To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods

To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods offers a satisfying blend of history and fantasy, with the narrative centered in Asia amidst rising geopolitical tensions between an alternative version of Rome and that of the fictional Pangu empire. Taking place during a parody of the Opium Wars in Ancient China, the story focuses on the protagonist, Ruying, and her journey from facing Roman occupation to incidentally ascending the ranks of the same empire. This tale offers a complex, nuanced spin on historically fictional conflicts, with a fantasy (combat) varnish that is hard not to appreciate.