A Eunuch’s Dream of Being Emperor

“Acid: A Eunuch’s Dream of Being Emperor” uses nightmare-like storytelling, a genre-based structure, and elements of horror to expose the darkness of human nature. It depicts the desire, pursuit, and blind obedience to power among various characters. During the reign of Emperor Guangxu in the late Qing Dynasty, life in Tang Town is quiet and stagnant, until it descends into a nightmare. This nightmare is triggered by the return of Li Gonggong, who has left the capital palace in retirement. Twisted in mind, he schemes to bring forth a shocking conspiracy in Tang Town, drawing in martial artists with their own hidden agendas. Mysterious deaths multiply, strange incidents unfold one after another, and bloodshed, terror, and disaster follow in rapid succession. Human obsessions spread like a virus, descending into madness.

The ancient town increasingly resembles a graveyard. A boy named Dong Zi is ensnared by psychological terror he cannot shake; a young girl, Li Hongtang, withers in her search for her missing mother; the kind-hearted dwarf Shangguan Wenqing endures torment that feels like shedding his skin; and a missionary named John, who has journeyed from afar, is faced with a life-and-death decision. How will Tang Town end this unforeseen calamity?

—Book ONE from Tang Town Trilogy—-