Shadows Over the Skies

Although Ling Yun works in espionage, a highly dangerous profession, it still felt awkward to read a novel without a female lead for the first time. However, this made me think about how our revolutionary predecessors put the world before themselves.

This book is very good. The beginning is uneventful, the middle is exciting, and the end leaves at least three foreshadowing chapters. 1. The real and fake Hosokawa Tomoko; 2. Ke Gong meets "Miss Qiu" in Yanzhou; 3. The "little boy" from the Party Affairs Department first meets "Miss Qiu" from the Military Intelligence Department in Chongqing.

Like *The Spy Who Loved Me*, it has one major flaw: no female lead. There absolutely must be a female lead with significant screen time. Otherwise, how can it be made into a TV series? There aren't even any supporting actresses; it's inhumane.

A very good spy novel; looking for similar books that are intellectually stimulating.

Besides this one and "The Legend of Tengda," are there any other spy novels worth reading? I'd appreciate recommendations; this one is too short and not satisfying at all.

To be honest, the writing style and some of the settings are quite good. It's just that the beginning of the War of Resistance against Japan is a bit far-fetched. In the Battle of Shanghai, you provided so much intelligence, ambushes, and the annihilation of thousands of enemy soldiers—that should be considered quite significant in terms of the battlefield situation.

Please, please, please don't include a female lead. Even just mentioning in the ending that the male lead eventually goes abroad, gets married, and has children is fine. If that's not possible, you can reveal who the female lead is in the epilogue. Just don't include a female lead in the main story, and definitely don't include a romance plot.

Medicine for the sick and injured, Tibetans please go to the cellar; Undiscoverable to ordinary people, the sun shines every day; Weapons and ammunition are plentiful, but unfortunately, a cannon is missing; It would be better if there were no rats, but if not, we can get a cat; The backyard garden is not small, it's not good to leave it empty;

Although the plot has many similarities to "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold," I still quite enjoyed watching it. However, I don't understand why it had to reveal Chu Lingyun's identity to the Communist Party. Without that sense of mystery, I felt it wasn't as good. If you're going to plagiarize, just plagiarize the whole thing. Even being closer to the original wouldn't be a problem. But always copying halfway and then changing it leaves me feeling a bit unsatisfied.

The author's greatest strength lies in forcibly attributing historical achievements to the protagonist, refusing to make any alterations. While not as satisfying as some of Tomato's (a popular Chinese writer) works, it's just as culpable in its flaws. It's barely readable for those who enjoy fast-paced, action-packed stories and are experiencing a reading slump.