This was better than the first book, likely at least partially because it was written more than a decade later. The gambit of having a near-ancient Korean man at the center of the narrative has begun paying off not because the author(s) ha[ve] anything to say about Korean people, or that the book isn't still substantially racist in its assumptions, but because it is clear Chiun is there to comment on the insanity that is the American way of life. For all that he is depicted as other, Chiun's critiques of capitalism and consumption are awfully on point for a quintessentially Reagan-era-America book series.

Again, I'm not recommending these to anybody (in spite of both book #0 and #1 being free on Kindle), but considering how tired I am when I go to bed, the fact that I finished this (admittedly short novella at about 68 pages) in only two nights says something. ( )

A short novella reimagining the origin of Remo Williams and The Destroyer, meant as a sort of "reboot" of the long-running series' origin story to match where the series has gone since the first novel was published in 1969.

A different take on the origins of Remo Williams! Quite a bit different than the version in Destroyer #1! This one is from Chiun's point of view and is much more detailed in Remo's training and how it all fits into Shinanju and its legends. If you like this series, and these characters, give this a read! ( )

A different take on the origins of Remo Williams! Quite a bit different than the version in Destroyer #1! This one is from Chiun's point of view and is much more detailed in Remo's training and how it all fits into Shinanju and its legends. If you like this series, and these characters, give this a read! ( )