Magic, Murder and a Curse that Never Sleeps

Jan Palmer has everything, but none of it brings him peace. Trapped by family politics and stifled by responsibility, Jan yearns for escape. But when a deranged professor breaks into his study and opens a forbidden copper jar, Jan’s wish is granted in the most terrifying way imaginable.

The jar releases Zongri, a vengeful ifrit imprisoned for centuries by the legendary Sulayman. Now free, the demon kills the intruder and punishes Jan with a chilling sentence: Eternal Wakefulness. 

Cursed to never truly sleep, Jan begins slipping between two realities. In one, he’s a bewildered man on trial for a murder he didn’t commit. In the other, he becomes Tiger—a bold sailor navigating jinn-ruled seas, cutthroat pirates, and the cryptic politics of the supernatural realm.

As the line between Jan and Tiger blurs, he must uncover the truth behind the curse and master forces he never sought.

Slaves and Masters of Sleep blend Arabian Nights fantasy with metaphysical mystery and swashbuckling action.