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Janus Silang and the Struggle for Kalibutan

Volume Two in the Janus Silang Saga

Mervin Malonzo author Edgar Calabia Samar author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Tuttle Publishing

Published:26th Mar '24

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"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.

"Finally, a hero like Janus Silang claims his space in our imagination. He rises above the challenges and gives hope--a bright star leading us out of the darkness." —Dan Matutina, award-winning illustrator and graphic designer
"If Britons have Harry Potter and Americans have Percy Jackson, we Filipinos have Janus Silang." —Bongbong Books
"A teen survives a freak accident during a video gam tournament where players battle mythic monsters—and it turns out the magical avatars are crossing into real life." —Publishers Weekly

ISBN: 9780804856775

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 397g

176 pages