Martial Arts fiction has a long history in Asia. In ancient China, an author might write only one or two novels in a lifetime. The choice of words (i.e. Chinese Characters), the poetry, and the pattern or rhythm of the writing was considered an ‘art’ and normally required that the author had a high level education. Education was, in ancient times, often accompanied by martial arts training and many of those stories were influenced by the ethos of martial arts.

From the jacket

Dr. Xenon Pearl cuts brains for a living, and he’s as good as it gets. His direct, sometimes abrasive style is forgivable in light of his skill with a scalpel, and tempered by his compassion for his patients and his friends. He is a dutiful son to his widower father, a doting grandchild to a grandfather who was once a rabbi, and he has even met the girl of his dreams. Everything is on-track for this medical golden boy.