The Book and Sword Gratitude and Revenge was an ancient novel that was usually considered to be from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Although its name contains the word "Book Sword", its main plot and characters take place in a later period, namely the late Ming Dynasty and the early Qing Dynasty. Therefore, it cannot be regarded as a modern novel.
The Book and Sword of Gratitude and Revenge was a martial arts novel written by Mr. Jin Yong. It described the grudges between Guo Jing, Huang Rong, and the leaders of the rebel army who resisted the Jin Dynasty to save the country.
Since I'm not familiar with this exact novel, we can make some assumptions. The'sword clans' part might suggest a world where different sword - using groups exist. The 'hound' could be a symbol or an actual entity within the story. For the revenge aspect, it could be that one of the sword clans has been attacked, their honor besmirched, or their people killed, and they are out to get even. There might be complex relationships between the clans and other elements in the story that drive the revenge plot forward.
Jin Yong (1918 - 1966) was a famous wuxia novel in China. He was known as the "father of wuxia novels". His works were famous for their twists and turns in the plot, profound character descriptions, and beautiful writing style.
The Book of Swords was one of Jin Yong's masterpieces. It told the story of the struggle for the word "Book Sword" in the martial arts world at the end of the Ming Dynasty. In the story, the protagonist Wei Xiaobao became a great scholar in Jianghu through a series of coincidences and launched a series of fierce struggles with the major sects. The plot of the book was full of ups and downs, and the characters were full. It was regarded as a classic work of martial arts novels.
Jin Yong's Book and Sword of Gratitude and Revenge was one of Mr. Jin Yong's representative works. It told the stories of Guo Jing, Huang Rong, Yang Kang, and others in the Southern Song Dynasty. In the story, the various forces fought fiercely for treasures, martial arts masters, and other goals. At the same time, it also involved love, friendship, loyalty, betrayal and other emotional issues, as well as some mysterious religions and myths and legends. The novel was deeply loved by readers and was hailed as a classic of Chinese martial arts novels.
Well, without reading the novel, we can guess that there might be a clan leader as one of the main characters. He or she would be responsible for making decisions regarding the revenge. There could also be an outcast from one of the clans who has some knowledge or ability that is crucial for the revenge and teams up with the hound. And perhaps a female character who is a healer in the clan but also gets involved in the revenge plot in some way.
I recommend the following two books to you:
1. [The Book of the Confucian Sword: The Story of Revenge]: The story of the protagonist's revenge after his family was destroyed. It was a traditional martial arts novel about revenge.
2. " Heroes of the Sword ": The first work in the " Ming Dynasty Wuxia Biography Series ". It was a traditional Wuxia novel full of brotherhood and chivalrous tenderness. It told the story of a sword and a sword spilling blood.
I hope you will like these two novels. If you have any other needs, please feel free to let me know.😊
Well, the most obvious main character would be the iron blood sword hound. However, there might be other important characters too. For example, the person or group that the hound is taking revenge on could be considered main characters in a sense as they drive the story forward. There could also be a mentor - like figure for the hound, if the story has that kind of arc. Maybe there are friends or allies that the hound makes along the way, and they could also be significant characters in the story.