TY - BOOK AU - Luo, Guanzhong TI - Romance of the three kingdoms SN - 9780804834674 U1 - 895.134CHU PY - 2002/// CY - Boston PB - Tuttle Pub KW - China--History--Three kingdoms, 220-265--Fiction N1 - Originally published: Charles E. Tuttle, 1959; completely reset and with new introd N2 - In 220 EC, the 400-year-old rule of the mighty Han dynasty came to an end and three kingdoms contested for control of China. Liu Pei, the legitimate heir to the Han throne, elects to fight for his birthright and enlists the aid of his sworn brothers, the impulsive giant Chang Fei and the invincible knight Kuan Yu. The brave band faces a formidable array of enemies, foremost among them the treacherous and bloodthirsty Ts'ao Ts'ao. The bold struggle of the three heroes seems doomed until the reclusive wizard Chuko Liang offers his counsel, and the tide begins to turn ER -