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496 pages, Hardcover
First published August 22, 2023
characters with their chinese names in water margin:
Citizens of Biangliang (汴梁):
Lin Chong 林沖 / Lu Junyi 盧俊義 / Ling Zhen 凌振 / Fan Rui 樊瑞 / Jia 賈氏
The Bandits of Liangshan (梁山):
Lu Da 魯達 / Chao Gai 晁蓋 / Wang Lun 王倫 / Sun Erniang 孫二娘 / Song Jiang 宋江 / Wu Yong 吳用 / Li Kui 李逵 / An Daoquan 安道全 / Hu Sanniang 扈三娘 / Zhu Gui 朱貴 / Chai 柴進 / Jiang Jing 蔣敬 / Yang Xiong 楊雄 / Shi Xiu 石秀 / Shi Qian 時遷 / Du Qian 杜遷/ Song Wan 宋萬 / Li Jun 李俊 / Li Li 李立 / Wang Dingliu 王定六
Imperial Government Officials:
Gao Qiu 高俅 / Cai Jing 蔡京
Other Residents of the Empire:
Yang Zhi 楊志 / Bai Sheng 白勝 / Huang Wenbing 黃文炳
Rogues with hearts of gold: that's my catnip, and The Water Outlaws delivers endlessly. The motley rebels of Liangshan will warm your heart as quickly as they'll cause it to race, thump and break. Huang's writing is a god's tooth in its own right, sparking these heroes to life. Lu Junyi is a personal favorite, and her relationship with Lin Chong is a bond that binds not just two women together, but a whole revolution. If, like me, you grew up on the martial arts movies of the 80s, and are enamored by queer genderbent monks or rebels loud and quiet both--grab this book!