The First Step

Author:   Tao Wong
Publisher:   Penguin Putnam Inc
Volume:   1
ISBN:  

9798217188420


Pages:   352
Publication Date:   10 March 2026
Format:   Hardback
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The First Step


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In a spectacular world of immortals, spirit beasts, and mystical martial arts, the young farmer Wu Ying's life will be changed forever when he is unexpectedly invited to join an elite school of cultivation. Now with a bonus story exclusive to this print edition! In a spectacular world of immortals, spirit beasts, and mystical martial arts, the young farmer Wu Ying's life will be changed forever when he is unexpectedly invited to join an elite school of cultivation. Now with a bonus story exclusive to this print edition! It is said that a journey of a thousand li begins with a single step. . . . Long Wu Ying never expected to become a real cultivator, never dreamed of having the chance to train and develop wondrous martial arts skills and magic of his own. As a farmer's son in a rural village, his days were spent studying, planting rice, and spending time with his friends. Fate, however, has different plans for him. Conscripted into the army and taken from everything he knows, Wu Ying's chance observation of an incoming ambush prevents a bloody rout-and brings him to the attention of the powerful Verdant Green Waters sect, an elite school of cultivation. Invited to join the sect as a novice, Wu Ying is thrown into a world he is utterly unprepared for, one filled with demonic beasts, haughty nobles, and, most of all, the very real possibility of reaching immortality-if he's brave enough to seize it.

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Author:   Tao Wong
Publisher:   Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:   Ace Books
Volume:   1
Dimensions:   Width: 16.40cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.80cm
Weight:   0.532kg
ISBN:  

9798217188420


Pages:   352
Publication Date:   10 March 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release.

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Praise for Tao Wong’s A Thousand Li series: ""Tao Wong is a magician. A Thousand Li is an expertly wrought foundation for one the most epic English-language cultivation book series of all time. This book is fused with magic and wonder and some of the most kick ass, heart-pounding action sequences I’ve ever read.""—Matt Dinniman, New York Times bestselling author of Dungeon Crawler Carl “A Thousand Li more than lives up to its name—a grand journey from the humblest of beginnings to a heavenly ascent. Tao Wong skillfully blends xianxia action, political intrigue, quiet poetry and fascinating historical details into a superlative cultivation epic.”—Travis Baldree, #1 New York Times Bestselling author of Legends & Lattes “A Thousand Li is one of the best English-language cultivation series out there, written with obvious love for the genre. If you’ve heard about cultivation but don’t know where to begin, this is a great place to start.”—Will Wight, New York Times bestselling author of the Cradle series


Author Information

Tao Wong is the author of the A Thousand Li progression fantasy series and the System Apocalypse LitRPG series, among others. When he's not writing and working, he's practicing martial arts, reading, and dreaming up new worlds. He lives in Toronto, Canada.

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