by sun chang lu
First published 2017
Tai Da Zi's "China Immortal" plunges us into a world where the boundaries between mortal and immortal blur. When a young man named Xiao Feng stumbles upon an ancient artifact, he unwittingly unlocks a doorway to the celestial plane. Thrust into the immortal realm, Xiao Feng must navigate a web of intrigue, power struggles, and the capricious whims of the gods themselves. As he fights to return home, he discovers that the fate of the mortal world hangs in the balance, forcing him to confront the true nature of his own mortality. In this sweeping fantasy, Tai Da Zi weaves a captivating tale of the divine and the human, where the quest for enlightenment clashes with the desire to retain one's humanity.
Genres: mythology, adventure, fantasy, epic-fantasy
Vibes: epic, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-one, fish-out-of-water
Setting: China
Period: ancient
34 pages · Paperback · Independently published