To Kill A Demon: A Novel (Unseen Island Stories)

When evil comes calling, it’s time to show some sass.A gay man warring with his true nature. A body-swapping demon feasting on society’s weakest souls. And an East Asian megacity whose sassy heroes are the last, best hope in the struggle against evil.Kino Lim is young, Singaporean, and gay. Repulsed by his sexuality, he joins a fundamentalist church, hoping to pray away the gay—but the congregation’s perverted pastor betrays Kino to a soul-devouring demon. Known as Samon, the demon loathes queers, and he can’t wait to consume Kino’s failing soul.Samon’s demonic powers include slowing time and disappearing his enemies into thin air. He’s got a horde of living zombies at his command. All but invincible, Samon murders everyone who gets in his way, and it won’t be long until he tracks down Kino in the outskirts of Taipei.Kino’s last, best hope is a motley bunch of sassy fighters: his boy-next-door Taiwanese roommate, a trigger-happy lesbian cop, one crazy rideshare driver with fists even faster than her mouth, and a cleaning lady who moonlights as a witch. With the help of a blind woman time-traveling from the future and a mystical force that lives beneath Taipei, will this band of spunky warriors find a way to defeat all-powerful evil?Set in buzzing Taipei, “To Kill A Demon” is a fast-paced tale of gothic horror that races forward to a twisty, jaw-dropping finale. Its lush prose and powerful themes—sexuality, identity, courage and solidarity, the power of love, family, and friendship—will stay with the reader long after turning the last page. If you’re a fan of horror or dark fantasy by grandmasters like Stephen King, Shirley Jackson, or Neil Gaiman, you’re going to love “To Kill A Demon.” And if you enjoy queer horror and David and Goliath underdog stories full of sass, this book is for you!Scroll up and grab your copy now!

About the Author

Edwin Brightwater writes horror and suspense fiction that incorporates the unreal—gothic, dark urban fantasy, the paranormal and the magical, thrilling stories of things bizarre, grotesque, or utterly impossible. His work is crafted to excite, stir, and scare the reader. His books pull you out of reality and into unknown worlds of gripping suspense and terrifying thrills. Every story is carefully written, the author paying as much attention to prose and style, character development, and theme as to plot and setting. Edwin Brightwater lives in Taiwan. He was born in New Zealand in the 1970s and educated mostly in Australia. His native language is English. He is also fluent in Chinese, having learned the language in his late twenties.

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