Victor Manibo

In this near-future interrogation of privilege, a decades-old murder looms over the clientele of a glamorous space hotel while a threat lurks in the service corridors.

A mysterious pandemic causes a quarter of the world’s population to permanently lose the ability to sleep—without any apparent health implications. The outbreak creates a new class of people who are both feared and ostracized; most optimize their extra hours to earn more money....

A dark history is unearthed amid crumbling façades in Lambda Literary fellow Victor Manibo’s new gothic tale of family, homecoming, and postcolonial vengeance.... SOME LEGACIES ARE BEST LEFT BURIED.... Villa Sepulveda is a storied relic of the Philippines’ past: a Spanish colonial manor...

Mia Cordova's world imploded when her father was shot dead in front of her while singing a karaoke classic. The police insisted that his death was the result of a random barroom brawl - an open and shut case.