The Law of the Bolo

"The Law of the Bolo" by Stanley Portal Hyatt is a story set in a changing Philippines, showing the friction between colonizers and native people. It follows Felizardo, a regular villager turned outlaw because of a ruthless code where might makes right. His life takes a sharp turn when he meets Dolores Lasara, the daughter of an important local person. Filled with love, violence, devotion, and colonial conflict, Felizardo rises as a leader in his homeland's chaos.