{"product_id":"muros-paolo-chikiamco-9780804855563","title":"Muros: Within Magical Walls: The Case of the Cemetery Girl","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn intrepid detective tracks a girl lost amidst Manila's many temptations. Can he crack the case and find the girl before the city erupts into violence?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMuros\u003c\/i\u003e is an urban fantasy set in an alternate Manila which has been sealed off from the rest of the world for decades. In this fast-paced graphic novel the walled city of Manila, recently freed from a dictator's iron-fisted rule, is a magical metropolis where monsters flit and feed along neon-lit streets. The city, now governed by mysterious Societies, faces rising tensions between the human and nonhuman inhabitants that are nearing a breaking point. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story's hero, Carlos \"Caloy\" Loyzaga, a \"Taga-Sagot\" (literally translated to \u003ci\u003ePerson Who Answers\u003c\/i\u003e), is tasked with finding the runaway daughter of a small town Mayor. Caloy knows that there's more to the story -- but in a world where magic and modernity make for uneasy bedfellows, there are some secrets you simply can't prepare for. Especially secrets that involve a cast of nonhuman characters, such as one-eyed Yomaws (hybrid human-canines), Asu-Gamis (half Aswang, half Inugami) and slinky Silat immortals--the hated weapons of the tyrant God. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReaders looking for a different take on magic, or those interested in seeing an alternative history set in the Philippines, will find plenty to sink their teeth into here. Fans of Tan \u0026amp; Baldisimo's \u003ci\u003eTrese\u003c\/i\u003e or Jim Butcher's \u003ci\u003eDresden Files\u003c\/i\u003e will also find a heady mix of the familiar and the strange.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paolo Chikiamco\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804855560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804855563\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tuttle Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.80w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/13\/2023","brand":"Paolo Chikiamco","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44133522374911,"sku":"9780804855563","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_28485ac4-e31a-4571-9f0a-46b77d748121.jpg?v=1687486630","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/muros-paolo-chikiamco-9780804855563","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}