Ghost Bride of Gum San - Paperback

by Jf Garrard (Author)

In 1869, Pearl Ming Ju Wong and her sister, skilled yokai demon hunters, are sold to tong gangs in San Francisco by their gambling-addicted father. During their journey to America, they are thrown overboard as ghost brides for dead miners. Pearl is rescued by the Asgard alliance who task her with retrieving a piece of the legendary Crystal Armour from an all-girls convent in exchange for her freedom. However, she secretly plans to use this mission to gain information about her lost sister through a deal with an octopus yokai. This sets Pearl on a path where she must choose between saving her sister or protecting the people of Gum San from destruction. This thrilling xuanhuan adventure is a fascinating blend of Eastern and Western concepts rooted in Chinese Taoism and European Christianity.