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A brilliant but shallow New York tech executive is dragged into a hidden Asian kingdom where Western logic collapses -- and Lew 2.0 is born.
Lew Clarke thinks he has life figured out -- until dangerous Asian occult forces upend his world and threaten his company.
His only hope lies in a desperate journey to Amazia, a secret hermit kingdom deep in Southeast Asia where nothing works the way he expects and every assumption he carries is suddenly useless.
To survive, Lew must navigate a land ruled by mysticism, ritual, and ethical riddles, aided by a cast of unforgettable characters who challenge everything he believes. And when he meets Miss Nong, the stunning cousin of his guide, the stakes shift from corporate survival to something far more personal.
A sharp, funny, supernatural adventure for fans of international fiction, culture?clash storytelling, and comic travel writing.
"A ROCKET RIDE! 'Poltergeist' meets 'Wall Street' in a remote Asian kingdom. Nonstop fun and exotic glitz as Lewis N. Clarke, a brilliant but shallow American businessman, becomes 'Lew 2.0 in a Tropical Wonderland'. Don't miss it!" -- James Roby, The UrbanKnights Series.
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"PACIFIC ODYSSEY is an uncommonly well written and utterly hilarious meander along that borderline where reality and fantasy blur, and particularly here in Asia the actual location of that borderline is always a matter of considerable speculation." -- Jake Needham, Amazon #1 bestselling author of the Inspector Samuel Tay series
From bestselling author Chet Nairene comes PACIFIC ODYSSEY, a vibrant, genre?bending tale that blends humor, adventure, romance, and the supernatural into one unforgettable journey.
Lew Clarke, a brilliant but shallow New York tech businessman, is riding high -- until a brush with dangerous occult forces in Asia sends his life into freefall. To save his company, he must travel to Amazia, a hidden hermit kingdom tucked deep within Southeast Asia.
And that's where everything truly goes wrong.
Inside Amazia's closed, ethical, and utterly baffling universe, Lew's modern expertise becomes useless overnight. Forced to navigate a world where logic bends and tradition rules, he's aided (and occasionally sabotaged) by a cast of eccentric allies: Mr. Frog, Wongrat, Uncle Inpanh, Khun Khon, and the irrepressible Boo.
In the remote village of Biti, Lew meets Miss Nong -- Boo's stunning cousin -- and suddenly the stakes shift from corporate survival to something far more profound. But Amazia holds secrets far darker than Lew imagined, and the threat looming over the kingdom may consume them all.
PACIFIC ODYSSEY is a humorous yet at times harrowing cautionary tale that pits Western ambition and tech rationalism against Eastern mysticism, ritual, and the unseen. Imagine Tom Wolfe's Bonfire of the Vanities colliding with the supernatural charge of Poltergeist -- all set against the lush, unpredictable backdrop of Southeast Asia.
Perfect for fans of Paul Theroux, Somerset Maugham, Graham Greene, and readers who enjoy international adventure, culture?clash satire, and stories where the modern world collides head?on with the mystical.
From BANANA LEAF BOOKS, the imprint devoted to the humorous misadventures of Westerners adrift in Asia. Also available: PACIFIC DASH: From Asia Vagabond to Casino King.
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