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AUTHOR BOOK REVIEW: JAI SEN
Publisher: Shoto Press http://www.shotopress.com Published Work: "Garlands of Moonlight" (ISBN 0971756406), published May 2002 by Shoto Press. A graphic novel retelling of a Malay vampire legend. BOOK/SUBJECT SYNOPSIS:
Set in late colonial Indonesia, "Garlands of Moonlight" relates a Malay vampire legend in graphic novel format. Printed in a black and silver duotone, the book captures the quaint feel of turn-of-the-century daguerreotype photographs. Illustrated by Indonesian artist Rizky Wasisto Edi, winner of a 2002 Xeric award.
AUTHOR INFO: Jai Sen, a writer of speculative fiction, divides his time between New York and Tokyo.
Born in Hyderabad, India, Sen lived in Indonesia for seven years. There, he acquired a taste for supernatural folktales. He is the author of "Garlands of Moonlight", and is currently working on a historical graphic novel planned for release by Shoto Press in the winter of 2003.
"Our name is taken from the Shoto district of Shibuya-ku in Tokyo, where one of our authors resides. Shoto is a neighborhood that pays equal homage to tradition and progress, just as we do. We are working to inform the public about the importance of graphic novels as a literary medium."
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Silent and merciless, a creature of darkness has come to prey on an island village. Babies vanish, mothers are murdered, and the threat of evil grows with each night. The village becomes a battleground as the onrush of the twentieth century clashes with tradition--and the restless spirits of the island's mythical past... 
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