Vampires of Portlandia
| File:VOP cover.jpg First edition cover | |
| Author | Jason Tanamor |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | |
| Cover artist | Shayne Leighton |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Urban Fantasy. New adult fiction |
| Publisher | Parliament House Press |
Publication date | September 29, 2020 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 436 |
| ISBN | 979-8650383925 Search this book on  . |
Vampires of Portlandia is the supernatural/urban fantasy novel by Filipino-American writer Jason Tanamor published in the U.S. in 2020 by Parliament House Press[1]
Set in Portland, Oregon and the Philippines, the novel touches on Filipino folklore, Aswang, an underrepresented subject in literature.
Plot
When Marcella Leones relocates her family of aswang vampires from the Philippines to Portland, Oregon, she raises her grandchildren under strict rules so humans will not expose them. Her only wish is to give them a peaceful life, far away from the hunters and the Filipino government that attempted to exterminate them.
Before she dies, she passes on the power to her eldest grandchild, Percival. He vows to uphold the rules set forth by Leones, allowing his family to roam freely without notice. After all, they are aswangs.
However, when the aswang covenant is broken, the murder rate in Portland rises drastically. Who is behind the murders? And who is behind the broken covenant? Along with sensie Penelope Jane, Percival must find the truth.
It's then they discover that there are other breeds of aswangs—werebeasts, witches, ghouls, and viscera—who have been residing in Portland for years.
Based on Filipino folklore (aswang), “Vampires of Portlandia” is a fantastical tale of different monsters coexisting in the weirdest city in America.
Reception
The novel was well received by publications like Asian Journal, who listed the book as a "Fil-Am book to read during Summer 2020."[2], Publishers Weekly, who noted the book's "...creative worldbuilding of Portland’s supernatural underworld,"[3], and Library Journal, compared the book to the "Twilight (novel series)" books and TV series "Grimm (TV series)."[4]
References
- ↑ House, The Parliament (August 15, 2019). "New 2020 Acquisitions". parliamenthousepress.
- ↑ https://www.asianjournal.com/magazines/mdwk-magazine/fil-am-books-to-read-during-summer-2020/
- ↑ "Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Book Review: Vampires of Portlandia by Jason Tanamor. The Parliament House, $6.99 e-book (422p) ISBN 978-0578-67497-1". PublishersWeekly.com.
- ↑ "Library Journal". www.libraryjournal.com.
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