num_pages: 536
description: In the Book and Sword, Louis Cha revives the legend about the great eighteenth-century Manchu Emperor Qianlong which claims that he was in fact not a Manchu but a Han Chinese as a result of a "baby swap." The novel is panoramic in scope and includes the fantastical elements for which Cha is well-known: secret societies, kungfu masters, a lost desert city guarded by wolf packs, and the mysterious Fragrant Princess.
language: English
title: The Book and the Sword
titlecomplete: The Book and the Sword
characters: 陈家洛，乾隆，霍青桐，香香公主，红花会各当家，张召重，陆菲青
genres: Asian Literature, Fiction, China, Classics, Martial Arts, Historical, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Literature, Adventure
ratings_count: 683
series: The Book and The Sword
publisher: Oxford University Press