A gender-flipped reimagining of one of China’s four famous folktales, with the xianxia vibes of
A Magic Steeped In Poison and the queer romance of
Dark Rise
. A teen boy must hide his true identity as a white snake spirit when he falls in love with a prince hunting for a white snake for the antidote to cure his dying mother, who was bitten by one.
Coming 2024 from Quill Tree/HarperCollins (US) and Macmillan (UK)