BLUE DRAGON

Harper Voyager, New York, 2011, 1^st pr thus.  ISBN 978-0-06-199413-5.  MMPB, 588 pages including Glossary and Acknowledgements.  Unread copy; pages lightly tanned.  ‘When Emma’s relatives come to visit her, they are totally freaked out by what they learn … Emma’s beloved, John Chen, is a 3,000-year-old Chinese god.  Not only that, John is becoming weaker by the day.  Demons pursue him relentlessly, hoping to use Emma and his child, Simone, as bargaining tools against him.  Emma battles to defend Simone as John’s energy is drained by the effort of both living in the mortal world and protecting them.  While Emma is nagged by doubts about her own nature, she must find the courage to go on…’ (from rear wrap)