The Monster of Black Wind Mountain (黑风山的妖怪)

April 16, 2020

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 270 year old abbot. Their troubles deepen when they meet the abbot’s friend, a terrifying black bear monster. This is the 7th book in the best-selling The Journey to the West…

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The Hungry Pig (很饿的猪)

April 2, 2020

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 Moon.  The Jade Emperor banished him to earth, but as he plunged from heaven to earth he ended up in the womb of a sow…

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