Böcker av Edgar Calabia Samar

"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."--

"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 one boy's courageous actions in this shadowy world and his struggle to overcome a growing evil. During an online tournament at a local internet cafâe, all the players fall dead, except for Janus. The horror deepens as the deaths multiply and Janus is contacted by a stranger, a survivor of the tournaments like himself, who asks to help solve the mystery. Along the way, Janus discovers a hidden truth in the game he has been playing and its connection with a nightmarish creature from ancient caves at Tâabon which threatens to destroy everything he holds dear. Adapted from the Philippine National Book Award-winning novel, Janus Silang and the Creature of Tâabon takes the reader on a journey of discovery as Janus learns the truth about the hidden world of mythical creatures who surround us and how he and his family are connected to this magical realm."--