Ilustra: Tidalrise sends Mika into a Philippine folklore underworld

Tori Tadiar’s second Ilustra graphic novel follows Mika below the reach of the dawn goddess’s power.

Tori Tadiar’s Ilustra: Tidalrise has arrived in hardcover and paperback on Disney Hyperion’s October 27 schedule. The 256-page graphic novel is the second book in a middle-grade duology inspired by Philippine folklore. Three months after discovering her ability to awaken gods and spirits, Mika Mirasol returns to

Ilustra and finds a new roommate who is a deity in human form. Her reunion with friends is interrupted when Magwayen, goddess of the sea and underworld, sends a giant crocodile to seize Mika’s guardian, Raha. Saving him requires a journey into the underworld, where the light of Hanan, the dawn goddess, cannot reach.

That leaves Mika without the magic she has only recently begun learning to use. Disney Hyperion lists the book for readers aged eight to twelve, with a story centred on friendship, perseverance and the challenge of acting without familiar powers. Source: Official announcement or publisher listing. Image credit: Tori

Tadiar / Disney Hyperion / Penguin Random House.

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