Lists

Small, opinionated shelves.

Wuxia adaptations that defined a decade

Swordsmen, secret manuals and long goodbyes. The martial-arts novels that shaped how a generation pictured the jianghu.

• The Legend of the Condor Heroes (射鵰英雄傳 1983) (1983)
• The Duke of Mount Deer (鹿鼎記 1984) (1984)
• The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (倚天屠龍記 1986) (1986)
• The Return of the Condor Heroes (神鵰俠侶 1995) (1995)
• The Smiling, Proud Wanderer (笑傲江湖 1996) (1996)
• Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (天龍八部 1997) (1997)

Family sagas

Money, loyalty and the dinner table. Households that rise and fall across the years.

• The Greed of Man (大時代) (1992)
• The Bund (上海灘) (1980)
• Looking Back in Anger (義不容情) (1989)
• Instinct (笑看風雲) (1994)
• Heart of Greed (溏心風暴) (2007)
• Rosy Business (巾幗梟雄) (2009)

Procedurals and courtroom dramas

Cases, clues and cross-examinations. Good for the nights you want a puzzle.

• File of Justice (壹號皇庭) (1992)
• Detective Investigation Files (刑事偵緝檔案) (1995)
• Untraceable Evidence (鑑證實錄) (1997)
• Armed Reaction (陀槍師姐) (1998)
• Healing Hands (妙手仁心) (1998)
• Line Walker (使徒行者) (2014)

Finished in a weekend

Short runs that fit between Friday night and Sunday evening.

• Police Cadet '84 (新紮師兄) (1984)
• Heart of Greed (溏心風暴) (2007)
• The Bund (上海灘) (1980)
• War of the Genders (男親女愛) (2000)
• Old Time Buddy (難兄難弟) (1997)
• Secret of the Heart (天地豪情) (1998)