Tablay
(By Katrina F. Olan)
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FUTURISTIC MECHA MEETS PHILIPPINE FOLKLORE.
ENTER THE BRAVE, NEW WORLD OF TABLAY. SYNOPSIS MANILA, A HUNDRED YEARS INTO THE FUTURE. Beyond the hyper-technological fortress city of New Intramuros, a century-old war rages on between the Philippine Mech Force and hostile machine life called aswang.
As mech pilot Anya Valerio discovers a dark secret about the enemy, she and her partner—the reserved but brilliant engineer, Chino Jose—must stop the creation of a mega-weapon called Bakunawa before the consequences are irreversible.
Tablay is Filipino for electric charge. It is the soul of the city, the mover and shaker of machines, and the spark between two hearts. It asks what good is technology and progress if it is made at the expense of our humanity? It tells history might have dictated the present, but the future is what we decided it to be. PRAISE FOR TABLAY “Mecha - based on Pinoy myths! Government conspiracies! Techno-organic aswang! Secret missions! And a young mech pilot trying to dodge and weave through it all. TABLAY is a fun mash-up of mech and myth!” - Budjette Tan, co-creator of Trese
“I am one of the delighted passengers into Kat's mind and her world, "Tablay". A magnificent mix of monsters, mech and mayhem.” - Berlin Manalaysay, creator of Combatron
“I should shoot myself for not thinking of this concept first. Clever. Imaginative. Grounded. It looks back to our past and reimagines our future.” - Juan Ekis, BroadwayWorld Award Winner, Director of A Play of the Decade
“Strap yourselves tight folks, when that twist is revealed, you'll be blown out of your socks. Tablay, hands down, is one of the best Filipino sci-fi books ever.” - Bambi Eloriaga-Amago, Author of Doobiedoo Asks”
