Wounded Little Gods
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Regina was born and raised in the small town of Heridos, where gods and spirits walked the earth. Until they didn't. Ten years ago, the town's harvest failed utterly, and the people—-believing the gods had abandoned them—left their farms and moved on. Now living in the city, Regina has a strange and disturbing conversation with a new colleague, Diana. Then, mysteriously, Diana disappears. A few days later, Regina finds a folded piece of paper in her bag. In Diana's handwriting are two names and a strange map that will send Regina back to her home town. In her quest to find Diana, she encounters rumors of genetic experiments, stumbles upon a strange facility that no one seems to know about, finds herself in places that don't exist, and discovers that people aren't who they seem to be and that the strange evens in her town are closer to home than she ever knew.
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About this book
Regina grew up in Heridos, a small town where gods and spirits were part of daily life. Then the harvest failed completely, the people concluded the gods had abandoned them, and the community scattered. A decade later Regina lives in the city. When a new colleague, Diana, has an unsettling conversation with her and then vanishes, Regina finds a handwritten note in her bag. It carries two names and a rough map pointing back to Heridos.
Her search for Diana leads into unexpected territory. Back near her abandoned hometown she encounters talk of genetic experiments, a facility that locals seem unaware of, and places that should not exist. The novel sits at a crossing point between mythology and science fiction, presenting gods with recognizably human frailties while questions multiply about who the people around her really are.
Eliza Victoria is a Filipino writer, and the book's setting draws on rural life and local belief. The title points to the central idea: divinity that is present, wounded, and near at hand rather than remote and untouchable. The story also traces how human cruelty can be mirrored in the figures people worship.
