A Hero Born: The Condor Heroes Volume 1 by Jin Yong
I was recommended this by a bookstore seller in New Zealand as "the Chinese Lord of the Rings" and while The Condor Heroes has very little to do with Tolkien's masterpiece, it's a fun and compelling heroic kung-fu read. There's not much fantasy here, at least not in the western sense, but taoist magic and kung fu abound. I found it very refreshing and engrossing, and I can't wait for volume 2.
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