The Survivors by Antonio Enriquez

Set in Zamboanga at the height of World War II, this novel casts a different light on the horrors of war by transplanting a colorful cast of characters from scenes of razed villages and blitzkrieg skies to a vast and unknown forest, in which they face the dangers of the jungle, Japanese atrocities, U.S. air raids, starvation and cannibalism, and strange creatures. Toeing the line between morality and monstrosity, savagery and survival, they learn what it means to love and to forgive–and ultimately, be human–in dark and trying times. The author has written ten books of fiction and currently resides in Cagayan de Oro City.