Smiling Proud Wanderer is written by Jin Yong (Louis Cha) and is my all time most favorite book ever. It tells the story of a young swordsman who wandered around the martial world and discovered the true meaning of good and evil. Despite the many hurdles and drawbacks, he followed his heart and remained carefree. Unlike all other novels by Jin Yong, this novel stayed clear of any historical backgrounds and focused on describing humanity under temptation of the ultimate authority and power. There are politicians and hermits, and the kind of political battle can happen anywhere anytime.

Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils is also written by Jin Yong. The story happened during the Northern Song Dynasty when the Song army frequently clashed with the Khitan Liao Empire near the borders. The book tells the adventures of each of the three sworn brothers. The name of the book is literally "Eight Units of the Heavenly Dragon", which came from Buddhism Scriptures. The many characters appeared in the story represent the eight different kinds of Demi-God and Semi-Devil creatures in the Buddhism Scriptures, hence the name.