Thread: Chinese fantasy novels recommendations (are they on par with Western fantasy?)
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Old 03-31-2016, 08:28 PM   #32
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I don't read a lot of Chinese fantasy novels, but I had to read the Fengshen Yanyi 封神演義 as part of a research project. I really enjoyed it. Possibly the earliest mention in fiction of the concept of germ warfare, among many other things:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investiture_of_the_Gods
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