Cover Reveal - Harbour of Hungry Ghosts by Eliza Chan

Hellooo!

I am a huge fan of Eliza Chan’s work and their novels Fathomfolk  and Tideborn were highly imaginative fantasy stories with a great unique cast of characters and unusual worldbuilding that also raised some questions about the world we live in. It is now my pleasure to share with you the cover to their new historical fantasy novel Harbour of Hungry Ghosts, coming both to the UK and US on the 28th July 2026 and starts a new duology. The absolutely gorgeous cover art is by Toma Nguyen (https://www.instagram.com/toma.184/) and the art director is Ella Garrett. Huge thanks to Orbit Books

The novel is described as Babel meets Buffy The Vampire Slayer where a family of demon hunters find their hands full when unfamiliar monsters start stalking the streets of Opium War-era Hong Kong. But let the main character tell you a bit more!

"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.

"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.

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. With British fables mingling with local Chinese monsters, can Kiamling prove herself, when the old rules no longer seem to apply?

Can’t wait to read this and have that cover on the shelves!