The Ravages of Time
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Cover of The Ravages of Time volume 16
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| 火鳳燎原 | |
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| Author | Chan Mou |
| Publisher | Tong Li Comics (Hong Kong and Taiwan) |
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| Magazine | 新少年週刊 (Hong Kong) 新少年快報 (Taiwan) Sangokushi Magazine (Japan) |
| Original run | 2001 |
| Collected volumes | 48 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 火鳳燎原 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 火凤燎原 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | The Fiery Phoenix Razes the Steppes | ||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Huǒ Fèng Liáo Yuán |
The Ravages of Time is an ongoing Hong Kong manhua (Chinese comic) series created by Chan Mou. It re-tells the events in the late Han dynasty and Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history, with the story largely revolving around the many exploits of a young Sima Yi.
The series is known for exercising a large degree of creativity in several aspects and people of the Three Kingdoms. While the milestone events were left relatively untouched (e.g. outcomes of major battles, death of certain characters), many finer details were changed and largely dramatized. For example, Sima Yi is portrayed in the story to be much older than his historical counterpart. Other characters such as Liu Bei, Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, Diaochan and Lü Bu are also portrayed differently from historical accounts and popular conception.
The plot puts a good deal of focus on the politics and warfare of the Three Kingdoms period, as such one of the main attraction of the series are the associated mind games, military strategies and tactics. However, Chan Mou also regularly zooms in on the personal developments of the main protagonists, detailing their dynamic responses and attitudes to the events unfolding around them.
The Ravages of Time is currently serialized in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Japan, with compiled volumes published in Mainland China, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore as well. It is one of the few Chinese manhua of its format to reach such an extensive foreign market.
The Ravages of Time is a spinoff of Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It tells the exploits of Liu Bei, Cao Cao, the Sun family, and other people from that period, from the point of view of the two main characters, Feng and Liaoyuan Huo, whose names collectively form the Chinese title of the manhua.
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