A Thousand Li: The First War

Written by Tao Wong

Narrated by Travis Baldree

Winter has passed, taking with it the hope of peace. The state of Wei deploy an increasing number of cultivators and soldiers, intent on taking over the state of Shen. Caught in-between the armies is Wu Ying's village and all those that he cares about.

Advised to keep away from the approaching war, Wu Ying will have to decide what is more important-his journey to immortality or the ties to the mortal that he holds onto still. Or perhaps, there is a third way, one that balances both the needs of Heaven and destiny and the karmic ties of the family.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Jul 28, 2020
• ISBN: 9781515933984

Tao Wong

Tao Wong is a Canadian author based in Toronto who is best known for his System Apocalypse post-apocalyptic LitRPG series and A Thousand Li, a Chinese xianxia fantasy series. He was shortlisted for the UK Kindle Storyteller award in 2021 for A Thousand Li: The Second Sect. When he's not writing and working, he's practicing martial arts, reading, and dreaming up new worlds.

Reviews for A Thousand Li

[Lonnie Coleman · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Very compelling. A lot of hidden gems that can actually be applied to daily living. Awesome

[Madhav Deshpande · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

What happened? This series started off really well. But for whatever reason this progression/cultivation book decided not to have any advancement in it. Really, nothing happened. There was no new enlightenment. No great new technique. There was no progression to finding his Dao. [ War has come to the land but Wu doesn't want to join. He doesn't want to be a warrior. This is weird since he trains his fighting all the time. He has become an herb gatherer but it doesn't seem like that is what he wants to do. He is worried about his home village with the war coming and makes a deal to move the village. In order to do that though he needs permission from the lord... the same one whose son he defeated in the first book. The lord sends him on an almost impossible mission and he and his friends end up fighting in the war anyway. (hide spoiler)] If this series doesn't get back to what it was early on, I am not sure I am going to continue. I mean really, a progression novel in which the main character doesn't progress at all? What's the point?

[Natalia Standrovskaya · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

It feels like something is amiss. It's not like it's previous book.