A NEW YORK TIMES MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF FALL 2022 FROM THE BEST-SELLING AUTHOR & WINNER OF THE TAIWAN LITERATURE AWARD Keith Chen, the second son of a traditional Taiwanese family of seven, runs away from the oppression of his village to Berlin in the hope of finding acceptance as a young gay man. The novel begins a decade later, when Chen has just been released from prison for killing his boyfriend. He is about to return to his family's village, a poor and desolate place. With his paren...

Mukohda and co have arrived at their destination, the seaside town of Berléand, totally ready to enjoy the bounty of the sea! Unfortunately, that won’t be possible until they take care of one teeny, tiny little problem first: a kraken has been terrorizing the town by occupying its main fishing spot, ruining the local economy and emptying the market that used to be the town’s big attraction.So, it’s Mukohda and friends to the rescue! Once they deal with the kraken, they can reap the...

Though Mukohda and his party have only just gotten finished with their adventures at sea, a new problem crops up almost immediately when his familiars discover a dragon that doesn’t seem quite right... And apparently, it originated from a dungeon, which everyone is excited to explore. Everyone except for Mukohda, that is.Or at least, that’s mostly true. A surprise guest joins them on their dungeon dive and puts a damper on the whole affair for some other members of the party as wel...

Adventure! Mystery! Glorious secrets! Ernie and friends are going into the unknown!!!The Order of the Silver Phoenix has unlocked the gift of flight, and they have time to take full advantage of it now that the war is over! With new possibilities in his mind, and a whole future to consider for humanity as a whole, Ernie is sure to go crazy. But what will he build?Meanwhile, Fremmevilla Kingdom itself is astir; the realities of flight have allowed people to dream, and it’s t...

Mukohda is finally able to leave the dungeon! But it’s out of the frying pan and into the fire, as now he’s stuck dealing with his rewards for reaching the bottom, reporting back about the dungeon, appraising and selling loot, and generally getting more attention than he ever wanted. This feeling is only compounded by another effect of clearing the dungeon: his own personal growth. A mysterious new expansion to his skill has the gods and goddesses up above more enthusiastic about mooching ...

The war for Kuscheperka’s fate continues in volume 5!After Jaloudek’s disastrous showing in the previous battle, both sides have taken a step back to rest, regroup, and strategize. While Ernie and co. want to build up to drive the invaders out, the other side has their own shifting goals...How will Jaloudek combat the “Nightmare of Micilie”? A new weapon of some sort? Some innovative new tactics? They do have a revolutionary engineer on their side too, after all...but Ernie...

It’s time for a wedding!Preparations for Kelvin’s continent-spanning septuple wedding are underway! Matchups for the objection system will be decided, and each event featuring Kelvin and one of his wives will involve them bringing their full might to bear, complete with prior plans, countermeasures, and training—with help from friends (including the Ten Authorities!). Who will win each of these seven bouts? Will the weddings go off without a hitch otherwise? And... Wait, what’s tha...

Mukohda and friends finish up their visit to Krehl and take off on the last leg of their journey to Dolan. They have many encounters with craftsmen, stores, adventurers, and more besides, and all of it is heartwarming...or is it? Either way, it’s sure to be a great adventure... Sui’s Great Adventure, that is!

Ernie and the rest of the expedition have returned! Along with the shocking news they bring comes change—whether it be welcome or not. While the higher-ups of the Kingdom of Fremmevilla reel from the discovery of an entirely new humanoid race, the Order of the Silver Phoenix must go through what the king would call “creative restructuring.”However, many questions still remain. What will the kingdom do about their new, very large guests? Now that Ernie is back, what will he make nex...

“Why don’t you all come at me at once, with all your power!!!”The Beast King Festival continues, and several schemes are afoot! Kelvin and Leonhart are duking it out, Ange is shadowing our favorite battle junkie, and Sera is on the hunt for a mysterious yet strangely familiar contestant who shares her last name. Many threads slowly weave into one final confrontation, but how will it all shake out? Kelvin is certainly powerful, yet Leonhart has got to have tricks up his sleeve as we...

The astragali arc finally comes to a head as the Order of the Silver Phoenix dives back into the forest to rescue their captain! They will not find themselves uncontested, however, as the Rubel clan has detected their unwanted advances and are preparing drastic measures in response.So will it be war? The Rubel clan is beset (partially unknowingly) by the other genoses, the newcomers from the west, and the goblins under their own aegis. The clan’s response will likely cause one of t...

“So, my next enemy is a deity, huh?” Kelvin and gang are in Gaun for the naming ceremony, and what a coincidence! There is a martial arts tournament being held at the same time—the largest on the continent, in fact, called the Beast King Tournament! Clearly, this has the gang interested. But in other news, there’s something off about the beast king, Leonhart... What is he planning? Fights and intrigue abound, and Kelvin is right in the middle of it all!