages.Read more
This book contains the complete text, in Simplified Chinese, of the entire 31-volume Journey to the West series of graded readers by Jeff Pepper and Xiao Hui Wang. No pinyin, no English, no glossary. 775 pages.Read more
The full text of books 19, 20 and 21 in our Journey to the West series for people learning to read Chinese. Includes The Great Demon King, The Cave of Fire, and The Country of Women.Read more
The full text of books 22, 23 and 24 in our Journey to the West series for people learning to read Chinese. Includes The False Buddha, The Monkey Doctor, and The Demons of Spiderweb Mountain.Read more
The full text of books 25, 26 and 27 in our Journey to the West series for people learning to read Chinese. Includes Great Peng and His Brothers, The Thousand Children, and The Monk and the Mouse.Read more
The full text of books 28 and 29 in our Journey to the West series for people learning to read Chinese. Includes The Dharma Destroying Kingdom and The Nine Headed Lion.Read more
The full text of books 30 and 31 in our Journey to the West series for people learning to read Chinese. Includes The Lazy Monk and The Last Trial.Read more
A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 600 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #1
This book is a retelling, in easy-to-read Chinese, of the legendary story of how a little stone monkey was born, became king of his troop of monkeys, left his home to pursue enlightenment, received the name Sun Wukong (literally, “ape seeking the void”) from his teacher, and returned home to def... Read more
A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 600 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #1, Large Print Version
This book is a retelling, in easy-to-read large print Chinese, of the legendary story of how a little stone monkey was born, became king of his troop of monkeys, left his home to pursue enlightenment, received the name Sun Wukong (literally, “ape seeking the void”) from his teacher, and returned... Read more
A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 600 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #2
Things begin to unravel for Sun Wukong as he sees the consequences of his outrageous actions. While trying to defend his troop of monkeys, he manages to offend the underwater Dragon King, the Dragon Kong’s mother, all ten Kings of the Underworld, and the great Jade Emperor himself. Finally, goaded... Read more
A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 600 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #3
Once again the Monkey King’s unlimited ambitions and uncontrolled appetites land him in deep trouble. He is given a job in heaven taking care of the Emperor’s Garden of Immortal Peaches, but he can’t stop himself from eating all the peaches. He impersonates a great Immortal and crashes a party... Read more
A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 600 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #4
In this book we tell the story of the monk Xuanzang’s birth and early years. Our story begins with the Buddha’s decision to bring his wisdom to China. Then we meet Xuanzang’s father and mother and learn about their terrible ordeals around the time of his birth. Finally we jump ahead to when Xu... Read more
A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 600 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #5
This story starts innocently enough, with two good friends chatting as they walk home after eating and drinking at a local inn. One of the men, a fisherman, tells his friend about a fortune-teller who advises him on where to find fish. This seemingly harmless conversation between two minor charact... Read more
A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 600 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #6
The young monk Xuanzang sets out on his westward journey. His journey is difficult and filled with dangers. He runs into trouble immediately when he is captured and nearly killed by the Monster King and his ogres. He escapes with the help of a mysterious old man, only to be attacked on the road late... Read more
A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 1200 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #7
The monk Tangseng and his disciple, the short-tempered Monkey King Sun Wukong, begin their multi-year journey to retrieve Buddhist scriptures from Thunderclap Mountain in India. They first encounter a mysterious river-dwelling dragon, then run into serious trouble while staying in the temple of a 27... Read more
A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 1200 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #8
The pig-man Zhu Bajie becomes Tangseng’s second disciple. In his previous life, Zhu was the Marshal of the Heavenly Reeds, responsible for the Jade Emperor’s entire navy and 80,000 sailors. But unable to control his appetites, he got drunk at a festival and attempted to seduce the Goddess of t... Read more
A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 1200 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #9
The river-dwelling monster Sha Wujing was once the Curtain Raising Captain, but was banished from heaven by the Yellow Emperor for breaking an extremely valuable cup during a drunken visit to the Peach Festival. Later, the band of pilgrims arrive at a beautiful home seeking a simple vegetarian meal ... Read more
A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 1200 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #10
Tangseng and his disciples have been traveling for two or three years. They arrive at a secluded mountain monastery which turns out to be the home of a powerful master named Zhenyuan and an ancient and magical ginseng tree. As usual, the travelers’ search for a nice hot meal and a place to sleep q... Read more
A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 1200 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #11
The Buddhist monk Tangseng and his ragtag band of disciples come upon a strange pagoda in a mountain forest. Inside they discover the fearsome Yellow Robed Monster, living a quiet life with his wife and their two children. Unfortunately the monster has a bad habit of ambushing and eating travelers. ... Read more
A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 1200 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #12
Our band of travelers arrives at Level Top Mountain and encounters their most powerful adversaries yet: Great King Golden Horn and his younger brother Great King Silver Horn. These two monsters, assisted by their elderly mother and hundreds of well-armed demons, attempt to capture and liquefy Sun Wu... Read more
A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 1500 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #13
The Buddhist monk Tangseng arrives with his disciples at a mountain monastery, and he is visited in a dream by someone claiming to be the ghost of a murdered king. The ghost claims that the king sitting on the throne is really an evil demon. Is he telling the truth or is he actually a demon in disg... Read more
A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 1500 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #14
While traveling the Silk Road, Tangseng and his three disciples encounter a young boy hanging upside down from a tree. They rescue him only to discover that he is really Red Boy, a powerful and malevolent demon and, it turns out, Sun Wukong's nephew. Ignoring this family relationship, the demon ki... Read more
A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 1500 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #15
Tangseng and his three disciples have traveled to the wild country west of China. They arrive at a strange city where Daoism is revered and Buddhism is forbidden. The few remaining Buddhist monks are enslaved, but every night they receive a dream message that the Great Sage Equal to Heaven will come... Read more
A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 1800 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #16
The Monkey King Sun Wukong leads the Tang monk and his two fellow disciples westward until their path is blocked by a river eight hundred miles wide. On the riverbank is a village where the people live in fear of the Great Demon King, who demands two human sacrifices each year. Sun Wukong and the ... Read more
A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 1800 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #17
As the travelers continue westward, the monkey king Sun Wukong steals rice from an elderly villager’s kitchen. Then the pig-man Zhu Bajie takes three silk vests from a seemingly abandoned tower. These small crimes trigger a violent confrontation with a monster who uses a strange and powerful weapo... Read more
A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 1800 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #18
The four travelers run into difficulties and temptations in a nation of women and girls. First, the monk Tangseng and his disciple Zhu become pregnant after drinking from the Mother and Child River. Later, the nation's queen meets Tangseng and pressures him to marry her. He barely escapes that fate,... Read more
A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 1800 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #19
The monk Tangseng has harsh words for his eldest disciple, the monkey king Sun Wukong. His pride hurt, Sun Wukong complains to the Bodhisattva Guanyin and asks to be released from his service to the monk. She refuses his request. This leads to a case of mistaken identity and an earthshaking battle t... Read more
A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 1800 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #20
As the monk Tangseng and his three disciples travel west, they find their path blocked by a huge blazing mountain eight hundred miles wide. Tangseng refuses to go around it, so his senior disciple, the monkey king Sun Wukong, must discover why the mountain is on fire and how they can cross it. He so... Read more
A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 1800 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #21
An evil rainstorm of blood covers a city and defiles a beautiful Buddhist monastery. Three years later the monk Tangseng and his three disciples arrive at the city. They explore the monastery and discover two fish-demons drinking wine and gambling in the top floor of the monastery’s pagoda. This l... Read more
A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 2000 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #22
The Buddhist monk Tangseng sees a sign, “Small Thunderclap Monastery,” and foolishly thinks they have reached their goal. His disciple Sun Wukong sees through the illusion, but the false Buddha in the monastery traps him between two gold cymbals and plans to kill his companions. The ensuing stru... Read more
A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 2000 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #23
As Tangseng and his three disciples continue on their westward journey, they meet the king of Scarlet Purple Kingdom. The king is gravely ill, sick with grief over the loss of one of his wives who was abducted by a nearby demon king. Sun Wukong pretends to be a doctor and attempts to cure the king w... Read more
A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, Journey to the West Book #24
The Buddhist monk Tangseng goes alone to beg some food at the home of some beautiful and seemingly gentle young women. He soon finds out that they are far from gentle. Trapped in their web, he waits to be cooked and eaten while his three disciples attempt to rescue him by confronting the spider demo... Read more
A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, Journey to the West Book #25
The travelers arrive at a tall mountain. An old man warns them that it’s infested with thousands of man-eating demons but Sun Wukong ignores the warning. Soon they meet the three demon leaders: a blue-haired lion, an old yellow-tusked elephant, and a huge terrifying bird called Great Peng. The dem... Read more
A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, Journey to the West Book #26
Tangseng and his disciples arrive at the capital of Bhiksu Kingdom and learn that it’s been renamed “Boytown” because over a thousand little boys have been locked in cages in front of their homes. When they learn what fate awaits these children, Sun Wukong arranges to get them safely out of th... Read more
A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, Journey to the West Book #27
In a dark forest the monk Tangseng comes upon a beautiful young woman tied to a tree and half-buried in the ground. The monk frees her, not realizing she is a deadly mouse demon. Later they arrive at a nearby monastery where she devours some monks and tries to force Tangseng to marry her. Sun Wukong... Read more
A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, Journey to the West Book #28
Ignoring a warning from the Bodhisattva Guanyin, Tangseng and his three disciples enter a city whose king has vowed to kill 10,000 Buddhist monks and has already finished off 9,996. The travelers must avoid being killed and figure out how to show the king the error of his ways. Later, the Monkey Kin... Read more
The Buddhist monk and his three disciples finally approach the western border of China. They find themselves in a kingdom where it hasn’t rained for three years because the prefect has angered the King of Heaven. Sun Wukong brings rain and, of course, trouble. Continuing their journey, they meet a... Read more
The weary monk Tangseng and his three troublemaking disciples have now been traveling for over fourteen years. They arrive at a city near the Indian border just in time for the annual Lantern Festival, when three Buddhas come down from the sky and gather up large quantities of special lamp oil. Unfo... Read more
The monk Tangseng and his three disciples are nearing the end of their epic journey. They approach Thunderclap Monastery in India, the home of Tathagata Buddha. But Tangseng’s ordeals are not over yet. First, the travelers are mistaken for murderers and thieves and must talk their way out of jail ... Read more
The full text of books 1, 2 and 3 in our Journey to the West series for people learning to read Chinese. Includes Rise of the Monkey King, Trouble in Heaven, and The Immortal Peaches.Read more
The full text of books 1 2 and 3 in our Journey to the West series for people learning to read Chinese. Includes Rise of the Monkey King, Trouble in Heaven, and The Immortal Peaches. These are in TRADITIONAL CHINESE!Read more
The full text of books 4, 5 and 6 in our Journey to the West series for people learning to read Chinese. Includes The Young Monk, The Emperor in Hell, and The Journey Begins.Read more
The full text of books 7, 8 and 9 in our Journey to the West series for people learning to read Chinese. Includes The Monster of Black Wind Mountain, The Hungry Pig, and The Three Beautiful Daughters.Read more
The full text of books 10, 11 and 12 in our Journey to the West series for people learning to read Chinese. Includes The Magic Ginseng Tree, The Monster's Secret, and The Five Treasures.Read more
The full text of books 13, 14 and 15 in our Journey to the West series for people learning to read Chinese. Includes The Magic Ginseng Tree, The Cave of Fire, and The Daoist Immortals.Read more
The full text of books 16, 17 and 18 in our Journey to the West series for people learning to read Chinese. Includes The Great Demon King, The Cave of Fire, and The Country of Women.Read more
A Story in Traditional Chinese and Pinyin, 600 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #1
This book is a retelling, in easy-to-read Chinese, of the legendary story of how a little stone monkey was born, became king of his troop of monkeys, left his home to pursue enlightenment, received the name Sun Wukong (literally, “ape seeking the void”) from his teacher, and returned home to def... Read more
A Story in Traditional Chinese and Pinyin, 600 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #2
Things begin to unravel for Sun Wukong as he sees the consequences of his outrageous actions. While trying to defend his troop of monkeys, he manages to offend the underwater Dragon King, the Dragon Kong’s mother, all ten Kings of the Underworld, and the great Jade Emperor himself. Finally, goaded... Read more
A Story in Traditional Chinese and Pinyin, 600 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #3
Once again the Monkey King’s unlimited ambitions and uncontrolled appetites land him in deep trouble. He is given a job in heaven taking care of the Emperor’s Garden of Immortal Peaches, but he can’t stop himself from eating all the peaches. He impersonates a great Immortal and crashes a party... Read more
A Story in Traditional Chinese and Pinyin, 600 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #4
In this book we tell the story of the monk Xuanzang’s birth and early years. Our story begins with the Buddha’s decision to bring his wisdom to China. Then we meet Xuanzang’s father and mother and learn about their terrible ordeals around the time of his birth. Finally we jump ahead to when Xu... Read more
A Story in Traditional Chinese and Pinyin, 600 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #5
This story starts innocently enough, with two good friends chatting as they walk home after eating and drinking at a local inn. One of the men, a fisherman, tells his friend about a fortune-teller who advises him on where to find fish. This seemingly harmless conversation between two minor charact... Read more
A Story in Traditional Chinese and Pinyin, 600 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #6
The young monk Xuanzang sets out on his westward journey. His journey is difficult and filled with dangers. He runs into trouble immediately when he is captured and nearly killed by the Monster King and his ogres. He escapes with the help of a mysterious old man, only to be attacked on the road late... Read more
A Story in Traditional Chinese and Pinyin, 1200 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #7
The monk Tangseng and his disciple, the short-tempered Monkey King Sun Wukong, begin their multi-year journey to retrieve Buddhist scriptures from Thunderclap Mountain in India. They first encounter a mysterious river-dwelling dragon, then run into serious trouble while staying in the temple of a 27... Read more
A Story in Traditional Chinese and Pinyin, 1200 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #8
The pig-man Zhu Bajie becomes Tangseng’s second disciple. In his previous life, Zhu was the Marshal of the Heavenly Reeds, responsible for the Jade Emperor’s entire navy and 80,000 sailors. But unable to control his appetites, he got drunk at a festival and attempted to seduce the Goddess of the... Read more
A Story in Traditional Chinese and Pinyin, 1200 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #9
The river-dwelling monster Sha Wujing was once the Curtain Raising Captain, but was banished from heaven by the Yellow Emperor for breaking an extremely valuable cup during a drunken visit to the Peach Festival. Later, the band of pilgrims arrive at a beautiful home seeking a simple vegetarian meal ... Read more
Tangseng and his disciples have been traveling for two or three years. They arrive at a secluded mountain monastery which turns out to be the home of a powerful master named Zhenyuan and an ancient and magical ginseng tree. As usual, the travelers’ search for a nice hot meal and a place to sleep q... Read more
The Buddhist monk Tangseng and his ragtag band of disciples come upon a strange pagoda in a mountain forest. Inside they discover the fearsome Yellow Robed Monster, living a quiet life with his wife and their two children. Unfortunately the monster has a bad habit of ambushing and eating travelers. ... Read more
Our band of travelers arrives at Level Top Mountain and encounters their most powerful adversaries yet: Great King Golden Horn and his younger brother Great King Silver Horn. These two monsters, assisted by their elderly mother and hundreds of well-armed demons, attempt to capture and liquefy Sun Wu... Read more
The Buddhist monk Tangseng arrives with his disciples at a mountain monastery, and he is visited in a dream by someone claiming to be the ghost of a murdered king. The ghost claims that the king sitting on the throne is really an evil demon. Is he telling the truth or is he actually a demon in disg... Read more
While traveling the Silk Road, Tangseng and his three disciples encounter a young boy hanging upside down from a tree. They rescue him only to discover that he is really Red Boy, a powerful and malevolent demon and, it turns out, Sun Wukong's nephew. Ignoring this family relationship, the demon ki... Read more
Tangseng and his three disciples have traveled to the wild country west of China. They arrive at a strange city where Daoism is revered and Buddhism is forbidden. The few remaining Buddhist monks are enslaved, but every night they receive a dream message that the Great Sage Equal to Heaven will come... Read more
The Monkey King Sun Wukong leads the Tang monk and his two fellow disciples westward until their path is blocked by a river eight hundred miles wide. On the riverbank is a village where the people live in fear of the Great Demon King, who demands two human sacrifices each year. Sun Wukong and the p... Read more
As the travelers continue westward, the monkey king Sun Wukong steals rice from an elderly villager’s kitchen. Then the pig-man Zhu Bajie takes three silk vests from a seemingly abandoned tower. These small crimes trigger a violent confrontation with a monster who uses a strange and powerful weapo... Read more
The four travelers run into difficulties and temptations in a nation of women and girls. First, the monk Tangseng and his disciple Zhu become pregnant after drinking from the Mother and Child River. Later, the nation's queen meets Tangseng and pressures him to marry her. He barely escapes that fate,... Read more
The monk Tangseng has harsh words for his eldest disciple, the monkey king Sun Wukong. His pride hurt, Sun Wukong complains to the Bodhisattva Guanyin and asks to be released from his service to the monk. She refuses his request. This leads to a case of mistaken identity and an earthshaking battle t... Read more
As the monk Tangseng and his three disciples travel west, they find their path blocked by a huge blazing mountain eight hundred miles wide. Tangseng refuses to go around it, so his senior disciple, the monkey king Sun Wukong, must discover why the mountain is on fire and how they can cross it. He so... Read more
An evil rainstorm of blood covers a city and defiles a beautiful Buddhist monastery. Three years later the monk Tangseng and his three disciples arrive at the city. They explore the monastery and discover two fish-demons drinking wine and gambling in the top floor of the monastery’s pagoda. This l... Read more
The Buddhist monk Tangseng sees a sign, “Small Thunderclap Monastery,” and foolishly thinks they have reached their goal. His disciple Sun Wukong sees through the illusion, but the false Buddha in the monastery traps him between two gold cymbals and plans to kill his companions. The ensuing stru... Read more
As Tangseng and his three disciples continue on their westward journey, they meet the king of Scarlet Purple Kingdom. The king is gravely ill, sick with grief over the loss of one of his wives who was abducted by a nearby demon king. Sun Wukong pretends to be a doctor and attempts to cure the king w... Read more
The Buddhist monk Tangseng goes alone to beg some food at the home of some beautiful and seemingly gentle young women. He soon finds out that they are far from gentle. Trapped in their web, he waits to be cooked and eaten while his three disciples attempt to rescue him by confronting the spider demo... Read more
The travelers arrive at a tall mountain. An old man warns them that it’s infested with thousands of man-eating demons but Sun Wukong ignores the warning. Soon they meet the three demon leaders: a blue-haired lion, an old yellow-tusked elephant, and a huge terrifying bird called Great Peng. The dem... Read more
Tangseng and his disciples arrive at the capital of Bhiksu Kingdom and learn that it’s been renamed “Boytown” because over a thousand little boys have been locked in cages in front of their homes. When they learn what fate awaits these children, Sun Wukong arranges to get them safely out of th... Read more
In a dark forest the monk Tangseng comes upon a beautiful young woman tied to a tree and half-buried in the ground. The monk frees her, not realizing she is a deadly mouse demon. Later they arrive at a nearby monastery where she devours some monks and tries to force Tangseng to marry her. Sun Wukong... Read more
Ignoring a warning from the Bodhisattva Guanyin, Tangseng and his three disciples enter a city whose king has vowed to kill 10,000 Buddhist monks and has already finished off 9,996. The travelers must avoid being killed and figure out how to show the king the error of his ways. Later, the Monkey Kin... Read more
The Buddhist monk and his three disciples finally approach the western border of China. They find themselves in a kingdom where it hasn’t rained for three years because the prefect has angered the King of Heaven. Sun Wukong brings rain and, of course, trouble.
Continuing their journey, they mee... Read more
The weary monk Tangseng and his three troublemaking disciples have now been traveling for over fourteen years. They arrive at a city near the Indian border just in time for the annual Lantern Festival, when three Buddhas come down from the sky and gather up large quantities of special lamp oil. Unfo... Read more
The monk Tangseng and his three disciples are nearing the end of their epic journey. They approach Thunderclap Monastery in India, the home of Tathagata Buddha. But Tangseng’s ordeals are not over yet. First, the travelers are mistaken for murderers and thieves and must talk their way out of jail ... Read more
The entire Last King of Shang epic (based on Investiture of the Gods), retold in English. Includes the English-language portions of all 6 individual books in the series.Read more
Based on The Investiture of the Gods, one of the most famous novels in classic Chinese literature. It is a gripping tale of powerful gods, scheming mortals and epic battles, but it also explores the dilemma faced by loyal government officials who must choose between their country and its corrupt lea... Read more
Based on The Investiture of the Gods, one of the most famous novels in classic Chinese literature. It is a gripping tale of powerful gods, scheming mortals and epic battles, but it also explores the dilemma faced by loyal government officials who must choose between their country and its corrupt lea... Read more
China, 1057 B.C. The foolish king of the Shang Dynasty has gravely insulted a goddess. In revenge, the goddess sends a thousand-year-old fox demon to extinguish the soul of the beautiful young Daji, inhabit her body, and seduce the king into taking her as his chief concubine. Daji slowly gains contr... Read more
In ancient China, the Shang kingdom descends into chaos as Daji, the beautiful thousand year old fox spirit, bewitches the king. Opposing him, the brilliant strategist Jiang Ziya navigates political intrigue and divine machinations to protect the kingdom. Mortals and immortals intertwine in alliance... Read more
In the waning days of the Shang dynasty in ancient China, an epic battle begins between forces loyal to the corrupt Shang king and the rebels of West Qi. The leader of the Shang army, Grand Tutor Wen, desperately recruits a host of demons, immortals and Daoist magicians to his side. They build ten... Read more
The corrupt king of Shang continues his siege of West Qi City. His forces camp outside the city gates and send powerful generals and terrifying sorcerers into battle. All are defeated by the rebel Zhou army led by Jiang Ziya. But then the two sons of the king arrive, tricked by a devious magician in... Read more
Jiang Ziya unites the Zhou rebels and leads them in a series of epic battles as they struggle to overthrow the corrupt Shang dynasty. Facing formidable foes, powerful magic and deadly traps, they find themselves allied with legendary immortals like Laozi, the founder of Daoism. Heaven and earth clas... Read more
The fox demon Daji leads the King of Shang deeper into madness and depravity. Meanwhile, the Zhou army, led by Jiang Ziya, grows ever stronger as the nation's nobles join their cause. The army approaches the capital city of Zhaoge, but the Shang king still has powerful allies in heaven and earth, an... Read more
A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin for Beginning Readers, 330 Word Vocabulary
Dragon Island is a wonderful book for English-speaking children who are learning to read Chinese. It tells the story of Amy, a young girl who travels with her cat to Dragon Island, meeting three magical dragons and helping them solve a problem. The story is told in pictures, with accompanying text i... Read more
An Easy-to-Read Story in Simplified Chinese, Pinyin and English, 260 Word Vocabulary
Two curious creatures set off on a perilous journey to reunite a little bird with his mother. Along the way, the two new friends cross paths with animals of many shapes and sizes. Some of these animals are helpful. Others are hungry!Read more
An Easy-to-Read Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 240 Word Vocabulary
The story of Mulan, the young girl who joins the army to save her family and her country, is at least 1500 years old. Over the centuries, it has inspired dozens of poems, plays, novels, songs, and more recently, graphic novels, TV shows and films. The details of the story vary, but the core is alway... Read more
An Easy-to-Read Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 240 Word Vocabulary
The story of Mulan, the young girl who joins the army to save her family and her country, is at least 1500 years old. Over the centuries, it has inspired dozens of poems, plays, novels, songs, and more recently, graphic novels, TV shows and films. The details of the story vary, but the core is alway... Read more
An Easy-to-Read Story in Traditional Chinese and Pinyin, 240 Word Vocabulary
The story of Mulan, the young girl who joins the army to save her family and her country, is at least 1500 years old. Over the centuries, it has inspired dozens of poems, plays, novels, songs, and more recently, graphic novels, TV shows and films. The details of the story vary, but the core is alway... Read more
An Easy-to-Read Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 101 Word Vocabulary
What do you do when you're living alone in Beijing with twenty three cats? What do you do when your friend comes over to visit, but you can't sit down, you can't eat Chinese food, and you can't even open your books to study because you have too many cats? Read this delightful little book to find o... Read more
An Easy-to-Read Story in Traditional Chinese and Pinyin, 101 Word Vocabulary
What do you do when you're living alone in Beijing with twenty three cats? What do you do when your friend comes over to visit, but you can't sit down, you can't eat Chinese food, and you can't even open your books to study because you have too many cats? Read this delightful little book to find o... Read more
Four Chinese Folk Tales In Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 600 Word Vocabulary
Folk tales are immensely popular in China. Passed down orally over the centuries from grandparents and parents to children, they serve as an unwritten handbook for living. Nearly all Chinese folk tales are about simple people who find themselves in difficult situations. These people are often hel... Read more
In Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 450 Word Vocabulary
The story of Cinderella is possibly the most widespread and popular of all folk tales. The earliest known version is from Greece around two thousand years ago, and over the next thousand years, it traveled to France, Italy and Germany, and eventually to the Walt Disney studio in America.
But as ... Read more
Four Classic Folk Takes in Simplified Chinese, 540 Word Vocabulary, Includes Pinyin and English
An orphan girl gets help from a goose. A poor family receives a magical gift. A boy is stranded alone on a ship in a storm. And two magicians perform a deadly trick. Believe it or not, it’s possible for you to read and understand the four wonderful stories in this book even if you start off... Read more
Six Classic Folk Tales in Simplified Chinese, 700 Word Vocabulary, Includes Pinyin and English
Two friends find a golden nugget on the ground. A young girl meets a fox spirit. A dog saves a life, a tiger takes a life. A girl runs away from her fishing boat. And a boy saves the spirit of his grandfather.
Believe it or not, it’s possible for you to read and understand the stories in this... Read more
Five Classic Love Stories in Simplified Chinese, 700 Word Vocabulary, Includes Pinyin and English
FOR MATURE READERS ONLY. A wealthy girl runs away with her cousin, a poor stonecarver. A scholar finds true love inside a book. Two lovers defy death to be together. And a young man finds love with two ghosts.
Believe it or not, it’s possible for you to read and understand the four wonderf... Read more
A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 600 Word Vocabulary Level
FOR MATURE READERS ONLY. Sang is a young scholar living alone in a small village in 18th century China. One night a strange and beautiful woman arrives at his house, and he soon falls deeply in love with her. But later, a second even more beautiful woman arrives, and things become extremely comp... Read more
A Short Story in Simplified Chinese, Pinyin and English
A boy is stranded alone on a ship in a storm and receives help from a mysterious magical dwarf. Uses just 358 different Chinese words. Priced at $0.99, but you can download it for free from this website, see "Get a Free eBook" in main menu. Available in eBook only.Read more
This is a memoir by Jeff Pepper, in a premium color paperback edition. It's also available as a black-and-white paperback and as a color ebook.Read more
A Life of Seeking and Software (Black & White Edition)
This is a memoir by Jeff Pepper, in a black-and-white paperback edition. It's also available as a premium color paperback and as a color ebook.Read more
