A Filipino-Chinese Speculative Fiction Anthology
Edited by Charles A. Tan
Published by Lethe Press at Smashwords.com
Copyright © 2012 Charles A. Tan
all rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilm, and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.
Published in 2012 by Lethe Press, Inc.
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isbn: 1-59021-254-1
isbn-13: 978-1-59021-254-7
Introduction © 2012 Charles A. Tan • “Two Women Worth Watching” © 2012 Andrew Drilon • “Ho-We” © 2012 Erin Chupeco • “The Chinese Zodiac” © 2012 Kristine Ong Muslim • “Pure” © 2012 Isabel Yap • “Dimsum” © 2012 Christine V. Lao • “August Moon” © 2012 Gabriela Lee • “The Captain’s Nephew” © 2012 Paolo Chikiamco • “The Stranger at my Grandmother’s Wake” © 2012 Fidelis Tan • “Chopsticks” © 2009 Marc Gregory Yu • “Fold Up Boy” © 2012 Yvette Tan • “The Tiger Lady” © 2012 Margaret Kawsek • “The Perpetual Day” © 2012 Crystal Koo • “Cricket” © 2012 Kenneth Yu • “The Way of Those Who Stayed Behind” © 2010 Douglas Candano
These stories are works of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the authors’ imaginations or are used fictitiously.
Interior design: Alex Jeffers.
Cover artwork and design: Maxie Wei.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Lauriat : a Filipino-Chinese speculative fiction anthology / edited by Charles Tan.
p. cm.
ISBN-13: 978-1-59021-254-7 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 1-59021-254-1 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Speculative fiction, Philippine (English) 2. Science fiction, Philippine (English) 3. Chinese--Philippines. I. Tan, Charles.
PR9550.8.L38 2012
820.8’09599--dc23
2012014699
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Dedicated to the editors who have inspired me:
Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling, Jonathan Strahan, Rich Horton, John
Joseph Adams, Gavin Grant and Kelly Link, Steve Berman.
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Two Women Worth Watching ~ Andrew Drilon
The Chinese Zodiac ~ Kristine Ong Muslim
The Captain’s Nephew ~ Paolo Chikiamco
The Stranger at my Grandmother’s Wake ~ Fidelis Tan
The Tiger Lady ~ Margaret Kawsek
The Perpetual Day ~ Crystal Koo
The Way of Those Who Stayed Behind ~ Douglas Candano
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