牧野流星
core novel 1972 Tianshan Series
Record
| First published | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  ZH |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.55 (5 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| Internal chronology | 12 |
Synopsis
Set in 19th-century Qing China, the novel introduces Yang Hua, who has trained for ten years under his master Dan Qiusheng and believes Yang Mu is his father. After surviving a deadly battle, he finds manuals left by the 15th-century swordsman Zhang Danfeng, which raise his fighting skill greatly. Disguised as a Qing officer, he travels to the Qaidam Basin intending to take revenge on Meng Yuanchao, whom he blames for his family's misfortunes. On the way he meets Jin Biyi, who helps him learn the truth about his parentage.
Where it sits
- Universe: Tianshan Series
- Series: Tianshan Series core; position 12 of 14 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Liang Yusheng
Notes
- English title: Shooting Stars over the Grasslands (Muye Liuxing). First serialized from 16 February 1972 in the New Evening Post.
- From the series record (Tianshan Series): Fourteen Liang Yusheng wuxia novels centred on the Tianshan sect from the late Ming to mid-Qing eras.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Tianshan Series: position 12 of 14: previous 遊劍江湖 (1969) · next 絕塞傳烽錄 (1975)
Sources
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