"The most widely read Chinese writer alive. His books have been adapted into TV series, films and video games, and his dense, immersive world inspires the kind of adoration bestowed on those created by writers like western worldbuilders such as JRR Tolkien, JK Rowling and George RR Martin."
Guardian

"[Jin Yong's] work, in the Chinese-speaking world, has a cultural currency roughly equal to that of "Harry Potter" and "Star Wars" combined...With his combination of erudition, sentiment, propulsive plotting, and vivid prose, he is widely regarded as the genre's finest writer...Holmwood's translation offers the best opportunity yet for English-language readers to encounter one of the world's most beloved writers."
New Yorker

"The world's biggest kung fu fantasy writer...Guo Jing, a young soldier among the massed ranks of Genghis Khan's invading army and son of a murdered warrior, may soon become as familiar a questing literary figure as Frodo Baggins from Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, or Jon Snow from Game of Thrones."
Observer

"This publishing phenomenon comes to us in a brisk and thrilling new translation...The tale is like every fairy tale you're ever loved, imbued with jokes and epic grandeur. Prepare to be swept along."
Daily Mail

"[Jin Yong's] fantasy worlds rival J.R.R. Tolkien's every bit in creativity, breadth, and depth"
Quartzy