1000 Lotuses
A lesbian tale of passion and vengeance inspired by China in the 10th century.
Once, there was a tiger who became a goddess after she heard the melody of a lone wanderer. But this story isn’t about them. Not anymore.In the mountains of eastern China, a county clerk named Li Zanghong offers her services to a passing traveler who wears a tiger skin. The clerk does not know it yet, but Zhang Suming is a tiger yao who has spent the last twenty years preparing to wage war against the gods who tried to destroy her home. And Zhang Suming does not know it yet, but Li Zanghong is actually a bodhisattva—and the sage of compassion is her key to victory.1000 Lotuses is a lesbian-focused queer historical fantasy set during China's Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (907-979 AD). It is a tale of revenge, of imperfect love that stays raw and bleeding across lifetimes, of crawling to a salvation you cannot see but you have no choice but to believe is waiting for you.Projected length: 15 parts totaling 600,000 words, to be collected in 5 volumes.Art by @paintbrushDjinn
Who is this for?
Baihe fans, kinky Buddhists, and historical c-drama fans who wish every show was full of weird lesbians, and anyone who has ever wondered "What if Sun Wukong didn't have male privilege?"
How to Read
Installments are currently available only on itch.io. Every three parts will be compiled into volumes available to purchase at other ebook retail platforms and someday in print! Volumes will also have extra scenes and other bonus content.If you purchase installments on itch.io, you will be able to claim the corresponding volume for free on itch.io when it's ready.Parts 1-2 have been released with Part 3 available to pre-order. Click below to download from itch.io!
About the Author
Yu Zaozao is just some fish who likes to tell stories.
About Pricing
1000 Lotuses compilation volumes will contain 3 parts each.Each part of 1000 Lotuses (except Part 1) will be priced at $2.50 upon initial release. When compilation volumes are ready to publish, there will be a window of about 30 days during which the volume can be preordered for $7.50.After the volume release date, the volume price will become $9.00, and each part in that volume will become $3.00.Volume I will be priced at $6.00 with a pre-order price of $5.00 because Part 1 will be free to download forever.All prices are in USD.
Terms
If you can afford the access fees, you're helping LotusCarp Studio cover its operating costs and continue sharing stories with the world. Thank you! Your support means everything.1000 Lotuses is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. LotusCarp/Yu Zaozao asserts the moral right to be credited as the original creator of 1000 Lotuses.To anyone who plans to share/redistribute 1000 Lotuses content, please share a link to the LotusCarp Studio ko-fi so anyone who enjoys it can leave a tip. All other terms of the license are applicable.LotusCarp Studio will neither condemn nor seek to punish anyone for the redistribution of 1000 Lotuses files unless the redistributor fails to credit LotusCarp/Yu Zaozao as the original creator.LotusCarp/Yu Zaozao expressly forbids the use of their work for generative AI training.
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