The war of the three realms begins here...In the heart of the Samtoy Nation during the pre-colonial era of Philippine history, the world of Filipino heroes, deities, and mythological monsters collide in an ambitious re-telling of a classic Filipino epic.Our story begins with Namongan, a healer and midwife from an isolated village in the Ilocos Region who discovers that she is destined to bear a child blessed by the Poon deities. This child is Lam-ang and he is the first Lak...

To all things, there is a beginning...Long before the birth of Lam-ang, before the Great Sleep or the flooding of the world, there was the immortal realm of Kaluwalhatian. Set eons in the past, this book tells the tale of how everything in the Alamat universe began. From the creator of the Dians, the One called Maykapal, to the making of the mortal realm.Described in detail are the many stories of the creator gods, which include the nigh-omnipotent Bathala, Kaptan, Magbabay...

The war of the three realms begins here…In the heart of the Samtoy Nation during the pre-colonial era of Philippine history, the world of Filipino heroes, deities, and mythological monsters collide in an ambitious re-telling of a classic Filipino epic.Our story begins with Namongan, a healer and midwife from an isolated village in the Ilocos Region who discovers that she is destined to bear a child blessed by the Poon deities. This child is Lam-ang and he is the first Lakan...

Love, death, and ascension.The adventures of the strongest Lakandian in Kalupaan continue in this second book covering the life of Lam-ang, loosely based on the Ilocano epic, Biag ni Lam-ang.Lam-ang's story continues several years after he killed the dalaketnon Bumakas and the tragic loss of his anito companion Mangmankik. Our titular hero now has a new companion called Kimat, a former anito of lightning and thunder that merged with a dog's body. Together they rid ...

A true Lakandian awakens...A mysterious woman appears in a small fishing village in Barangay Rayap on an island in the middle of Pulilan Lake. She has no memory of who she is or where she came from, yet she has the strength of a dozen men and ferocity in battle unheard of from any warrior in the Namayan Territories.Taken in by a kindly old couple and given the name of Mayumi, this enigmatic beauty with the heart of a warrior, tries her best to blend in with the loc...

The beginning of the end!The beginning of the end is here! After the massacre of Taguwasi's family by Sumarang and his Lalad, events have unfolded that will shape the fates of all. With a Balaang Nakar in his possession, Sumarang uses it to find and kill his first Likum which causes turmoil unheard of in the last six hundred years.Thirsting for vengeance for what the Lalad did to him, Taguwasi enlists the aid of the Lakandian Lam-ang to help him hunt them down, not knowing ...

Warrior... Princess... Lakandian!Along the shores of the Lingayen Gulf lies the kingdom of Kaboloan, the richest kingdom in the northern lands. Though the kingdom had been blessed with wealth and prosperity for many generations, it is about to be plunged into a war greater than any in recent memory. A war brought about by the greed and ambitions of a few yet nonetheless suffered by many.In the gradual build-up to the oncoming war, a young princess will find herself caught a...

The next Lakandian is here…Somewhere in the Mountain Province amongst the Ga'dang tribes, lies the highland town of Nabbobawan. It's in this particular barangay where our story of the Ga'dang epic hero Lumalindaw begins. As is true with all Lakandians, he is but a few years young and a child at heart, but his physique is that of a full-grown man. He has already embraced his role as Lakandian and has been revered as the champion of many tribes and peoples across the Cagayan Valley.

The war of the three realms begins here…In the heart of the Samtoy Nation during the pre-colonial era of Philippine history, the world of Filipino heroes, deities, and mythological monsters collide in an ambitious re-telling of a classic Filipino epic.Our story begins with Namongan, a healer and midwife from an isolated village in the Ilocos Region who discovers that she is destined to bear a child blessed by the Poon deities. This child is Lam-ang and he is the fi...

The war of the three realms begins here…In the heart of the Samtoy Nation during the pre-colonial era of Philippine history, the world of Filipino heroes, deities, and mythological monsters collide in an ambitious re-telling of a classic Filipino epic.Our story begins with Namongan, a healer and midwife from an isolated village in the Ilocos Region who discovers that she is destined to bear a child blessed by the Poon deities. This child is Lam-ang and he is the fi...

Behold Taguwasi, master of the wind…On a nameless mountaintop on the northernmost tip of the known lands, the Lakandian called Lumalindaw meets another of his kind; Taguwasi, master of the wind. The two champions of the Poons befriend one another as Taguwasi invites Lumalindaw to join him and his family to eat, rest, and recover his strength as he continues his search for the witch Muwan.As was common amongst the pre-colonial peoples of the Philippines, Lumalindaw and Taguw...

§ 387. — J’ai consacré un ouvrage antérieur de cette série — les Principes de Psychologie — à démontrer que toutes les opérations intellectuelles peuvent se ramener en dernière analyse à des perceptions de ressemblances et de dissemblances, accompagnées d’un groupement mental des éléments semblables et d’une mise à part des éléments dissemblables. J’ai montré que le procédé intellectuel ainsi analysé constitue une différenciation par la perception et par la pensée des impressions ...