WonderLust: Stories by Nikki Alfar NATIONAL ARTISTS OF THE PHILIPPINES - BenCab

WonderLust: Stories by Nikki Alfar NATIONAL ARTISTS OF THE PHILIPPINES - BenCabFourteen fantastic stories that include a zombie invading the front lawn of a woman undergoing the end of her marriage, a modern day spy tasked with ensuring the safety of a god, and what has been described as Tokugawa shogunate mecha. The pieces in this collection are set not only in author Nikki Alfars native Philippines, but in locations as diverse as ancient Japan, China, Araby, and other unbelievable imaginary places. With pen and ink art by

Paper edition edition (2002-12-01) (January 1

trapped in love without marriage

She is a strong proponent of the concept that humans currently use only 10-12% of their brain capacities and strives always to enliven the other 88-90% of her potential

who live in the present with the pure ache of longing

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suspected resistance fighters were tortured and killed

The introduction by Nick Deocampo

beliefs in magic and long-cherished dreams of a better life more responsive to the pronouncements of a prophet than to the promises of politicians

Without Names (Kearney Street WorkshopPress) and Berkeley Fiction Review (U

The last is a relief

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