{"product_id":"ascension","title":"Ascension","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA woman returns to her hometown to attend a friend’s wake – but ends up confronting an inexplicable evil\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst, you need to give it something precious to you. Then, a shelter, a doorway…\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomething lives in a rotting house in the town of Santa Clara.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmilia has not thought of this house for years, until a chance meeting with Alma, an old friend from her hometown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Alma suddenly dies, Emilia finds her way back to Santa Clara, to her circle of friends who rekindle memories of a bizarre ritual left unfinished.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf a dark visitor who sits by their bed at night, of a being who won’t let them sleep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMust they once again awaken whoever dwells in that lonely house?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEliza Victoria\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning Filipino author. Her books include \u003cem\u003eDwellers\u003c\/em\u003e (winner of the Philippine National Book Award for Best Novel), \u003cem\u003eWounded Little Gods\u003c\/em\u003e, the graphic novel \u003cem\u003eAfter Lambana\u003c\/em\u003e (a collaboration with artist Mervin Malonzo), the science fiction novel-in-stories \u003cem\u003eNightfall\u003c\/em\u003e, the short story collection \u003cem\u003eSeventeen Prayers to the Many-Eyed Mother\u003c\/em\u003e, and the poetry collection \u003cem\u003eWhat Comes After\u003c\/em\u003e. She has had stories and poetry published in various venues since 2007, most recently in \u003cem\u003eThe Best Asian Speculative Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Apex Book of World SF\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFuture SF\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMultispecies Cities\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAsian Literature Project\u003c\/em\u003e. Visit her at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/elizavictoria.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eelizavictoria.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Times Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49185929167145,"sku":"9789815162004","price":19.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/81NvVvzrI-L.jpg?v=1724831765","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/ascension","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}