Widely acknowledged as the father of Korean fantasy genre, Lee Yeongdo 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 5 million copies: his first series, The Dragon Raja, has been translated and published in China, Japan, and Taiwan, and sold a total of 2.5 million copies. Future Walker (8-volume series) sold 700,000 copies, Polaris Rhapsody (7-volume series) 400,000, The Bird that Drinks Tears (4-volume series) 600,000, The Bird that Drinks Blood (8-volume series), and Over the Horizon (short story collection) and Over the Choice (novel) sold 200,000 copies.