Yes! My favorite JY story is ROCH, followed closely by Ode to Gallantry.
Why I don't like the other two works in Condor Trilogy:
1. HSDS - Ew, at its root, it's a harem wuxia work where the hero remains undecided at the end who he picks out of his harem. When ppl run out of ideas, they write a story about a gazillion girls falling in love with one man. The product of which is very one-dimensional.
2. LOCH - Hmm, story is about a spoil brat (YK) vs humble brat (GJ). I really hate this di-polar type of story characters. That's why JY went on to write ROCH where YG is both humbled by his upbringing AND cocky. Good character vs bad is immature writing. YG is the fusion of both traits, and hence the story sequel to LOCH shows more ingenuity.
Anyways, source:
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