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Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
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"From the moment they crossed the western border of the Tang Dynasty, San Zang and Sun Wu Kong have been in danger. When not struggling to keep the monkey from causing trouble or angering the gods, the priest must worry about threats from both monsters and people. But the two journeymen have found fortune and the occasional friend along the way, and now another unlikely companion is set to join them on their journey to the West."--Back cover.
Author
Series
Adventures from China volume 3
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Sun Wu Kong, punished by Buddha centuries before, has spent five hundred years buried under Five-Finger Mountain when he encounters San Zang, a priest headed west in search of Buddhist scriptures. On the Goddess of Mercy's instructions, Wu Kong frees himself and assists the priest on a journey to the west that will be fraught with peril but San Zang soon learns that trouble won't come only in the form of dragons or bandits; it will come from the...
Author
Series
Monkey King (Wei Dong Chen) volume 6
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
San Zang and his disciples have only just escaped danger when they arrive at the temple of Zhen Yuan, the most distinguished Taoist in the world and the owner of the magical RenShen tree. When Wu Kong and Bajie discover the secret of the RenShen's precious fruits, the travelers must once again face the consequences of the pig's appetite and the monkey's temper. -- back cover.
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Series
Monkey King (Wei Dong Chen) volume 5
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Chosen by a goddess and an emperor, and hunted by almost everyone else, Sun Wu Kong, San Zang, and their new companion, Zhu Bajie, have overcome numerous obstacles on their journey to the West, from monster kings to mountain bandits to sea dragons. Now, the three companions face three very different trials that will test their fidelity, their compassion, and their individual impulses. Failure will doom the journey; success will make them stronger,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Cited as one of the greatest Chinese novels, Monkey King (The journey to the West) follows the adventures of Sun Wu Kong, born from a stone on Spring Mountain and given the title of Handsome Monkey King, who seeks to learn the secret of eternal life. Under the tutelage of the Buddhist Master Puti, Sun Wu Kong becomes incredibly powerful, but his hubris grows until he has run afoul of the gods, who dispatch an army to Spring Mountain to subdue the...
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Series
Monkey King (Wei Dong Chen) volume 11
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Over the course of their journey to the West, San Zang s three disciples have time and again shown personal qualities that make them worthy of their master. But Sun Wu Kong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wu Jing have also been known to cause an awful lot of trouble. Now, the four companions must atone for a vulgar bit of mischief by taking part in a seemingly endless competition of wits, and anything less than victory would mean losing more than just the contest....
Author
Series
Monkey King (Wei Dong Chen) volume 8
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"After Sun Wu Kong's temper resulted in the destruction of the sacred RenShen tree and cost San Zang precious time and energy, the priest has very little patience with his eldest disciple. That patience will be sorely tested when the White Bone Goblin repeatedly tries to make a meal of San Zang, and Wu Kong responds with characteristic aggression. When San Zang banishes Wu Kong, the remaining travelers face unprecedented obstacles; the journey is...
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Series
Monkey King (Wei Dong Chen) volume 10
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Having barely survived their most recent and diffcult test, San Zang and his disciples must now pass through the treacherous Fire Cloud Kingdom, where an infant king with tremendous power aims to become the first monster to taste San Zang's flesh. While struggling to save his master, Sun Wu Kong discovers his surprising relationship to the infant king. But while blood is thicker than water, it is no match for fire, and it will take more than Sun...
Author
Series
Monkey King (Wei Dong Chen) volume 12
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
When San Zang and his disciples come to an impassable river, they take shelter in the small village of HuiYuan, which has been ruthlessly tormented by the Ling Gan Demon, a vicious underwater creature who demands sacrifices of the most horrifying nature and eventually captures San Zang himself. Now, it will take the concentrated efforts of Wu Kong, Bajie, Wu Jing, and their allies to save their kidnapped master, liberate the village, free the lost...
Author
Series
Monkey King volume Vol. 08
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"San Zang and his three disciples have just overcome the greatest threat to their journey so far: their fidelity to one another. Now they must confront and overcome two of the most powerful monsters they have encountered, a pair of brothers who rule with the help of five enchanted weapons. Their power is strong enough that Sun Wu Kong must be clever as well as powerful. Otherwise, his friends will be the main course on the dinner menu."--Page 4 of...
Author
Series
Monkey King (Wei Dong Chen) volume 9
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
San Zang and his disciples journey to the West under constant threat of attack from monsters and demons, as well as a seemingly endless string of tests invented for them by the very deities who set them on their adventure. Amid the hardship, it is easy to forget the many ways in which the four friends have helped numerous people along the way. Now, a vengeful ghost comes forth to ask the priest and his traveling companions for their help in righting...
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