A Bottle of Storm Clouds - Paperback

by Eliza A. Victoria (Author), Karen Francisco (Illustrator)

In "A Bottle of Storm Clouds", award-winning author Eliza Victoria conjures a captivating collection of sixteen short stories where the ordinary and the extraordinary collide. From chicken-legged men to pawnshop goddesses, from enchanted forests to otherworldly MRT stations, these tales offer a mesmerizing blend of Filipino folklore and contemporary imagination.

With characters both familiar and fantastical, Victoria's masterful storytelling transports readers to worlds both wondrous and unsettling. Whether it's a girl's encounter with the mythical or a man's journey into the unknown, each story is a unique fusion of magic and the mundane. Featuring stories previously lauded in Philippine Speculative Fiction and Alternative Alamat, as well as prize-winning narratives from the Philippines Free Press Literary Awards and the Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio Literary Contest, "A Bottle of Storm Clouds" is a must-read for fans of magical realism and Filipino literature.