Enlightenment
Book One of the Bathala Series
Published on 14. March 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
294 pages
978-0-9844408-1-8 (ISBN)
Description
When Dorothy meets the mysterious Adrian with his alluring knowledge of Filipino folklore, she senses he's not being completely truthful. She's right. Little does she know he's a vampire warrior from the Philippines sent to Vegas to protect her and her best friend Stella from unseen vampire enemies. As the truth becomes exposed, the three of them experience a change that brings them on the brink of a new enlightenment that binds them together forever. Regardless if they like it or not.
Enlightenment, Book One of The Bathala Series, is a vampires series through characters with a specific Filipino diaspora perspective and introduces an alternate perspective on vampire lore .
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Series
Language
English
Target group
Young adult
US School Grade: From Fourth Grade to Seventh Grade, Interest Age: From 13 to 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 102 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
222 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9844408-1-8 (9780984440818)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Filipino American author and reader on a journey of self-discovery and reflection through the power of storytelling.Set in Las Vegas, my novel "Enlightenment" explores the history of the Philippines through the modern-day first-person perspectives of Filipino-American Dorothy Dizon and transfer student Adrian Rosario, sent to protect her from unseen enemies of his Filipino secret society.Inspired by the beautiful folklore, myths and legends of my motherland, the Philippines.