Kevin Martens Wong is an author whose works delve into language and culture. Through his efforts in revitalizing the Kristang language and founding Accessible Linguistics Magazine, he engages with the complexities of communication and identity. His prose explores unique environments and heritage, offering readers a compelling glimpse into a world that is both familiar and alien. With a sensitive style and keen observation, Wong contributes to the literary landscape with a distinctive voice.
In an alternate 1947 filled with mystical creatures, Singapuran boy-soldier Naufal Jazair is bonded to the merlion Bahana and enlisted in a war against an aggressive neighbour. Meanwhile, in a dystopian Singapore in 2047, SAF officer Titus Ang is tasked with entering Naufal’s universe and retrieving a merlion to save the future of Singapore from the Concordance, a hive intelligence that is close to consuming what remains of humanity.