Investiture of the Gods in Plain Language: A New Edition

Investiture of the Gods, commonly known as The Investiture of the Gods and also titled The Complete Account of the States of Shang and Zhou, The Unofficial History of King Wu's Campaign Against Zhou, The Legend of the Investiture of the Gods, and other names, is a fictional long-form novel written by the Ming-dynasty author Xu Zhonglin, though his authorship is disputed. It was likely completed during the Longqing and Wanli eras.