A monkey born from a stone crowns himself king, steals immortality, and declares war on Heaven itself — then gets sentenced to escort a monk across a continent of demons.
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Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, is the greatest action hero in world literature — a trickster with a magic staff, a somersault that covers oceans, and an ego to match Heaven's. Around him swirls a road-trip of demons, disguises, and rescues that never slows down.
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