Nest of Tongues

A lyrical, evocative horror about vampires from the Philippines . . . and a hunter on their tail. A brother and sister fight to protect their secrets, their community, and most of all, each other, in this evocative novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Patron Saints of Nothing.

As Filipino vampires known as manananggal, Lily and her brother Caleb understand the value of a secret. After all, to hide is to survive. To lie is to live. They'd never harm another person--but people only believe their worst fears around creatures of myth. So the siblings stay quiet. They follow their community's rules.

Until a monster hunter turns up and kills a fellow manananggal, anyway.

Until Caleb is marked as the hunter's next prey.

Suddenly, he and Lily realize there's always been more at stake than the lives of their people. Because when doing everything "right" is still a death sentence, what can they take as truth? As the hunter nears, the siblings must decide if they'll be driven from the only home they've ever known . . . or fight to protect a community that may already be lost.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Published: 08/11/2026
ISBN: 9798217024346
Pages: 384
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.97d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 05/11/2026
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2026
School Library Journal 05/29/2026 pg. 1
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2026