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Janus Silang and the Struggle for Kalibutan by Edgar Calabia Samar

Janus Silang and the Struggle for Kalibutan

Volume Two in the Janus Silang Saga

Edgar Calabia Samar, Mervin Malonzo

Tuttle Publishing · Print & ebook · March 26, 2024

"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.

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Who it’s for
Philippine folklore, online gaming, and a search for the one being who can defeat the Tiyanak.
Themes
Philippine folklore, Family in danger, Online gaming
Pacing
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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.

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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.

Tiyanak and Tala

Philippine folklore, online gaming, and a search for the one being who can defeat the Tiyanak.

Come here for

  • A Tiyanak from Philippine folklore and its goddess twin, Tala
  • Janus's search for Tala through the world of online gaming

Expect

  • Janus and his friends escape to Kalibutan, beyond the Tiyanak’s reach
  • The second volume in the Janus Silang series

Where it sits

YA Folklore & Fairy Tale Comics66%
YA Fantasy Comics37%
YA Action & Adventure Comics33%

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Publisher categories

  • YA Sci-Fi Comics
  • YA Folklore & Fairy Tale Comics
  • YA Paranormal Comics
Authors
Edgar Calabia Samar, Mervin Malonzo
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Published
March 26, 2024
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Philippine folklore · Family in danger · Online gaming
Reading lane
YA Sci-Fi Comics