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An astounding novel that reimagines the classic Western through the eyes of a Chinese American assassin on a quest to rescue his kidnapped wife and exact his revenge on her abductors
Orphaned young, Ming Tsu, the son of Chinese immigrants, is raised by the notorious leader of a California crime syndicate, who trains him to be his deadly enforcer. But when Ming falls in love with Ada, the daughter of a powerful railroad magnate, and the two elope, he seizes the opportunity to escape to a different life. Soon after, in a violent raid, the tycoon’s henchmen kidnap Ada and conscript Ming into service for the Central Pacific Railroad.
Battered, heartbroken, and yet defiant, Ming partners with a blind clairvoyant known only as the prophet. Together the two set out to rescue his wife and to exact revenge on the men who destroyed Ming, aided by a troupe of magic-show performers, some with supernatural powers, whom they meet on the journey. Ming blazes his way across the West, settling old scores with a single-minded devotion that culminates in an explosive and unexpected finale.
The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu is at once a thriller, a romance, and a story of one man’s quest for redemption in the face of a distinctly American brutality.
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“Narrator Feodor Chin beautifully performs this revenge story…capturing the lyrical flow of the text, voicing authentic-sounding accents, building the mystery and tension, and projecting Ming’s contrasting feelings of passion and rage. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
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“Saves the western by blowing it to bits. Don’t wait for the movie.”
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“A rollicking gallery of Western archetypes.”
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“Eminently entertaining…a truly cinematic Western.”
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“Infused with magic realism…an extraordinary epic with page-turning, often cinematic action that transcends the parameters of genre fiction…impossible to put down.”
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“A fierce new version of the Westward Dream. This is a superb novel.”
— Jonathan Lethem, New York Times bestselling author -
“The book hums with striking descriptions of an unforgiving landscape.”
— New York Times Book Review -
“A thriller, a romance, a Chinese American-inflected Western, and an 1860s-set redemption story with Cormac McCarthy overtones.”
— Library Journal
Awards
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An Indie Next List Pick of the Month
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A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice of the Week
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An Oprah Magazine Pick of Best Books of the Month
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Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
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Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction
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A Los Los Angeles Times Pick of Best Books of Summer
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About Tom Lin
Tom Lin was born in China and immigrated to the United States when he was four. A graduate of Pomona College, he lives in California and is a PhD candidate at the University of California, Davis.
About Feodor Chin
Feodor Chin, an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator, is an actor classically trained at the American Conservatory Theater and UCLA. His acting career includes numerous credits in film, television, theater, and voice-over.