The Unchallenged Sky

Queer Chinese Speculative Fiction

Once upon a time, a phoenix and a dragon met upon a celestial bridge.
They fell in love.
Yet despite their best efforts, Heaven willed them to fall

image of a fierce East Asian woman wielding a sword on one hand with a guantlet in the other


The Rise and Fall of the Glorious Qiao: A xianxia fantasy about starcrossed lovers, the community they created, and who remembers the community when it falls.


This story has elements of horror, body mutilation (including mutilation of children), major character death, genocide, discrimination against fantasty races, and vengeance. Reader discretion is advised.

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