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Best of Philippine Speculative Fiction 2005-2010

Author : Dean Francis Alfar

Publisher : Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.

Page : 431 pages

File Size : 21,86 MB

Release : 2013-07-19

Category : Literary Collections

ISBN : 6210100627

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The Horsemen of the Apocalypse are all born to a Filipino family; an monstrous nanny passes on her powers to her young gay ward; a family's freezer gets a surprise visitor; a young boy discovers how his brother turns into a superhero locked in an eternal struggle with the Forces of Chaos; a company makes a fortune selling diseases. The Best of Philippine Speculative Fiction 2005-2010 features thirty of the best fantasy, science fiction, and horror stories from the first five volumes of Philippine Speculative Fiction, published from 2005 to 2010.



The Infinite Library and Other Stories

Author : Victor Fernando R. Ocampo

Publisher :

Page : 306 pages

File Size : 47,65 MB

Release : 2021-10

Category :

ISBN : 9780999451458

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A commanding force for Southeast Asian speculative fiction, THE INFINITE LIBRARY AND OTHER STORIES reimagines the pasts, presents, and futures of Filipinos and the world around them. This first North American edition features a never-before-anthologized story. "Fantastic and lyrical, like glimpses into the infinite potential of the universe."-Ken Liu, author of THE PAPER MENAGERIE AND OTHER STORIES Shortlisted for the 2018 International Rubery Book Award. Making his North American debut, Victor Fernando R. Ocampo in The Infinite Library and Other Stories shows why Southeast Asian speculative fiction is a force to be reckoned with. From a mysteriously timeless interior of a map shop to a space elevator thousands of miles away from the metropole, these 18 stories masterfully straddle manifold layers of Filipino history, identity, and mythology, reconstructing the past and conjuring new futures for the nation and region at large. Ocampo's transnational consciousness brilliantly navigates class, colonialism, and gender in formal experimentations of winning ingenuity. Threaded by the motif of libraries and books, this deliciously enigmatic and labyrinthine collection showcases the infinite power of imagination to mend and make anew.



WonderLust

Author : Nikki Alfar

Publisher : Anvil Publishing, Inc.

Page : 141 pages

File Size : 15,24 MB

Release : 2017-10-12

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9712730573

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Fourteen fantastic stories that include a zombie invading the front lawn of a woman undergoing the end of her marriage, a modern-day spy tasked with ensuring the safety of a god, and what has been described as “Tokugawa shogunate mecha.” The pieces in this collection are set not only in author Nikki Alfar’s native Philippines, but in locations as diverse as ancient Japan, China, Araby, and other unbelievable imaginary places. With pen-and-ink art by Andrew Drilon.



Philippine Speculative Fiction Volume 8

Author : Dean Francis Alfar

Publisher : Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.

Page : 319 pages

File Size : 45,48 MB

Release : 2013-07-19

Category : Literary Collections

ISBN : 6210100597

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A superheroine encashes a check at the bank one morning; a god trapped in a statue is awakened by the intoxicating scent of the scholar studying his stone prison; human beings are homogenized for the sake of idealizing the species. Discover the wealth of the Filipino imagination in the Philippine Speculative Fiction series, featuring stories ranging from fantasy to science fiction to horror.



Philippine Speculative Fiction Volume 11

Author : Kate Osias

Publisher : Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.

Page : 412 pages

File Size : 35,60 MB

Release : 2018-07-10

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 6210100953

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Mecha diwata, skeletal romance, the doom of a superhero, loss that transcends time and space - Philippine Speculative Fiction Volume 11 showcases horror, fantasy, science fiction, and more; the past intertwining with the future; and narratives interspersed with wonder and melancholy - demonstrating the rich variety of speculative fiction in the Philippines.



Philippine Speculative Fiction Volume 9

Author : Andrew Drilon

Publisher : Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.

Page : 313 pages

File Size : 20,94 MB

Release : 2014-10-06

Category : Literary Collections

ISBN : 6210100600

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A young tikbalang auditions at the country's largest TV station; a priest travels the universe to officiate sacraments in outer space; a murdered girl returns unscathed to the home of her perpetrators. Magical realism, fantasy, science fiction, slipstream, and horror share the spotlight in the Philippine Speculative Fiction series, courtesy of the Filipino imagination.



Milagroso

Author : Isabel Yap

Publisher : Macmillan

Page : 24 pages

File Size : 30,19 MB

Release : 2015-08-12

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1466892455

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Marty always believed the lab-grown foods he helped produce were miraculous. But in his childhood home of Lucban, real miracles are occurring: artificial food is being transformed into delicious, sustaining produce. As he visits the home he left behind, the vibrant and colorful festival jerks him into a past he both hungers for and wants to forget. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.



A Cup of Salt Tears

Author : Isabel Yap

Publisher : Macmillan

Page : 22 pages

File Size : 33,72 MB

Release : 2014-08-27

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 146688004X

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Makino's mother taught her caution, showed her how to carve her name into cucumbers, and insisted that she never let a kappa touch her. But when she grows up and her husband Tetsuya falls deathly ill, a kappa that claims to know her comes calling with a barbed promise. "A Cup of Salt Tears" is a dark fantasy leaning towards horror that asks how much someone should sacrifice for the one she loves. "An elegiac story of love, grief and sacrifice."--Kirkus Reviews At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.



Manila Noir

Author : Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn

Publisher : Akashic Books

Page : 241 pages

File Size : 34,70 MB

Release : 2013

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 161775160X

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Manila is not for the faint of heart. Population: over ten million and growing by the minute. Climate: hot, humid and prone to torrential monsoon rains of biblical proportions. The ultimate femme fatale, she's complicated and mysterious, with a tainted, painful past. The perfect, torrid setting for noir. Edited by Dogeaters (Penguin, 1991) author and National Book Award Nominee Jessica Hagedorn, and featuring original stories from a stunning group of multi-award-winning authors.



Maximum Volume

Author : Dean Francis Alfar

Publisher : Anvil Publishing, Inc.

Page : 249 pages

File Size : 36,25 MB

Release : 2017-11-15

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 6214200855

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The 14 stories in this book celebrate the variety of voices currently enriching and expanding Philippine literature—all by authors under the age of 45. Stories of wonder and mystery rub shoulders with contemporary domestic dramas and rousing speculative fiction, all rife with joy and sadness told in different ways.