Condor Trilogy reading order

Publication order

3 volumes·1957–1961·Completed

• Jin Yong’s three linked wuxia novels, serialised in Hong Kong newspapers from 1957 to 1963 and later revised.
• The Legend of the Condor Heroes follows Guo Jing during the rise of Genghis Khan; The Return of the Condor Heroes follows Yang Guo and his teacher Xiaolongnü a generation later; The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber jumps about a century ahead to Zhang Wuji at the end of the Yuan dynasty.
• Each stands alone, but read in order.
• The English translation of the first began in 2018 with A Hero Born, in four volumes.