Ghost Blows Out the Light, also referred to as Candle in the Tomb, is a fantasy novel written by Zhang Muye (天下霸唱) about two grave robbers seeking hidden treasure, and first published online in March 2006.

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  • Ghost Blows Out the Light, also referred to as Candle in the Tomb, is a fantasy novel written by Zhang Muye (天下霸唱) about two grave robbers seeking hidden treasure, and first published online in March 2006. It quickly became the bestselling online novel in China with an estimated readership of six million, and when published in print form in October the same year, went on to sell over 500,000 copies, although the book had to be rewritten to remove references to the supernatural before it could be released. Set in the 1980s, the novel follows former soldier Hu Bayi and his partner as they raid tombs in search of valuables. The two team up with an American archaeologist after they fall victim to a curse, and to release themselves from it they must seek clues found among ancient mythical sites in China and Tibet. The title is derived from an old Chinese saying, credited by the author to genuine grave robbers: "A human lights the candle and the ghosts blow it out. " According to Muye, grave robbers would place a candle in the south-east corner of a tomb after entering, in an attempt to make contact with the dead. If the candle was extinguished it was a sign that the spirits within opposed the intrusion, and the robbers would be obliged to depart, leaving everything intact and undisturbed. In July 2007, it was reported that Hollywood film studio New Line Cinema was planning a movie adaptation of the novel. It was stated that one of the two lead actors was to be Qian Zhijun, the teenager whose face was behind the Xiao Pang internet phenomenon, while other roles would be played by established Hong Kong movie stars. There has already been a bestselling online game released based on the book, while a play is also mooted.
  • 《鬼吹灯》，是一部中国网络小说，作者天下霸唱（本名张牧野）。第一部小说包括四卷，分别是《精绝古城》《龙岭迷窟》《云南虫谷》和《昆仑神宫》。已全部由安徽文艺出版社于2006年底出版发行。随后作者继续创作鬼吹灯第二部，内容涉及陈瞎子和鹧鸪哨（Shirley杨的外公）的盗墓往事。第二部包括四卷，分别是《黃皮子坟》《南海归墟》《怒晴湘西》和《巫峡棺山》。而在台灣是交由高寶國際出版集團出版繁體中文版(2007年)，但是每卷分配內容進度與簡體中文版略有不同，而在第二部，將《巫峽棺山》分成《不死地仙》、《巫峽棺山》。
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  • Zhang Muye (天下霸唱)
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  • Online, Print
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  • Ghost Blows Out the Light
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  • March 2006 (online) and October 2006 (print)
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  • 鬼吹灯 (Guǐ Chuī Dēng)
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  • Ghost Blows Out the Light, also referred to as Candle in the Tomb, is a fantasy novel written by Zhang Muye (天下霸唱) about two grave robbers seeking hidden treasure, and first published online in March 2006.
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  • Ghost Blows Out the Light
  • 鬼吹灯
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  • Ghost Blows Out the Light
  • 鬼吹灯 (Guǐ Chuī Dēng)
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