Gu Long

Gu Long (1938 – 1985) was a Taiwanese novelist, screenwriter, film producer and director.

He was known for his unique style of writing which relied on the idiosyncrasies of human life, razor-sharp wit, poetic philosophies, mysterious plots and spine-tingling thrills to achieve success.

He was also one of the “Three Legs of the Tripod of Wuxia”, along with Jin Yong and Liang Yusheng.

He wrote many famous wuxia novels, which some of them are standalone such as

~ Legendary Siblings (絕代雙驕)
~ Meteor, Butterfly, Sword (流星‧蝴蝶‧劍)
~ Sword of the Third Young Master (三少爺的劍)
~ Unofficial History of the Wulin (武林外史)

and series such as

Little Li's Flying Dagger (小李飛刀系列) series
   ~ Sentimental Swordsman and the Ruthless Sword (多情劍客無情劍)
   ~ Bordertown Wanderer (邊城浪子)
   ~ Flying Eagles in the Ninth Month (九月鷹飛)
   ~ Horizon, Bright Moon, Saber (天涯‧明月‧刀)
   ~ Flying Dagger, The Flying Dagger Reappears (飛刀，又見飛刀)