Chinese author Jin Yong (Louis Cha) is the author of the wuxia novel "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". "The Return of the Condor Heroes" and "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" are the next two installments in the Condor Trilogy, and this one comes first. It was first serialized in Hong Kong Commercial Daily from January 1, 1957, to May 19, 1959. Twice, in the 1970s and 2000s, Jin Yong made revisions to the book.