So ive been seeing some ads around the net for this book series that will be released later in 2012. Its like about the Filipino legends of the Aswang, and has three books called Manduruko, Mantahungal, and Segbin. The main character is a Filipino called Jei Rivera, and also according to the website, this whole thing will be set in Philippines.

Apparently, though, the author isn't a Filipino, but an American who traveled to the Philippines with a friend once. Hmmm......w/e the authors nationality, I think the books look really interesting and....I won't lie, I'll probably read them myself. According to the author, they will be available in ebook and print later this year, like around october or november. Any thoughts? Here's the website link for more info:

http://www.aswangwars.com/

What do you guys think?


EDIT:
So this is the Facebook page for it.... http://www.facebook.com/TheAswangWars SOme cool information there. Seriously I'm interested in what everyone else thinks of this!

EDIT 2:
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EDIT 3:
Okay, I think the first book has been out for a while. I read it, and really liked it. Would love to know what everyone else thinks.

Not Filipino, huh?
Hopefully it'll be an interesting read for people who are not just Filipino!

Hopefully! The plot itself seems promising, but I'll wait and read it to find out. >:]

i used to be scared of the aswang when i was little. one time, there was even gossips of attacks in our area and that kept me in the house after 6 for a few days. haha.

aswangs as they tell us are introverts. they don't interact much with their neighbors and they usually live in a town with others of their kind. you won't know they're one because they usually look like humans during daylight. if you visit a new town or city, don't eat food because that is said to bewitch the person and they end up the one being eaten afterwards.

That's scary stuff! Good thing I live in the states lol I wonder how much the author will change the normal idea of Aswang in her books....I guess Aswang is a pretty broad term though so even if she changes a lot of things...i guess it could still be considered just a different version of aswang. Everyone tells me different things about them, there's so many different kinds....some things I've heard are seriously scary!!

The plot is really promising

Phlippine Ghost Stories are the best hahahahaha

I don't know that many ghost stories. I know...Marikit and some White Lady lore but that's about it....

White Ladies sure scared the hell out of me even though it is just an urban legend :sweatingbullets:

My dad tells me white lady stories all the time, they creep me out even though I don't even live in the Philippines!

My dad also tells me stories about white ladies.... and some them are really messed up... hahahahaha

Filipino mythology is seriously scary! I try to tell myself "they're just stories, just stories, just stories...." Tikbalang always seemed super scary to me more than anything else. Wonder why....

Lol ~ i never heard of this , but i sure want to read about it .
and yes Filipino mythology is really scary for me in zamboanga city i really did see a mananangal before . horrific i might say .

You really saw one?? I don't believe in them. They can't be true...right?

i saw one ~ late at night ! it was about 1 am , to 3 am . my mom was pregnant and some locals at my places seems to believe that there are mananangals living at our neighborhood but can't determine who is who . ~ so to be clear i really see one it was scary since i we are living in a wooden house it and my place has too many windows . it scares me when i saw one i can't tell how it looks since it was dark lets out a deep frozen aura and eyes same as cats that glow in the dark . and it has been holding a shiny waxed stick im not sure what its for . but it tries to reach to my mom stomach , and it said when this happens only 1 of the family members in the house can only see it . but my elder brother caught it doing something on the roof trying to scartch a hole on the roof . but my bro is not fearful he rat it out using force and saying that he knows her name and will come and get her if she bothers us again .
but and other night .. it came back but it was weird since i noticed there are huge rats roaming across the sides of the room . 3 of them , my father said that it can transform to any kind of creature and he said it wasn't he's first time to encounter this so he gave me advices on what to do about this mananagals .