Translation of Jin Yong's The Return of the Condor Heroes

The unofficial fan translation of The Return of the Condor Heroes on WuxiaSociety is a community effort based on the Second Edition of the novel.

The novel’s official translation is currently on-going, with the first book of the Return of the Condor Heroes series released on 12 October 2023. The translation is done by Gigi Chang, who also translated the Legends of the Condor Heroes series.

Official translation

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Book One: A Past Unearthed translated by Gigi Chang

Fan translation

Chapter 1 – Shocking events in the blizzard
Chapter 2 – The seven freaks of Jiangnan
Chapter 3 – Boundless desert
Chapter 4 – Two killers in the tempest
Chapter 5 – Drawing the bow to shoot condors
Chapter 6 – Decoy deployment on the cliff
Chapter 7 – Fighting contest to find a suitor
Chapter 8 – Everyone showing off their abilities
Chapter 9 – Iron spear, damaged plough
Chapter 10 – Spectres of the past
Chapter 11 – Changchun admits defeat
Chapter 12 – Repentance of the haughty dragon
Chapter 13 – The cripples of Wuhu
Chapter 14 – Master of Taohua Island
Chapter 15 – Divine dragon shakes its tail
Chapter 16 – Scriptures of the Nine Yin
Chapter 17 – Ambidextrous fighting
Chapter 18 – The three test questions
Chapter 19 – A shiver of sharks in the big waves
Chapter 20 – Fake scriptures of Nine Yin
Chapter 21 – Huge rock of a thousand jun
Chapter 22 – Leisurely ride on a shark
Chapter 23 – Havoc in the Jin palace
Chapter 24 – Recuperating in a secret chamber
Chapter 25 – Inn in a deserted village
Chapter 26 – Fresh alliance of an old pledge
Chapter 27 – Before the Xuanyuan dais
Chapter 28 – On Tiezhang Peak
Chapter 29 – Veiled woman in the black marshes
Chapter 30 – Master Yideng
Chapter 31 – Embroidered couple handkerchiefs
Chapter 32 – Dangerous river rapids
Chapter 33 – Impending disaster
Chapter 34 – Drastic changes on the island
Chapter 35 – Iron spear in the temple
Chapter 36 – The great army heads west
Chapter 37 – Descending from the sky
Chapter 38 – Secret order in an embroidered pouch
Chapter 39 – Right and wrong, good and evil
Chapter 40 – Sword duels on Huashan
Appendix – The Book of Changes, yin-yang, and numerology
Afterword

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