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MAYA O. CALICA
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Books
YOUNG LOVE
Jedward
THE BUZZ:
Identical twins
John and
Edward Grimes
first appeared as
John & Edward
in the sixth season of
The X Factor
in 2009. Never mind that they
finished in sixth place — since then,
“
the Jedward paradox” has run riot.
THE ALBUM:
Young Love
is their
third CD, a concept album based
around the story of a relationship.
Now available at Astroplus and
Odyssey Music & Video, via iTunes
or
THE WANTED
The Wanted
THE BUZZ:
The British-Irish
boy band is
made up of five
young men with
stunning looks
and matching pipes.
THE ALBUM:
Their self-titled debut
album includes catchy dance/club
anthems like “Chasing the Sun”,
and the love song “Glad You Came”.
Now available at Astroplus and
Odyssey Music & Video, via iTunes
and
NEVER FELT
SO ALIVE
The
Morning
Episodes
THE BUZZ:
The
band has just
been signed by
Sly Doggie Productions, so expect
their fresh sound to go global.
THE ALBUM:
“
Alive”, the first
single off their debut album, will be
distributed digitally in the US, UK,
Europe and Asia via the Isolation
Network. Also available on iTunes
and
This Halloween, scare
yourself silly with books for
every genre of creepy
What makes
them tick?
THE PARANORMAL
ROMANCE
Voices in the Theater by
A.S. Santos
Samantha Davidson has a secret: the
teenager can hear other people’s thoughts.
And upon moving to Manila, her mother’s
hometown, she begins to hear the voices
of those no longer living as well. In this
engrossing first installment of Filipina
writer A.S. Santos’ trilogy for young adults,
follow Samantha and her new friends in
the Student Paranormal Research Group as
they encounter bizarre and often dangerous
supernatural occurrences, battle demons
both spiritual and psychological, and walk
the tricky path through adolescence and
young love. PHP145 on
com
,
US$2.99 (PHP125.42) on
amazon.com
THE VAMPIRE EPIC
The Passage by Justin Cronin
In this first part of Cronin’s trilogy, the year is 2018 and the world
has been overtaken by vampire-like creatures that — due to an
infection from a virus intended to boost immunity — are on the hunt
for fresh blood. At the center of the novel is Amy, a young girl who
has acquired certain traits of these hairless monsters except for
one: their bloodlust.
The Passage
chronicles 90 years of this freaky
post-apocalyptic existence, during which Amy seems to be the only
hope for mankind. The author’s sequel,
The Twelve
,
is due out this
month. PHP799 on
THE ZOMBIE COLLECTION
Alt-Zombie: The Alternative Zombie
Anthology edited by Peter Mark May
For those short plane trips,
Alt-Zombie
offers the horror fiction fan 21
original stories from the likes of David Williamson, Alison Littlewood,
Joe McKinney, Gary McMahon, Shaun Jeffrey and Jay Eales. Why
“
alternative” zombie? The tales go beyond the post-apocalyptic
worlds where most zombies live, exploring plots that will surprise
readers (for instance, McMahon’s “Thus Spoke Lazarus” takes place
during the time of Jesus). Pick a story and be very afraid. US$4.99/
PHP209.31 (Kindle version) on
