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LONTAR: The Journal of Southeast Asian Speculative Fiction – Issue #10

by Adan Jimenez, Jason Erik Lundberg, Kristine Ong Muslim
LONTAR: The Journal of Southeast Asian Speculative Fiction – Issue #10 - Thryft
LONTAR: The Journal of Southeast Asian Speculative Fiction – Issue #10 - Thryft

Southeast Asian speculative fiction anthology; diverse voices.

This book is a captivating collection of speculative fiction stories that will transport you to the vibrant and rich world of Southeast Asia. With its diverse range of voices and intriguing themes, it offers a unique reading experience that will keep you hooked from beginning to end. Dive into stories about strange astronauts, magical creatures, post-apocalyptic Singapore, and more, all written by award-winning authors from Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, and beyond. If you're a fan of speculative fiction or simply looking for something new and exciting, this anthology is a must-read.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

LONTAR: The Journal of Southeast Asian Speculative Fiction – Issue #10

by Adan Jimenez, Jason Erik Lundberg, Kristine Ong Muslim
ISBN: 9789814655538
Authors: Adan Jimenez, Jason Erik Lundberg, Kristine Ong Muslim
Publisher: Epigram Books
Date of Publication: 2018-05-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Science Fiction Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, High Fantasy, Mythology, Science Fiction, Asian Literature, Fiction, LGBT, Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.2
(rated by 20 readers)

Description

This tenth and final double-sized issue of LONTAR presents speculative writing from and about Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Korea and Vietnam.Inside these pages, you’ll find: sightings of a strange astronaut in an infinite library by Victor Fernando R. Ocampo, illustrated by Eisner winner Sonny Liew; the meeting between weretigers and Sang Nila Utama by Manish Melwani; the enlightenment of a politician’s wife by Cyril Wong; a Pygmalion-esque tragic romance by comic artist Drewscape; weaponised merlions in WWII-era Singapore by Kevin Martens Wong; an unexpected offer of omniscient immortality by Eliza Victoria; gods and mango tree spirits united in song by Vida Cruz; post-apocalyptic satay cookery in Marina Bay Sands by Wayne Rée; domestic strife and changeling tigers by Natalie Wang; the magic of folding origami cranes by Topaz Winters; a panadería that guarantees pregnancy by Gabriela Lee; surrogate speaking to the dead by Patricia Karunungan; a dating app for interdimensional monstrosities by Marylyn Tan & Graeme Ford; and speculative poetry by Kevin Minh Allen, Davian Aw, F. Jordan Carnice, Genevieve DeGuzman, May Chong, Lawdenmarc Decamora, Joses Ho, Judith Huang, Sithuraj Ponraj, Bronwyn Sharman, Lakan Umali and Natalie Wang.Also included is a special supplement: the exciting conclusion of Dean Francis Alfar’s brilliant novel Salamanca, winner of the Palanca Award Grand Prize for the Novel and the Gintong Aklat Award for Literature.LONTAR is the world’s only biannual literary journal focusing on Southeast Asian speculative fiction. Our many contributors have won major literary awards in Singapore, the USA, UK, Taiwan, Japan and the Philippines.
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Southeast Asian speculative fiction anthology; diverse voices.

This book is a captivating collection of speculative fiction stories that will transport you to the vibrant and rich world of Southeast Asia. With its diverse range of voices and intriguing themes, it offers a unique reading experience that will keep you hooked from beginning to end. Dive into stories about strange astronauts, magical creatures, post-apocalyptic Singapore, and more, all written by award-winning authors from Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, and beyond. If you're a fan of speculative fiction or simply looking for something new and exciting, this anthology is a must-read.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.