{"product_id":"harbour-of-hungry-ghosts-paperback","title":"Harbour of Hungry Ghosts - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEliza Chan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"My name is not Kim, it's Kiamling. It means Sword Spirit. I was forged to cut down the undead. Demons and monsters aren't just in your storybooks, they walk among us.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Au family serve the people of Hong Kong: blessing shrines, honouring the dead and dealing with dangerous monster incursions. The expectations on eldest daughter Kiamling are high, which is not something her strict grandmother will let her forget. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When the British disrupt the Hungry Ghosts festival and her grandmother is seized by a strange new monster, Kiamling must step up and lead the search. She is aided by unexpected allies: Archie, an earnest civil servant, Hoi gor, childhood sweetheart turned merchant-pirate and Jingling, her younger sister keeping secrets of her own. Kiamling must figure out who is behind the incursion and more importantly, how to defeat them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With British fables mingling with local Chinese monsters, can Kiamling prove herself, when the old rules no longer seem to apply? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBabel\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eBuffy the Vampire Slayer--\u003c\/i\u003ea family of demon hunters find their hands full when unfamiliar monsters start stalking the streets of Opium War-era Hong Kong, in this historical fantasy adventure from No. 1 \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller Eliza Chan.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEliza Chan\u003c\/b\u003e is a Scottish-born Chinese-diaspora author who writes about East Asian mythology, British folklore and madwomen in the attic, but preferably all three at once. Eliza's work has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Dark, Podcastle, Fantasy Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Best of British Fantasy 2019\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eFathomfolk\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48424806121684,"sku":"9780316589710","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0823\/3785\/7748\/files\/KG6qy-ioSj9780316589710.webp?v=1785931843","url":"https:\/\/bookschoices.com\/products\/harbour-of-hungry-ghosts-paperback","provider":"Books Choices ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}