{"title":"Priest","description":"Priest is a bestselling and award-winning Chinese author known for a large body of work, including several popular danmei series. Priest's works have been translated into many languages and adapted into animated shows, audio dramas, comics, and live-action dramas, and include hits Guardian: Zhen Hun, Bandits\/Legend of Fei, Faraway Wanderers\/Word of Honor, and Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang.","products":[{"product_id":"silent-reading-mo-du-novel-vol-2-paperback","title":"Silent Reading: Mo Du (Novel) Vol. 2 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLAMBS TO THE SLAUGHTER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYancheng Municipal Bureau is called in to handle a school bus hijacking--a bizarre crime, but seemingly an isolated one. Sadly, the police are unable to return one of the bus's young passengers to her parents. 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The only way for Tao Ran and Luo Wenzhou to find this girl alive may be to follow Fei Du's instincts--however strange or disturbing they may be...","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102229565663,"sku":"9798895611081","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/pr-4L1nnAU9798895611081.webp?v=1781079184"},{"product_id":"silent-reading-mo-du-novel-vol-1-special-edition-paperback","title":"Silent Reading: Mo Du (Novel) Vol. 1 (Special Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe hit danmei thriller from the author behind \u003ci\u003eGuardian: Zhen Hun\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang\u003c\/i\u003e-both available from Seven Seas!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA young man's body is found outside a glitzy high-rise on the West Side of Yancheng--dressed for celebration, strangled, and left with a sheet of paper covering his face. 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