THE HARBOURMASTER

WEB SERIES - HISTORICAL HORROR FICTION

Hong Kong, 1849. Haunted by the loss of his family in the Opium Wars, harbourmaster Jun ekes out a living on a pirate-ridden, disease-scarred island under fresh British rule—until he witnesses a boat vanish beneath the water, seized by something monstrous. Keeping silent, Jun stalks the docks and discovers a newborn kraken lurking in the depths. After feeding it the body of a man he kills in self-defence, Jun becomes both accomplice and protector as ships begin to disappear and the creature grows ever bolder. When political upheaval floods the harbour with new powers and enemies, Jun is arrested—and coerced into betraying the beast he helped unleash, igniting a catastrophic reckoning that will reshape the city.