The Borun-Ma.A world rife with magic and dangers, threatened as it is by the haunting of demons and creatures that take the bodies and lives of the common people and feed on their souls.Or so it is, in the head of David Lau, travel photographer turned novelist, who created this imaginary world for his soon-to-be-published first book, where he tells the story of Liòng Dashià, Hawkeye and Zephyr, Reapers of the Borun-Ma who destroy Infestations in the form of creatures and demons.But his characters bear far too many resemblances to himself, and the girl who spills his drink at a crowded nightclub in Xhiangzhei, or the young man who sits beside him through a long flight to Europe.When Ivy Falconnieri and Bodie Yung's lives collide with David's, a spell is cast and a curse will break.But to what ends?CW: This book contains topics and depictions of themes that may cause emotional or physiological distress in readers - violence, abuse, sex, suicide. Reader discretion is advised.
