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Janus Silang and the Struggle for Kalibutan
"If Britons have Harry Potter and Americans have Percy Jackson, we Filipinos have Janus Silang." --Bongbong Books Review Following a grisly encounter with the Tiyanak, an evil creature from Philippine folklore, Janus Silang realizes that nothing in his life will ever be the same again. He and his family are now the targets of a powerful force that must be destroyed. Janus and his friends escape to Kalibutan, where the Tiyanak cannot follow. There, he searches for Tala, the Tiyanak's goddess twin and the only being with the power to defeat it. This quest leads him again to the word of online gaming, where to his great dismay he discovers that he is not the only one seeking her! The second volume in the Janus Silang series, Janus Silang and the Struggle for Kalibutan is adapted from the award-winning novel by Edgar Calabia Samar, one of Asia's best-known writers and multiple winner of the Philippine National Book Award.
The Black Bestiary
"You know this door, this strange portal that you once opened and walked through. You met dozens of things that most still believe are merely figments of fiction and fancy. And you met a man, Alejandro Pardo, who spent his lifetime chronicling these things, these creatures. The door's open now. So walk through it again. Meet Alejandro Pardo's colleagues. Meet other men and women who've witnessed just how deep the shadows really are. And of course, meet what lurks furtively in them." -- back cover of work
Superheroes Beyond
Contributions by Mitchell Adams, Frederick Luis Aldama, Jason Bainbridge, Djoymi Baker, Liam Burke, Octavia Cade, Hernan David Espinosa-Medina, Dan Golding, Ian Gordon, Sheena C. Howard, Aaron Humphrey, Naja Later, Cormac McGarry, Angela Ndalianis, Julian Novitz, Alexandra Ostrowski Schilling, Maria Lorena M. Santos, Jack Teiwes, and Enrique Uribe-Jongbloed In recent years, superheroes on the page and screen have garnered increasing research and wider interest. Nonetheless, many works fall back on familiar examples before arriving at predictable conclusions. Superheroes Beyond moves superhero research beyond expected models. In this innovative collection, contributors unmask international cr...
Janus Silang and the Creature of Tabon
Adapted from the Philippine National Book Award-winning novel, Janus Silang and the Creature of Tabon takes the reader on a journey of discovery as Janus learns the truth about the supernatural realm of mythical creatures that surround us and how he and his family is connected to this magical world. Monsters live in the darkest corners of our dreams, existing only as nightmares, but sometimes they find a way out. When dreams and the waking world collide how can we know what is real? Janus Silang and the Creature of Tabon tells the chilling tale of a boy's courageous actions amidst a shadowy world and his struggle to overcome the nightmares in his waking life. Janus is like most teenagers—h...
Kissing Magic
This book can be read on its own. Greedy, cunning, and selfish, Sian is not someone to be trusted. But when Karina is called to break his spell with a kiss, she accepts it. She’s smart enough not to fall in love—or at least to tell herself not to. But risking a broken heart is the smallest of her problems. Sian’s been enchanted in a mysterious, ancient castle where dark magic has been awakened. And now Karina’s being hunted by strange, creepy creatures and has no idea why. Sian offers to keep her safe and deal with the castle and its dark magic once and for all. If Karina wants to find answers, she'll have to trust him—despite knowing well that he’s no hero. She’ll also have to...
Tabi po
"Make way for a new chapter in modern Asian horror: Mervin Malonzo's Tabi Po chronicles the continuing biography of Elias and his odious odyssey to discover his origin, destiny, and true horrible nature, in this gothic komix deconstruction and rebuilding of the Philippine "aswang" mythology."--Publisher website.
Global Children's Literature in the College Classroom
This volume of critical essays explores global children's literary traditions and not just how non-US-centered children's literature is taught within college courses, but how it can be used to frame undergraduate pedagogy outside of the classroom.
Potlendh
Ten-year-old twins Carl and Karen are stranded on a strange, uncharted Island. The only way home is with the help of a mysterious Lord of Power, who lives atop the tall mountain in the center of this Island. Getting there is no easy task, as they must learn to help others in exchange for their help. Complicating their adventure: nothing works right on the Island. Even time and distance are all mixed up.With the companionship of Uniqua (a Unicorn), Cassandra (a chicken-sized Dragon), and three martial arts-trained Rabbit bodyguards, the children must persevere if they ever want to see their father again.
The Black Bestiary
How to train a Filipino dragon and other real-life adventures of three modern monster hunters! Since The Lost Journal of Alejandro Pardo was published, other creature hunters have come out of the woodwork to share their spine-tingling accounts of more discoveries. True? Exaggerated? Out-and-out lies? Read on and decide for yourself! The Black Bestiary adds to the list of powerful and fearsome supernatural creatures we met in The Lost Journal of Alejandro Pardo. Three modern creature hunters--RJ, Gus and Stanislav, who draw their inspiration from Pardo's work--relate their own chilling encounters with the sinister monsters that live among us. In this book, you'll come face-to-face with: The B...
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