“Victoria evokes rotting houses, water-clogged corpses floating in rivers, sacred and profane time, and obscene rituals that bring the characters nearer and nearer to a great cosmic evil. Whereas the beings of Victoriaโs previous novel Wounded Little Gods could be cruel, capricious, and benevolent, the god at the center of Ascension is a singular, malevolent entity that destroys the observer once she dares look at it, though Victoriaโs breakneck prose compels you to read until the final, haunting image.” – Rolling Stone Philippines
“Eliza Victoria’s Ascension is an electric horror novel that operates within a haunting dystopian landscape thatโs equal parts otherworldly and familiar. Here, the author, with her sharp prose, tackles familial abuse, violence, and a shared despondency in a broken society by way of usual objects of dread: haunted houses, senseless corpses, and corporate greed on steroids. It’s also a great piece of speculative fiction that weaves together the tragedy of the diaspora with our doomed sense of escapism.” – Esquire Philippines
“Award-winning author Eliza Victoria has many acclaimed works, but with Ascension, she fully immerses readers in the eerie atmosphere of Santa Clara, where a dark presence haunts a rotting houseโsitting on a bed, preventing anyone from falling asleep. With visceral prose and haunting themes of isolation, Ascension is a book best read with the lights on.” – Pulp Magazine
๐๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต, ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐จ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ช๐ต ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ, ๐ข ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ข ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ธ๐ข๐บโฆ
Something lives in a rotting house in the town of Santa Clara.
Emilia has not thought of this house for years, until a chance meeting with Alma, an old friend from her hometown.
When Alma suddenly dies, Emilia finds her way back to Santa Clara, to her circle of friends who rekindle memories of a bizarre ritual left unfinished.
Of a dark visitor who sits by their bed at night, of a being who wonโt let them sleep.
Must they once again awaken whoever dwells in that lonely house?
Penguin Random House Southeast Asia
Available in major bookstores
July 30, 2024
Amazon (US, International link)
November 26, 2024
Eliza Victoria 