{"title":"Jiankun Sun","description":"\u003cp\u003eJiankun Sun’s novels transport readers to richly imagined worlds where history and myth intertwine. With a keen eye for detail and a deep reverence for cultural heritage, \u003cem\u003eFantastic Creatures of the Mountains and Seas\u003c\/em\u003e exemplifies Sun’s ability to weave folklore into compelling narratives that illuminate the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFans of historical fiction will appreciate the vivid settings and intricate plots that bring ancient landscapes and legends to life. Every story invites immersion in a time when myth and reality blur, offering a unique journey through history’s shadowed corners.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"fantastic-creatures-of-the-mountains-and-seas-by-anonymous-9781950691388","title":"Fantastic Creatures of the Mountains and Seas","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe gorgeously illustrated contemporary edition of an ancient Chinese text—for fans of fantastic beasts everywhere\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFantastic Creatures of the Mountains and Seas\u003c\/em\u003e is a new translation for contemporary readers of a classic Chinese text that is at once the geography of an ancient world, a bestiary of mythical creatures, and a book of cultural and medicinal lore. Illustrated throughout with more than 180 two-colour drawings that are so sinuous they move on the page, it is a work for lovers of fantasy and mythology, ancient knowledge, fabulous beasts, and inspired art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe beings catalogued within these pages come from the regions of the known world, from the mountains and seas, the Great Wastelands, and the Lands Within the Seas that became China. They include spirits and deities and all sorts of strange creatures—dragons and phoenixes, hybrid beasts, some with human features, some hideous or with a call like wood splitting, or that portend drought or flood or bounty; others whose flesh cures disease or fends off nightmares, or whose pelt guarantees many progeny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawn from \u003cem\u003eThe Classic of Mountains and Seas\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFantastic Creatures\u003c\/em\u003e is the work of two members of China's millennial generation: a young scholar and writer once known as the youngest \"Genius of Chinese Cultural Studies\" and an inspired illustrator trained in China and the United States. Together, they managed to communicate with the soul of a 4,000-year-old beast and have brought forth its strange beauty. Their work has been rendered into English by the foremost translator of modern Chinese literature in the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596378194156,"sku":"9781950691388","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781950691388-fantastic-creatures-of-the-mountains-and-seas.jpg?v=1777923106"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/jiankun-sun.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}