"How the Man in Green Saved Pahang, and Possibly the World" could be a good read for those looking for a unique and immersive experience. The book is an incredible mixture of Malaysian mythologies, history, and theology that takes the reader on an eccentric road trip with the characters. The author has done an excellent job of creating a shadowy world where serpents, Sufi saints, and plainclothes gods lurk in every corner. Readers will be captivated by the characters' stories, which are intertwined in unexpected ways, making it a page-turner until the end.

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• Epigram Books Fiction Prize (2020)

Winner of the 2020 Epigram Books Fiction PrizeEnter a shadowy mythology of serpents, Sufi saints and plainclothes gods…A renegade prophet press-gangs chorister and first witness Gabriel into a wild road trip down the Malaysian coast to fight the Mouth, an existential threat to Malaysia and beyond. Meanwhile, in a sleepy town by the sea, Lydia traces the links between her late grandaunt’s eccentric lover and her involvement in the Communist Emergency. As all parties converge on Pahang, Lydia and Gabriel must grapple with the theologies and histories they once trusted, in a country more perilously punk than they’d ever conceived of.

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