Welcome to Lee Young-do's epic classic series, The Bird That Drinks Tears. The master of Korean fantasy?often cited as the J.R.R. Tolkien of South Korea?Lee Young-do has created a tale of castles built on the backs of flying mantas, giant birdmen, heartless immortals, and a quest that will change the very nature of the world and its gods, available for the first time in English by award-winning translator Anton Hur.

Widely acknowledged as the father of Korean fantasy genre, Lee Young-do is an exceptionally imaginative writer who builds elaborate worlds and fills them with complex characters rendered through his narrative that strikes a brilliant balance between comedy and poetry. His books have sold over 5 million copies: including the series The Dragon Raja, Future Walker, Polaris Rhapsody, The Bird that Drinks Tears, and The Bird that Drinks Blood, as well as a short story collection, Over the Horizon, and a novel Over the Choice.