Red Demon

Description

The sole survivor of a massacre. The genetically enhanced immortal who spared only him.

On an isolated planet where unity is as engineered as its people, two human lines nearly drove each other to extinction rather than acknowledge their shared humanity. The empire that maintained peace for the last century cannot afford to show the cracks in its control. But when Jesse’s mining town is slaughtered under mysterious circumstances, it’s clear ancient bigotries linger, and rebels now have access to magic or tech capable of wide-scale genocide. But Jesse only sees the Red Demon fleeing the scene of the crime, a bio-engineered immortal who should protect the empire instead of killing her own kin. Lost and alone, Jesse sets out on a path for justice that will bring him face to face with both his misconceptions-and new enemies.

Faruhar, the so-called Red Demon, is not the mastermind Jesse expects. Guilt ravages her fragmented mind over crimes she cannot remember committing, and a code impressed on her by a few kind people she cannot forget. And when she and Jesse face off, hatred quickly turns to hesitation, as they together uncover a mystery that might unravel their world’s fragile peace.

A twisty science fantasy with tense fight scenes and a spicy romantic subplot.

Binding Type: Paperback
Contributors: Sill Bihagia,Maria Spada (Cover Design by),Danai Christopoulou (Editor)
Published: 09/16/2025
Publisher: Oria Press
ISBN: 9781968468002
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.22lbs
Size: 0.93″ H x 9.00″ L x 6.00″ W

About the Author
Spada, Maria: – Maria Spada’s life revolves around books. She is a book collector, book seller, and a book cover designer from the tropical island of Cebu, Philippines.Christopoulou, Danai: – “Danai Christopoulou Danai Christopoulou is a Greek author and editor. Danai’s writing has appeared in Glamour, Marie Claire, kh¿ré¿, Fusion Fragment, Flame Tree Press, Writer’s Digest and more, nominated for a Pushcart Prize and for a Best of Small Fictions, and featured on the Nebula and Stoker recommended reading lists – and their debut novel comes out in 2026 from Penguin UK. When not writing, Danai is an editor for Hugo-nominated kh¿ré¿ magazine, a freelance dev and line editor, and an assistant literary agent at The Tobias Literary Agency. You can find them on social media at @danaiwrites or work with them at https: //chronovoros.com/?page_id=279”Bihagia, Sill: – Sill is a parent, sword afficionado, data analyst and suburban chicken farmer from Maryland. Many of their stories come from vivid dreams with fight scenes and recurring characters. After over twenty years of my brain haunting them, writing is now a primary priority in their life. They love mature approachable prose, witty dialog and twisty enemies-to-lovers subplots. Expect complex characters, emotional devastation, and (eventually) hopeful themes. Their world building geeks out into neuroscience, genetics, psychology, and mycology.