{"product_id":"virtual-centre-and-other-science-fiction-stories-paperback","title":"Virtual Centre and Other Science Fiction Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRaissa Claire R. Falgui\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWELCOME TO VIRTUAL CENTRE, WHERE THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE CONVERGE. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A collection of science fiction that borders on science possible, \u003ci\u003eVirtual Centre and Other Science Fiction Stories \u003c\/i\u003ebrings to you some brilliant, adventurous possibilities of our tech-dominant lives. \"Virtual Centre,\" the first in this collection, is the 2002 Palanca Awards first-prize winner for Futuristic Fiction. It tells the story of rich people who have chosen to live the rest of their lives virtually while poor people care for them--until a young anarchist attempts to disrupt the system. \"Hatchling\" refers to the monster tiyanak of Philippine supernatural lore. \"The Creator Defends His Creation\" is the testimony of a man standing trial for fraud for building an android and getting him elected as president. \"By the Light of the Moon\" introduces an alien figure from Venus who revels in being hailed as the goddess Haliya, protector of the timid moon god. \"The Sincerest Form of Flattery\" is the story of a girl who maintains a lifelong resentment against her younger sister, a clone of her grandmother. \"The Beautiful and the Whole\" is a post-apocalyptic story in which a nation, in an attempt to rejuvenate its population after a devastating world war, has instituted restrictive laws regarding marriage and reproduction.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaissa Falgui\u003c\/b\u003e's fiction has been published in various anthologies: \"The Sorceress Queen\" in \u003ci\u003eAlternative Alamat\u003c\/i\u003e, \"Dreaming of the Sea\" in \u003ci\u003eOf Words and Water 2014\u003c\/i\u003e, and \"Light in the Water\" in\u003ci\u003e Likhaan 8\u003c\/i\u003e. Her stories have also appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Philippine Graphic\u003c\/i\u003e, including \"In the Dark Zone\" which was a third prize winner of their 1999 contest. She has also published a young adult historical novel, \u003ci\u003eWoman in a Frame\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the 2015 Philippine National Book Awards and winner of the 2013 Filipino Readers' Choice Award for fiction. Her other published books are children's picture books: \u003ci\u003eHating Kapatid, Bilangan sa Karagatan\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e A Boy of Buhi\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a graduate of the University of the Philippines with a BA in Art Studies and an MA in Creative Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.5 x 4.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48442555138297,"sku":"9789814882972","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/AiOUQalkzT9789814882972.webp?v=1779699167","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/virtual-centre-and-other-science-fiction-stories-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}