Filipino-Australian author brings Philippine sci-fi to the west

What will happen to the Philippines 4000 years into the future? Renato Tranquilino's newest sci-fi novel gives us a glimpse of what's to come.

Philippine science fiction, Fate of a Distant Future written by Renato Tranquilino in one of the oldest bookstore in Sydney. Source: Renato Tranquilino

Highlights

• More and more authors from the Philippines aim to be envoys of Filipino talent and creativity to readers across the globe.
• Science fiction is one of the most fascinating and creative genres in literature, but it's not always about spaceships and aliens for IT guy and filmmaker-turned-writer Renato Tranquilino.
• The book Fate of a Distant Future weaves the threads of Philippine history, politics, and social issues into multiple possibilities of technological development.

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