Hideki Smith: Demon Queller

Caleb Hideki Smith is a half-Japanese student who accidentally burnt down the towns most beloved historical landmark, and he discovers that he has a Shinto shrine in the Great Smoky Mountains. He learns that fitting in was the least of his problems and that something is lurking in the caves and wants to get out.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 21 September 2023
Publisher: UCLan Publishing

Fifteen-year-old Caleb Hideki Smith is a social outcast. As one of the few half-Japanese students in East Portersville High School, Caleb has come to terms with the fact that he will never truly fit in. He lacks popularity, is unable to play football, and the girl he has a crush on is completely unaware of his existence. That was until a fateful day when Caleb and his sister Emily stumbled upon a Shinto shrine deep within the Great Smoky Mountains. A shrine that Caleb knew wasn't there the day before. Faced with his newfound heritage, Caleb quickly realizes that fitting in is the least of his concerns. You cannot outrun who you are, and the past will always catch up to you eventually.

Something sinister lurks within the caves of the mountains. And it is determined to escape.

This is a new mythological fantasy from New York Times bestselling author A.J. Hartley, illustrated by Hisako Osako and Kuma Hartley.

Weight: 294g
Dimension: 128 x 197 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781915235770