wandering the wulin alone, he meets several formidable martial artists and a giant eagle, and improves his skills tremendously after learning from them. His adventures gradually mould him into a courageous hero and perhaps the most powerful martial artist of his time. Yang Guo serves his native land by helping the ethnic Han people of the Song Empire resist invaders from the Mongol Empire, killing Möngke Khan at the Battle of Xiangyang. At the end of the novel, he is reunited with Xiaolongnü and they leave to lead the rest of their lives in seclusion after receiving praises and blessings from the wulin. Characters Adaptations Films Television Comics Asiapac Books acquired the rights to produce an illustrated version of the novel in 1995. The 18 volume comic series was illustrated by Wee Tian Beng and translated by Jean Lim with Jin Yong's approval. The lavishly illustrated series won the Prestigious Award in 1997 during the Asian Comics Conference held in South Korea. Notable deviations from the main story include funny strips that poke gentle fun at some of the story's events, in line with conventions of the comic book medium. The series was repackaged in 2021 and Asiapac produced a new limited collector's edition of the comic in both English and Chinese. In 2002 ComicsOne published the first official English translation of Legendary Couple, a retelling of the novel. The comic series was illustrated by Wong Yuk-long while Jin Yong was credited as the writer. Video games Softworld released a RPG based on the novel for DOS. The game is only available in Chinese and covers the first half of the novel to the point where Yang Guo meets the Condor. Music Fu Tong Wong composed an 8-movement symphony Symphony: The Hero with Great Eagle based on the novel. References 1959 novels 20th-century Chinese novels Novels by Jin Yong Novels first published in serial form Works originally published in Ming Pao Novels set in the Southern Song Novels set in Mongol Empire Novels set in the 13th century Sequel novels Novels about orphans Novels about revenge Chinese novels adapted into television series Chinese novels adapted into films Novels adapted into comics Novels adapted into video games Novels set in Zhejiang Novels set in Hubei