{"product_id":"muros-paolo-chikiamco-9780804858649","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\u003eIn 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. \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 0804858640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804858649\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tuttle Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Paolo Chikiamco","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46739157713151,"sku":"9780804858649","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_74ab1cb1-da39-477a-b329-83112ffa4470.jpg?v=1743277386","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/muros-paolo-chikiamco-9780804858649","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}