The Last King of Shang, Book 5

June 13, 2024

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 clash, and the fate of the human world hangs in the balance. This book, the fifth in the series, is based on chapters 68 through 84 of…

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The Last King of Shang, Book 4

April 1, 2024

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 into fighting on their evil father’s side. This book, the fourth in the series, is based on chapters 51 through 67…

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The Journey to the West in Easy Chinese (paperback edition)

December 30, 2022

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. Journey to the West is probably the most famous and best-loved novel in China and is considered one of the four great classical novels of Chinese literature. The original Chinese novel written by Wu Chen’en in the 16th century…

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