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Victor Manibo

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Manila, Philippines

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Victor Manibo is a Filipino novelist living in New York. A Lambda Literary Emerging Voices Fellow, he is the author of the science fiction novels THE SLEEPLESS and ESCAPE VELOCITY. His first crime novel, DEAD NOTE is out now from Bonnier Books. His first horror novel, THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED, is out now from Erewhon Books. Aside from fiction, he also spins fantastical tales in his career as a lawyer. He lives in Queens with his husband and their pets. Find him online at victormanibo.com and on most social media platforms @victormanibo.

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	The Sleepless 3.49 avg rating — 1,218 ratings — published 2022 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Escape Velocity 3.05 avg rating — 1,288 ratings — published 2024 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Villa, Once Beloved 3.73 avg rating — 285 ratings — published 2025 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Traveling Light: Tales of the Magical Gates by Worldbuilding For Masochists (Editor), Rowenna Miller (Editor, Contributor), Cass Morris (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor) 4.44 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead Note: A gripping race-against-time thriller based on the real-life 'My Way' karaoke killings by Victor Manibo (Goodreads Author), Zaffre (publisher) 3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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