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The first book in an addictive new urban fantasy series of gods and demons, martial arts and mythology, from the author of White Tiger. It is eight years since Xuan Wu, God of the Northern Heavens, living in Hong Kong as wealthy businessman John Chen, was exiled from the mortal realm. Emma and John's daughter, Simone, are facing a new series of threats. Leo, their best fighter, is sitting in Hell, but when they journey below to persuade him home, nothing is as it appears. On Earth, Simon Wong, the Demon King's son, is no longer around to trouble them, but his associates have taken over Simon's underworld activities. The otherworldly stones are being targeted and are in danger of their kind being completely destroyed. It seems that the Demon King is the only one Emma can turn to for help...
The exile of the God of the Northern Heavens triggers a precarious power vacuum that forces his family to confront ancient threats from both the mortal realm and the depths of Hell. Emma and her daughter Simone must navigate a landscape where the boundaries between human life and divine conflict have dissolved. As they seek to rescue their ally Leo from the underworld, they find themselves entangled in a web of deception orchestrated by the remnants of the Demon King's forces. The narrative unfolds through a high-stakes struggle to protect the otherworldly stones, requiring Emma to forge an unlikely and dangerous alliance to prevent total annihilation.
This work is characterized by its energetic fusion of martial arts cinema tropes and urban fantasy world-building. The narrative relies on a fast-paced progression that prioritizes immediate conflict and the expansion of its established mythological framework. Readers likely find the integration of traditional deities into a modern business environment to be the primary hook of the series. The tone remains consistent with the author's previous work, emphasizing physical prowess and the constant threat of supernatural interference in human affairs.
Page Count:
0
Publication Date:
2010-01-01
Publisher:
Harper Collins
ISBN-10:
0007365748
ISBN-13:
9780007365746
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