25 parts Complete MatureIn the history of North Korean fiction, no BL story has dared to go this far.
This is the most heart-wrenching love story ever told from behind the DMZ.
Beneath the North Star is the first-ever BL novel to boldly explore a forbidden love between two North Koreans, trapped in a regime that punishes not only freedom... but the very act of loving.
In a country ruled by fear, hunger, and propaganda, a prisoner of the system and a loyal soldier cross paths.
Kang Hae-jin has lost everything-his freedom and his future. To survive, he endures.
Jeong Tae-ho, a Senior Lieutenant of the North Korean army, follows orders without question, believing in the greatness of his nation.
But in a world where emotions are forbidden, what happens when an impossible love begins to grow? And in a land where escape means death, how much are they willing to sacrifice for freedom?
Their journey is not the only story. Discover the powerful prequel, "Jeong Tae-ho: Son of the War," which traces Tae-ho's haunting past as a lost child of the Korean War, taken in by a soldier-fated to become an officer in the North Korean army.
Beneath the North Star is more than a love story-it's an intense journey through romance, action, espionage, psychological tension, and the raw social realism of North Korea. Inspired by real historical events, it's a story of survival, oppression, and the fight for freedom.
An original creation by Vincenzo "Enzo" Padilla - meticulously researched and rooted in the real geography of North Korea.
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