Hi again, Mr. Cornwell. In a February 12th posting, Nicholas (no last name given) asked about historical fiction of China. I can recommend two classics, both written several centuries ago. The first is “Three Kingdoms.” It is a massive novel, about 2,500 pages, dealing with the fall of the Han Dynasty in the 3rd Century AD, and the unification of the three kingdoms of Shu, Lu, and Wei into what became the single kingdom of China. It is full of epic battles and sieges centering around the three main heroes, Guan Yu, Chang Fei, and Lieu Bei. The second novel is “Outlaws of the Marsh” about 2,000 pages. It deals with a band of heroes in the 9th century AD, who, to escape the oppression of the Soong Dynasty, take refuge in an inpregnable swampland, sort of a Chinese Robin Hood. After a lot of fierce fighting, they are eventually pardoned and defend China from a formidable invader, and in this war they are almost all killed. Both works are available in four paperback sets in a slip cover, put out by Foreign Language Press, and are available from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk. Alan Kempner