Danmei

Born the crown prince of a prosperous kingdom, Xie Lian was renowned for his beauty, strength, and purity. His years of dedicated study and noble deeds allowed him to ascend to godhood. But those who rise may also fall, and fall he does\-\-cast from the heavens and banished to the world below. Eight hundred years after his mortal life, Xie Lian has ascended to godhood for the third time, angering most of the gods in the process. To repay his debts, he is sent to the Mortal Realm to hunt down violent ghosts and troublemaking spirits who prey on the living. Along his travels, he meets the fascinating and brilliant San Lang, a young man with whom he feels an instant connection. Yet San Lang is clearly more than he appears... What mysteries lie behind that carefree smile? This Chinese xianxia fantasy novel series built around the romanticized love between two men (danmei) is the newest work from author Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, and has spawned an ongoing multimedia franchise that's beloved across the world\-\-including the animated series (donghua) that amassed 100\+ million views in just its first month. The Seven Seas English\-language edition will include covers from 日出的小太陽 (tai3\_3\), and exclusive, all\-new interior illustrations from ZeldaCW.

Wei Wuxian è il temibile Patriarca di Yiling, considerato il fondatore delle tecniche demoniache di coltivazione, una combinazione di studi taoisti e arti mistiche che consente di ottenere facoltà soprannaturali. Governa eserciti di cadaveri e semina il terrore con il suo Generale fantasma Wen Ning e il potentissimo Sigillo Oscuro della Tigre. Quando finalmente muore durante il Grande Assalto al colle dei Sepolcri, la notizia è accolta con gioia dal mondo dei cultori. Tredici anni dopo, Wei Wuxian si risveglia nel corpo di un giovane che sacrifica l'anima per farlo rinascere nel proprio corpo e affidargli la sua vendetta. Questa seconda vita, però, non libera Wei Wuxian dal fardello di quella precedente, e anzi lo costringerà a fare i conti con le conseguenze delle scelte intraprese. Al suo fianco c'è Lan Wangji, cultore sopraffino dalla reputazione inattaccabile, con il quale tenterà di fare luce sui segreti intricati che riemergono dalle ombre del loro passato. E al quale si troverà unito da un legame tanto inaspettato quanto indomabile.

HAUNTED BY SIN Following the trail of a dismembered corpse, Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji arrive at the gates of Yi City: an old, abandoned town shrouded in mist and restless spirits. A fiendish foe awaits them in the shadows, heralding a tale of heartbreak and tragedy. When the mysterious corpse’s identity is finally revealed, the hunt for its killer plunges Wei Wuxian back into the depths of the cultivation world's politics, where he must keep his enemies close and Lan Wangji even closer.

Il feroce tiranno Mo Ran, detto il Taxian Jun, ha conquistato il trono del Regno mortale lasciandosi dietro una scia di sangue ed è diventato il primo imperatore del mondo della Coltivazione. Eppure non è soddisfatto. Solo, odiato da tutti e circondato dai nemici, non vede altra soluzione che togliersi la vita. Ma non resta morto a lungo. Si risveglia infatti nel corpo del se stesso adolescente, un giovane adepto della Scuola del Picco della vita e della morte. Mo Ran non sa perché gli sia stata concessa una seconda opportunità, tuttavia è deciso a sfruttarla per evitare di ripetere gli errori di un tempo. Ma non sarà dovrà confrontarsi di nuovo con alcune vecchie conoscenze, primo fra tutti il suo shizun Chu Wanning, un uomo tanto affascinante quanto spietato. Le vicende passate avevano trasformato l'ammirazione del giovane discepolo in odio profondo; ora, però, Mo Ran non può fare a meno di chiedersi se i suoi sentimenti per Chu Wanning non siano, in realtà, molto diversi da ciò che credeva di provare...

Shoot Down the Sun The bloody war against the Wen Clan once led Wei Wuxian to seek power in demonic cultivation, and the dark acts he committed drove a wedge between him and Lan Wangji. Now, those old sins come back to haunt him as his reincarnated identity is revealed to the cultivation world. But even as the other clans call for Wei Wuxian’s death, Lan Wangji stands by him, making Wei Wuxian realize what he took for disapproval in the past might have been a much deeper emotion.

Half-demon Luo Binghe rose from humble beginnings and a tortured past to become unrivaled in strength and beauty. With his harem of over three hundred wives, and dominion over both the human and demonic realms, he is truly the most powerful protagonist—in a trashy web novel series! At least, that's what Shen Yuan, online alias "Peerless Cucumber," believes as he finishes reading the final chapter in Proud Immortal Demon Way. But when a combination of rage and a poor meal choice leads to his death, Shen Yuan finds himself reborn into the world of the web novel, in the body of Shen Qingqiu—the beautiful but cruel teacher to a young Luo Binghe. Although as Shen Qingqiu, he now has incredible power and abilities as a cultivator, he’s destined to be horrifically punished for crimes against the protagonist, so this new Shen Qingqiu has only one course of action: get into Luo Binghe’s good graces before the young man’s rise to power. That’s the only way he’ll escape the awful fate of a true scum villain!

The longer Mo Ran spends in his life reborn, the less he understands the man he once was, to say nothing of the teacher he so hated. As emperor of the mortal realm, Mo Ran loathed Chu Wanning with all his being, but the Chu Wanning of this life has sacrificed himself for his student’s sake time and again. Nevertheless, with the day of Chu Wanning’s greatest betrayal on the horizon, Mo Ran clings to his hatred and his hopes: he must not let the past repeat itself. Yet strange new tragedies continue to unfold, and Mo Ran finds himself working alongside Chu Wanning to hunt down the mysterious culprit—a cruel mastermind who may know more about Mo Ran than even he remembers.

THE TOUCH OF A HAND, A ROLL OF THE DICE Xie Lian has confirmed that the bewitching youth San Lang is actually Hua Cheng, one of the Four Calamities and a supreme ghost despised by all heavenly officials. Still, he has trouble matching the terror of his companion's reputation with the charming, clever, and protective young man he's come to know. When a distress signal leads Xie Lian into Ghost City, a bustling metropolis containing all the horrors and delights of the dead, he sees Hua Cheng in his element\-\-and his true form\-\-for the first time. But despite their chemistry and care for one another, there are missions to fulfill and secrets to uncover, and Xie Lian's centuries of troubled history are never far behind.

[SATISFACTION POINTS +500!] To save his sect from destruction, Shen Qingqiu has at last submitted to Luo Binghe—though he wishes people would stop saying it like that! Unfortunately, they’re not wrong. Luo Binghe has finally made his desire for his old master clear. For all that Shen Qingqiu longs to return to their peaceful days together on Qing Jing Peak, he knows it’s impossible now that Luo Binghe has darkened into a true demon lord. But as Shen Qingqiu begins to uncover more of Proud Immortal Demon Way’s hidden plot, including his host body’s own backstory, he realizes he must learn to see Luo Binghe for who he truly is if either of them are to survive.

\[CHARACTER DEPTH LEVEL \+10] Three years have passed since Shen Qingqiu betrayed Luo Binghe, and now there are only two years left before his “deceased” disciple rises from the dead to claim his bloody glory as the protagonist. At least, that’s how the story is supposed to go. In the midst of investigating a mysterious plague, Shen Qingqiu discovers that his actions have irreparably altered the plot—Luo Binghe has returned all too soon and Shen Qingqiu’s brilliant escape plan isn’t even ready yet! Worse, Shen Qingqiu can no longer predict his young disciple’s actions. The only thing that hasn’t changed is Luo Binghe’s intense fixation on Shen Qingqiu himself, but even this obsession may be more than it seems. Not that Shen Qingqiu has the time to puzzle through all the inconsistencies. There are various parties at play in the changing plot, and if he doesn’t act fast, he may face a fate far worse than death.