Lai Wan: Tales of the Dreamwalker

by C.J. Henderson, John L. French (Contributor), Bruce Gehweiler (Contributor)

Lai Wan is part detective, part mystic, with a unique ability to touch anything and be able to tell you its history. After dying and then coming back to life, Lai Wan finds that she has changed. Her new abilities are a blessing and a curse. She tries to use it to help people, but finds that she can only emerge from seclusion occassionally. Lai Wan is unlike any heroine you have ever read before. This collection is full of fresh and vibrant storytelling from the master of the dark fantasy--C.J. Henderson and his friends John L. French, Patrick Thomas, Bruce Gehweiler, and John Sunseri.

248 pages, Perfect Paperback

First published April 1, 2007

About the author

There is more than one author with this name

CJ Henderson is the creator of both the Jack Hagee hardboiled PI series and the Teddy London supernatural detective series. He is also the author of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Movies, several score novels, plus hundreds of short stories and thousands of non-fiction pieces. In the wonderful world of comics he has written everything from Batman and the Punisher to Archie and Cherry Poptart.

He also writes under the name Robert Morgan.

Reviews

[Steve · Rating 5 out of 5]

A collection of short stories about one of the greatest characters in literature. Lai Wan is a woman who escaped from China only to be tragically struck down by an accident. But this was not the end. She miraculously survived her death and came back with the power to know the history of any object or person she touches. She tends to avoid people but trouble always seems to find her...and despite the pain it causes her she battles all manner of monsters. If you are tired of traditional vampire fare (just as an example) there's a story in here that turns the old lore on its head. Read this book. You won't regret it.

[Leesa · Rating 3 out of 5]

My review at Sequential Tart

[Chip · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this character, but I bought the trade for one word. One word, two syllables Kol-chak.