Philippine Speculative Fiction Volume 1

Philippine Speculative Fiction Volume 1
Author: Dean Francis Alfar
Publisher: Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2012-04-10
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 621010052X

A courtesan who secretly controls flame; A baby that eats soil; A professor tasked with proving the masculinity of a national hero; A quest to create a kite that reaches the stars. Philippine Speculative Fiction Volume 1 is the first of several anthologies that showcases the rich variety of Philippine literature. Between these covers, you will find magic realism next to science fiction, traditional fantasy beside slipstream, and imaginary worlds rubbing shoulders with alternate Philippine history-demonstrating that the literature of the fantastic is alive and well in the Philippines.

Lauriat

Lauriat
Author: Charles Tan
Publisher: Lethe Press
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2012
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1590212541

Filipinos and Chinese authors have a rich, vibrant literature when it comes to speculative fiction, the realms of the strange and fantastical. But what about the fiction of the Filipino-Chinese, who draw their roots from the folklore of both cultures? This is what Lauriat attempts to answer. Featuring stories that deal with voyeur ghosts, taboo lovers, a town that cannot sleep, the Chinese zodiac, and an exile that finally comes home, Lauriat covers a diverse selection of narratives from fresh, Southest Asian voices.

The Infinite Library and Other Stories

The Infinite Library and Other Stories
Author: Victor Fernando R. Ocampo
Publisher:
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2021-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9780999451458

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.

Philippine Speculative Fiction Volume 8

Philippine Speculative Fiction Volume 8
Author: Dean Francis Alfar
Publisher: Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2013-07-19
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 6210100597

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 2

Philippine Speculative Fiction Volume 2
Author: Dean Francis Alfar
Publisher: Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2012-04-10
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 6210100538

Marrying a monster and fishing for mermaids; Redeeming a demon in an Augustinian church; A girl drawn to a haunted river; Hunting giant Wyrms with a gunsaddle. The Philippine Speculative Fiction series showcases fantasy, science fiction, and horror written by Filipinos around the world.

Philippine Speculative Fiction Volume 9

Philippine Speculative Fiction Volume 9
Author: Andrew Drilon
Publisher: Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2014-10-06
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 6210100600

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.

Philippine Speculative Fiction Volume 4

Philippine Speculative Fiction Volume 4
Author: Dean Francis Alfar
Publisher: Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2012-05-27
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 6210100554

A comic book fan gets his wish; A woman's quest for the perfect man; Diseases sold over the Internet. The Literature of the Fantastic is on display in this volume of the Philippine Speculative Fiction series, featuring new takes on old tropes and fresh imaginings from Filipino authors.

Philippine Speculative Fiction Volume 5

Philippine Speculative Fiction Volume 5
Author: Nikki Alfar
Publisher: Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.
Total Pages: 389
Release: 2012-07-06
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 6210100562

Living the good life with your husband, an A.I. agent; a little boy's interview with Death; the mythic love of deities; Joseph and his "e;Immaculate Virgin"e; wife, Mary. Philippine Speculative Fiction is part of an anthology series that features stories from the genres of science fiction, horror, and fantasy from the creative imagination of the Filipino writer.

Philippine Speculative Fiction Volume 6

Philippine Speculative Fiction Volume 6
Author: Nikki Alfar
Publisher: Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2012-07-09
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 6210100570

A supernatural basketball superstar; An expert on interspecies dating and marriage counselor to the peculiar; A girl in a Muslim empire engineering a pair of mechanical wings. Meet these characters, and more, in this volume of Philippine Speculative Fiction, featuring stories from the genres of fantasy, science fiction, and horror.

Philippine Speculative Fiction Volume 7

Philippine Speculative Fiction Volume 7
Author: Kate Osias
Publisher: Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2012-07-23
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 6210100589

A heartbroken youth discovers the first woman, Maganda, in a garden; The youngest, most beautiful of ten siblings gets sold as a bride to a Tiq'Barang; A segment of the Filipino population suddenly transforms to look like American celebrities. The Philippine Speculative Fiction series features fantasy and horror, science fiction and slipstream, and various types of stories found across the genre spectrum.