A lyrical, fantastical horror about vampires from the Philippines . . . and a hunter on their tail.
As Filipino vampires known as manananggal, Lily and her brother Caleb understand the value of a secret. After all, to hide is to survive. To lie is to live. They'd never harm another person-but people only believe their worst fears around creatures of myth. So, the siblings stay quiet. They follow their community's rules.
Until a monster hunter turns up and kills a fellow manananggal anyway.
Until Caleb is marked as the hunter's next prey.
Suddenly, he and Lily realize there's always been more at stake than the lives of their people. Because when doing everything "right" is still a death sentence, what can they take as truth? As the hunter nears, the siblings must decide if they'll be driven from the only home they've ever known . . . or fight to protect a community that may already be lost.
Two siblings fight to protect their secrets, their community, and most of all, each other, in this evocative novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Patron Saints of Nothing.
| ISBN: | 9781471419270 |
| Publication date: | 11th August 2026 |
| Author: | Randy Ribay |
| Publisher: | Hot Key Books an imprint of Bonnier Books UK |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 364 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Dark fantasy Children’s / Teenage fiction: Contemporary and urban fantasy Horror & Ghost Stories |
A lyrical, fantastical horror about vampires from the Philippines . . . and a hunter on their tail.
As Filipino vampires known as manananggal, Lily and her brother Caleb understand the value of a secret. After all, to hide is to survive. To lie is to live. They'd never harm another person-but people only believe their worst fears around creatures of myth. So, the siblings stay quiet. They follow their community's rules.
Until a monster hunter turns up and kills a fellow manananggal anyway.
Until Caleb is marked as the hunter's next prey.
Suddenly, he and Lily realize there's always been more at stake than the lives of their people. Because when doing everything "right" is still a death sentence, what can they take as truth? As the hunter nears, the siblings must decide if they'll be driven from the only home they've ever known . . . or fight to protect a community that may already be lost.
Two siblings fight to protect their secrets, their community, and most of all, each other, in this evocative novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Patron Saints of Nothing.
Nest of Tongues features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage fiction: Dark fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Contemporary and urban fantasy, Horror & Ghost Stories
Nest of Tongues is available in Paperback, Hardback
Nest of Tongues was written by Randy Ribay and published by Hot Key Books an imprint of Bonnier Books UK
Nest of Tongues has 364 pages
£8.99