The next book of the epic is to be published by Shambhala Publications on August 3, 2021. It is entitled The Taming of the Demons and tells the exciting tale of the battle between Düd and Ling. Translated by Jane Hawes, Lama Chönam and David Shapiro. More information to follow.

“Not just for scholars and established aficionados of the Gesar epic, this translation is exciting and eminently accessible. I was loath to stop reading, and you will be too.” —Natasha Mikles, author of The Power of Genres and the Project of Secularization: Publishing the Gesar Epic in Contemporary China