★Larger-than-life heroes, epic battles, cunning plots to steal the throne –the fabled history of the Three Kingdom’s era has been told so many ways, it’s seems like there’s nothing new left – until now. This live-action history tells the tale like it’s never been told before.

The nearly mythical history of the Three Kingdoms era has captivated audiences in print and on stage for centuries. The characters and
events feel so familiar, it’s like you were born knowing who they were. But just like any other well-known story, there are sides that the history books won’t show you.

This dramatic history aimed at young adult readers brings you the men and women of the Three Kingdoms era in living color, through “live” interviews and in-depth investigations into their deepest secrets. The book’s three sections – “What the History Books Won’t Tell You”, “Remembering the Old Celebrities”, and “Luo Guanzhong’s Hidden World” – take us through dark corners we’d never find otherwise. Did you know that Cao Pi was an inveterate prankster? Or that the mighty general Zhou Huan came face-to-face with a ghost while on campaign?

《Not Your Everyday Three Kingdoms》casts away the old tropes, displaying our beloved but oft-stereotyped characters in this new light. In doing so, it accomplishes an amazing feat: It makes them
human again.

Somebody Sue

A Taipei native and an ardent lover of history, the author first began posting serial content online under the title The Spiderweb of the Three Kingdoms. His energizing, dramatic style attracted an enthusiastic readership, and earned him the chance to publish it as a book.

CONTENTS
Who’s Who

What They Don’t Tell You in History Class
Cao Mengde, Professional Homewrecker
Under the Gleaming Armor – An Interview with Zhao Zilong
The Worthless Military Strategist and the Inept Advisor
The Mischievous Prince Cao Zihuan
A Tale of Zang Ba’s Days of Friendships Past
The Shanyue Catastrophe

General Zhu Huan’s True Account of a Run-in with a Demon-Spirit – Legend of the Chong Luo
Gallant Souls of Days Long Gone
The Tong Pass-Jicheng City Tempest
Death Curse of the Sun Boys from Eastern Wu
Clever Kids
Heroic Knights-Errant, Doing It Their Way
Kongming’s Life-And-Death Decision

The Hidden World of Luo Guanzhong
Children’s Future First Choice – The Water Mirror Institute of Education
The Tale of the Four Lords of Liaodong
Utopias of Last Resort for Troubled Times
Big Names Abroad
Sweet Romance Among Men