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By the Romance of the Three Kingdoms on Amazon

I have long been fascinated with the almost two millenia-old Chinese epic, the Sanguo Yanyi, or "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" as it has been called here in the west. The book, written by various authors contributing to it throughout the centuries, is truly one of the finest examples of epic storytelling in the history of the world. I tend to refer to it, sometimes, when I'm describing the story to people, as "The Chinese Illiad". The term might be a tad bit imprecise, since the Illiad only covers, what, ten years or so? Whereas, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms covers 90+ years of Chinese history. Some time back, I got a bug up my ass or something, and decided to go out and find audiobook versions of all my favorite books. I have been very successful for the most part, but there were some glaring omissions that I could not countenance. For one thing, I've not yet been able to score an audio copy of "The Aeneid" by Virgil. And from all the information I've thus far been able to gather, there is no audiobook adaptation of the Three Kingdoms saga. (Perhaps this might have something to do with the fact that the story is 120 chapters long!) To say that I was a bit indignant to discover that no one had ever made an audiobook version of one of the best-selling books of all time, one of the greatest STORIES of all time would be a bit of an understatement. I looked and looked and looked for months to see if I could track down an audio copy, and found none. So I decided that I would make one myself.

By the way, I just want to say right here and now: I do not speak any of the Chinese dialects, so if I happen to mispronounce anything, my apologies, but I do the best I can. :p I realize that this is a project which will probably consume my entire lifetime. The book is, as I have said before, quite a long one. But I am resolved to finish this project, if it takes me forever, and when I'm done, the world will have this fine, fine story of loyalty, brotherhood, ambition, and betrayal in audiobook form! This version is adapted from the online version published by the good folks at Threekingdoms.com, featuring a musical score taken from the many Romance of the Three Kingdoms video games put out by Koei over the years. The music is courtesy of Kongming.net. If you're as much of a fan of the Three Kingdoms as I am, you'll have to check that one out! I have put a lot of work into this so far, and it's not going to stop, so I hope that each and every one of you enjoy this.

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The Sanguo Yanyi - Chapter 12

Thursday, September 3, 2009 at 5:49PM

The Sanguo Yanyi - Chapter 12:

Tao Qian Thrice Offers Xuzhou To Liu Bei;

Cao Cao Retakes Yanzhou From Lu Bu.

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WARNING: THERE MIGHT BE SPOILERS IN THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY. BUT THERE SHOULD NEVER BE SPOILERS ON CARS. EVER. THEY'RE SO UGLY.

So now Cao Cao and Lu Bu are getting ready to get down to business. Lu Bu, at the insistence of Chen Gong and with the connivance of Cao Cao's longtime friend, Zhang Miao, has stolen the city of Puyang away from Cao Cao while His Scottishness was off in the East trying to punish Tao Qian.

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The Sanguo Yanyi - Chapter 11

Thursday, September 3, 2009 at 4:59PM

The Sanguo Yanyi - Chapter 11:

Liu Bei Rescues Kong Rong At Beihai;

Lu Bu Defeats Cao Cao Near Puyang.

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WARNING: THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY MOST LIKELY CONTAINS SPOILERS. AND CIRCUS MIDGETS.

Okay, there's not really any circus midgets. Though I read somewhere that Lu Bu was actually only about 5 and a half feet tall or something like that. Hmmm, short guy. Most feared warrior in the land....Napoleon Complex, anyone?

And speaking of Lu Bu, he plays quite an important role in this chapter, as does Liu Bei. Get used to that. Because for the next several chapters, you can probably forget about Sun Ce in the South, Yuan Shao in the north, Liu Yan in the southwest, Zhang Lu and Ma Teng in the northwest, and Liu Biao in the south. It's time to get down to some gangsta shit on the Central Plains.

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