Literary Fiction Christopher G. Moore’s literary novels range from novels set in Japan, Burma, China, Thailand, New York, and Vancouver. His first novel was His Lordship’s Arsenal published in 1985 by Freundlich Books and his most recent novel titled Gambling on Magic has been published by Heaven Lake Press September 2005. Altogether he has published 10 literary novels. In Asia, the Land of Smiles trilogy, beginning with A Killing Smile (1991), A Bewitching Smile (1992), and A Haunting Smile (1993) established his reputation as the leading English language author in Asia.