A Hero Born 《射雕英雄传》卷一英文版之英雄诞生

《射雕英雄传》，金庸武侠作品，1967年首次出版，首次英译版本由安娜·霍姆伍德翻译。

风雪之夜，南宋军官段天德在大金赵王完颜洪烈的授意下，率兵洗劫了都城临安郊外的牛家村，从山东逃难来此的郭啸天、杨铁心两家惨遭横祸，家破人亡。已身孕的郭、杨两位夫人，一个逃往蒙古大漠，一个被劫持到金都王府，从此天各一方。全真教道士丘处机与江南七怪相互约定，分头寻找并教导两家的后人郭靖、杨康，十八年后在嘉兴醉仙楼一决高下。由此江南七怪万里追踪，深入大漠，6年之后，终于找到了寄居草原的郭靖母子，并悉心教导天资愚笨的郭靖。

18年后，郭靖奉师命南下。目睹了大难不死的杨铁心一家劫后重逢，然而杨康却拒不认父，杨铁心与妻子勉力逃出王府，最终仍被迫双双喋血街头。遭遇人生巨变的杨康，虽也曾心神激荡，左右摇摆，但在患得患失之余，仍贪恋富贵，终于认贼作父，靖、康兄弟不得不分道扬镳。其后，杨康不断玩弄机巧，伤人害命，但杨铁心的养女穆念慈仍一心痴恋于他，苦苦追随，直到杨康受到匪夷所思的命运恶报，惨死在嘉兴铁枪庙中。

郭靖与黄蓉在张家口一见如故，在中都再见倾心。但成吉思汗之女华筝许婚在先，丘处机为穆念慈保媒于后，郭靖在道德与情感的矛盾中难以抉择。而欧阳克对黄蓉不死不休的纠缠，又给郭靖、黄蓉带来了无穷无尽的烦恼。进而七怪排斥东邪之女，黄药师却又看不上愚笨的郭靖，两人之间咫尺天涯。五位师父被害于桃花岛，逼郭靖与黄蓉反目；华筝出现于撒麻尔罕，又让黄蓉心灰……这一对两情相悦的青年，经历了三番五次的离合悲欢和七曲八折的坎坷磨难，才终于天遂人愿。

　　郭靖随黄蓉故国万里之行，临山川湖海，亲中原风物，受文化熏陶，进而遍识天下武林高人：拜北丐为师，与老顽童结义，听东邪销魂蚀骨的箫声，见南帝救死扶伤的功夫，又无数次与西毒拼死搏击，使得郭靖的武功、心志、人品不断与时俱进。进而，报杀父深仇，消师门积怨，夺《武穆遗书》，率大军西征；承亡母之教，上华山论剑，救襄阳国难，质询成吉思汗何谓英雄——这位纯朴憨厚、木讷愚钝的射雕英雄，终于成了一个为国为民、悲天悯人的侠之大者。

The Wuxia masterpiece by Jin Yong – best-selling Chinese author alive – first published in 1967, finally translated into English for the first time by Anna Holmwood.

China: 1200 A.D.

The Song Empire has been invaded by its warlike Jurchen neighbours from the north. Half its territory and its historic capital lie in enemy hands; the peasants toil under the burden of the annual tribute demanded by the victors. Meanwhile, on the Mongolian steppe, a disparate nation of great warriors is about to be united by a warlord whose name will endure for eternity: Genghis Khan.

Guo Jing, son of a murdered Song patriot, grew up with Genghis Khan's army. He is humble, loyal, perhaps not altogether wise, and is fated from birth to one day confront an opponent who is the opposite of him in every way: privileged, cunning and flawlessly trained in the martial arts.

Guided by his faithful shifus, The Seven Heroes of the South, Guo Jing must return to China - to the Garden of the Drunken Immortals in Jiaxing - to fulfil his destiny. But in a divided land riven by war and betrayal, his courage and his loyalties will be tested at every turn.