A Snake Lies Waiting

The Definitive Edition (Legends of the Condor Heroes, Book 3)

A Snake Lies Waiting is the next in Jin Yong's high-stakes, tension-filled epic Legends of the Condor Heroes series, where kung fu is magic, kingdoms vie for power, and the battle to become the ultimate kung fu master unfolds.

Guo Jing has confronted Apothecary Huang, his sweetheart Lotus Huang's father, on Peach Blossom Island, and bested the villainous Gallant Ouyang in the three trials to win the hand of his beloved.

But now, along with his two friends and shifus, Zhou Botong of the Quanzhen Sect, and Count Seven Hong, Chief of the Beggar Clan, he has walked into another trap. Tricked into boarding an unseaworthy barge by Apothecary Huang, the three friends will surely drown unless Lotus - who has overheard her father's plans - can find a way to save them.

Yet even if they are to survive the voyage, great dangers lie in wait on the mainland. Viper Ouyang, the gallant's uncle and one of the Five Greats of the martial world, is determined to have his revenge on Guo Jing for getting the better of his nephew, and bent on becoming the most powerful master of the wulin. Meanwhile, Yang Kang, who Guo Jing has come to trust, has yet to reveal the full extent of his treachery.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Griffin

©2020 Jin Yong (P)2020 Macmillan Audio

Intriguing story and memorable eccentric characters

I enjoyed the story. Difficult to predict what was going to happen. Characters were all very interesting. The villains were truly quite despicable. The protagonists were quite different and novel in their features.

Jin Yong master story teller!

I absolutely love this series, awesome story and the Narration is the best. the Narrator makes all the characters come to life. its been a year since I heard book 2 and I got right back into the story ! can't wait for the last book ...a year from now.

The continuation of a spectacular story

I’ve read English translations of the 2nd and 3rd book in the Condor Trilogy, but it’s been hard to find translations of the 1st. This gives a LOT more context to what I know from the last 2 books.

THIS specific book (part 3 of book 1) was fantastic. My only real complaint is having to wait until August for part 4.

I’ve loved the translations so far as well, w/ some names being converted to English and others left in their original Chines. I speak some Mandarin, but I think even non-Mandarin speakers will enjoy the story, w/o having to worry about names.

every time you think the stakes can't get any higher, they always manage to get crazier than you can imagine.

The only flaw is that things sometimes feel a little too convenient. otherwise, there's nothing but gold here. Absolutely entertaining.

It all comes to a head

When reading novels that started as periodicals you can sometimes see the point where the author realizes they have something way bigger on their hands. I think that happened in book 2 but you can really see that here. Amazing book!!