The Late Ming Trilogy
明末三部曲
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 697k Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Historical & Ancient
- Updated
- 6mo ago
- English
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The best historical novel about the late Ming Dynasty ever written (author's self-praise). The first part, the survival arc, has concluded, and the second part, the quest for the throne, officially begins with the epic tale of the Eight Kings and the young Four Kings of the Western Regions. This book features a fresh narrative, meticulous research, subtle foreshadowing, a grand plot, and vivid characters—don't miss it!
The writing is excellent, the prose is well-written, and it largely aligns with historical facts. Zhang Xianzhong is a highly controversial figure; his image as a bloodthirsty and murderous individual is likely a deliberate distortion by the Qing dynasty. Consider this: if he had truly massacred the people of Sichuan, wouldn't they have needed to conscript soldiers and provide for them?
A rare piece of serious historical writing. The first few chapters show the author's solid foundation. The biographical writing style makes it easy to follow, the psychological portrayals are delicate, and the battle descriptions are very vivid. It has the potential to be an epic. I look forward to the rest.
The frequent switching of protagonists in the early stages took a bit of getting used to, but it got better later on. Personally, I felt Wu Dading's story was the best; Sun Chuanting's character development was superb, Hao Yaoqi's story was also decent, with his psychological transformation feeling natural.
It feels like the author is imitating "Under Heaven" at the beginning, but the time jumps are a bit too extreme. Let's see if they can bring it back down later.
It's alright, but the opening pace felt a bit too fast.
The writing is good; I like the delicate psychological descriptions.
The beginning was terrible, especially the protagonist's character; I was going to deduct a star. However, it actually got quite good later on. It's a rare serious historical novel from Tomato (the author's pen name). I hope the author can finish it and not abandon it.
Although it's an ensemble piece, it's well-written. The four POV chapters in the first part echo each other, and looking back, I discovered many foreshadowing elements. Keep up the good work, author! I'm looking forward to the second part, the story of the Eight Kings.
It's very well written, depicting this period of history from multiple perspectives, making it difficult to distinguish between fact and fiction; it has a bit of the feel of Romance of the Three Kingdoms.