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Bandit’s Daughter: Kung Fu Girl in Ancient China (True Adventures)

UK Publisher: Pushkin Press

At the beginning of the 11th century, General Yang sends his son Zongbao to exterminate the bandit living in Dragon-Taming Wood. In the forest, Zongbao is surprised by the bandit’s teenage daughter, a kung fu prodigy, who challenged him to unarmed combat. Her deal? If Zongbao wins, she will lead him to her father’s secret hideout. If she wins, she will take him to her father as her prisoner.

So begins Mu Guiying’s extraordinary story, which will end with a spectacular battle for the destiny of her country.

Simon Mason was born in Sheffield in 1962. He was educated at local schools and studied English at Lady Margaret...