What is the relationship between "The Legend of the Condor Heroes","The Condor Heroes" and "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre"
The Legend of the Condor Heroes, The Condor Heroes, and The Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre were martial arts novels created by Mr. Jin Yong. There was a close relationship and inheritance between them. The Legend of the Condor Heroes was Jin Yong's first work. It told the Jianghu stories of Guo Jing, Huang Rong and others during the Southern Song Dynasty. The Return of the Condor Heroes was a continuation of The Legend of the Condor Heroes. It told the story of Guo Jing, Huang Rong's son, Guo Xiaotian, and Yang Kang. The Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre was the follow-up to The Return of the Condor Heroes. It told a series of Jianghu stories about Zhang Wuji and the others in the Ming Cult, Wudang, Huashan, and other places. There was a close connection and inheritance between these three works. Some plots and characters also appeared in the other two works. For example, in the Legend of the Condor Heroes, Huang Rong and Yang Kang also appeared in The Return of the Condor Heroes, while Guo Jing and Huang Rong were the main characters in The Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre.
