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The best of Philippine speculative fiction, 2005-2010 / edited by Dean Francis Alfar & Nikki Alfar.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Diliman Quezon City, Philippines : The University of the Philippines Press, c2017Description: xxi, 359 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9789715427043
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PR 9550.8 .A44 2017
Contents:
The Secret origin of spin-man/Andrew Drilon -- An introduction to the luminescent/Pocholo Goitia -- The Sign of the cross/Russell Stanley Geronimo -- The Singers man/Rebecca Arcega -- Carbon/Paolo Chikiamco -- The Ascension of our lady boy/Mia Tijam -- Parallel/Eliza Victoria -- Feasting/Joshua L. Lim So -- Reclamation/Angelo R. Lacuesta -- Pedro Diyegos homecoming/Apol Lejano-Massebieau -- Six from downtown/Dean Francis Alfar -- Sky gypsies/Timothy James M. Dimacali -- A Retrospective on diseases for sale/Charles Tan -- Revenge of the tiktaks/Noel Tio -- The Maidens song/Kate Osias -- Keeping time/FH Batacan -- Sink/Isabel Yap -- Frozen delight/Marguerite Alcazaren de Leon -- Brigada/Joseph F. Nacino -- The Flicker/Ian Rosales Casocot -- Bearing fruit/Nikki Alfar -- Dinos awesome adventure/Carljoe Javier -- The Sparrows of Climaco Avenue/Kenneth Yu -- The Death and rebirth of Nathaniel Alan Sempio/Alexander Osias -- Sidhi/Yvette Tan -- Mang Marcing and the four horsemen of the Apocalypse/Vincent Michael Simbulan -- A League of champions/Ronald Cruz -- Hopscotch/Anne Lagamayo -- All we need is five meals a day/Jose Elvin Bueno -- Just man/Rica Bolipata-Santos -- Publishing histories -- About the editors.
Summary: Between these covers are the best short stories of fantasy, horror, science fiction, and genres in-between, selected from the first five years of the Philippine Speculative Fiction annuals. Step through the portal and explore worlds old and new and experience the power of the literature of the imagination as crafted by Filipino authors.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Annex Filipiniana Elementary Education FIL PR 9550.8 .A44 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000016585

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The Secret origin of spin-man/Andrew Drilon -- An introduction to the luminescent/Pocholo Goitia -- The Sign of the cross/Russell Stanley Geronimo -- The Singers man/Rebecca Arcega -- Carbon/Paolo Chikiamco -- The Ascension of our lady boy/Mia Tijam -- Parallel/Eliza Victoria -- Feasting/Joshua L. Lim So -- Reclamation/Angelo R. Lacuesta -- Pedro Diyegos homecoming/Apol Lejano-Massebieau -- Six from downtown/Dean Francis Alfar -- Sky gypsies/Timothy James M. Dimacali -- A Retrospective on diseases for sale/Charles Tan -- Revenge of the tiktaks/Noel Tio -- The Maidens song/Kate Osias -- Keeping time/FH Batacan -- Sink/Isabel Yap -- Frozen delight/Marguerite Alcazaren de Leon -- Brigada/Joseph F. Nacino -- The Flicker/Ian Rosales Casocot -- Bearing fruit/Nikki Alfar -- Dinos awesome adventure/Carljoe Javier -- The Sparrows of Climaco Avenue/Kenneth Yu -- The Death and rebirth of Nathaniel Alan Sempio/Alexander Osias -- Sidhi/Yvette Tan -- Mang Marcing and the four horsemen of the Apocalypse/Vincent Michael Simbulan -- A League of champions/Ronald Cruz -- Hopscotch/Anne Lagamayo -- All we need is five meals a day/Jose Elvin Bueno -- Just man/Rica Bolipata-Santos -- Publishing histories -- About the editors.

Between these covers are the best short stories of fantasy, horror, science fiction, and genres in-between, selected from the first five years of the Philippine Speculative Fiction annuals. Step through the portal and explore worlds old and new and experience the power of the literature of the imagination as crafted by Filipino authors.

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