SOON TO BE PUBLISHED
NEO-MALIGNO
BY DANIEL DE GUZMAN
STORY DESCRIPTION
What if the maligno from our past gets revamped into a cyberpunked denizen of Manila?
Welcome to Neo-Manila. Futuristic and progressive and yet still haunted by the creatures from the shadows and cobwebs. They are not afraid of salt anymore but are now hardwired and in full metal bodies. Experience their tales in high definition—from a mechanical tikbalang and his rider on a high-octane race of death and orgasm; to a photo editor-slash-mangkukulam using a design software to cast curses on her infidel lover; and to a digital kapre illegally entering the cyberspace under the influence of rage-inducing e-cigarette.
They are Neo-Maligno. These are their stories. Machine and madness come alive underneath the neon light.
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Book Size: 8.5 x 5.5 inches
Cover: Full-color cover with matte lamination
Inside Pages: black and white printing on cream paper
Number of Pages: TBA
With free bookmark (full-color with matte lamination)
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Photos by RNG Studios, Allene Allanigue, and Canva
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[HearthandHomebuddies.com] Daniel de Guzman and Zoomicron (Read here)
About the author
A 29-year-old office staff from Tarlac, Daniel C. De Guzman started to love writing ever since he fell in love with Dan Brown’s novel. He later got interested in the horror genre thru the influence of the works of H.P Lovecraft. He was also greatly inspired by old-school cyberpunk anime like Ghost in the Shell, Akira, and A.D Police Files. His stories usually feature creatures from the mythologies of the Philippines. Some of his works are included in various anthologies and websites such as PSICOM Librerya Dark Files 1 (“Ang Babae sa BGC”), Philippine Genre Stories (“The Part-Time Apprentice”), Dystopia Manila Anthology of Paperkat Books (“Zoomicron”), and Legends and Zodiac (“A Cure for the Dragon”).
Daniel dreams of writing as many stories as he can and hopes to inspire other readers to not only consume the stories of others but rather become producers of their own stories.
Neo-Maligno
Philippine Copyright © 2024 by Daniel De Guzman
Names, characters, places, and events are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Space and time have been rearranged to suit the convenience of the book. Any resemblance to historical events, places, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher or author.
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Cover Art: Daniel De Guzman
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