Silvia Moreno-García

La autora de Gótico presenta una nueva novela protagonizada por tres mujeres, tres épocas y una misma sombra. «Cuando yo era joven, todavía había brujas». Así comenzaba siempre Nana Alba las historia

From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic and Velvet Was the Night comes a dreamy reimagining of The Island of Doctor Moreau set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Mexico. 'The deeply atmospheric novel blends horror, science fiction, and historical events' Time, 100 'Must Read Books of 2022'Carlota Moreau: growing up in a distant and luxuriant estate, safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatan peninsula, she is the only daughter of an eccentric, and dangerous, genius. His experiments, a motley group of hybrid monstrosities, are blindly loyal to their creator.Into Carlota's strange but perfectly balanced world comes Eduardo Lizalde, the charming, careless son of Doctor Moreau's patrons. In the sweltering heat of the jungle, amidst her father's secrets and her own awakening feelings, Carlota will begin asking questions that could ignite a conflagration. ______________________'Genius .. . combine[s] contemporary political awareness with the appeal of a creepy gothic romance' - Guardian'An evocative slow-burn SF drama about colonialism, heredity and scientific hubris, couched in lush prose' - Financial Times'The imagination of Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a thing of wonder, restless and romantic, fearless in the face of genre, embracing the polarities of storytelling' - New York Times'Paints a vivid picture that is as alluring as it is unsettling, filled with action, romance, and monsters' Booklist

Carlota Moreau: A young woman, growing up in a distant and luxuriant estate, safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatan peninsula, the only daughter of a genius - or a madman.Montgomery Laughton: A melancholic overseer with a tragic past and a propensity for alcohol, an outcast who assists Dr Moreau with his scientific experiments, which are financed by the Lizaldes, owners of magnificent haciendas with plentiful coffers.The hybrids: The fruits of the Doctor's labour, destined to blindly obey their creator while they remain in the shadows, are a motley group of part-human, part-animal monstrosities.All of them are living in a perfectly balanced and static world which is jolted by the abrupt arrival of Eduardo Lizalde, the charming and careless son of Doctor Moreau's patron - who will, unwittingly, begin a dangerous chain-reaction.For Moreau keeps secrets, Carlota has questions, and in the sweltering heat of the jungle passions may ignite.

From the bestselling author of Mexican Gothic comes a novella about the price of dreams in a ravaged near-future."A subtle and powerful tale of Mars, movies, and Mexico City which stands amongst the best novellas of the past few years." Jonathan Strahan, LocusAmelia dreams of Mars. The Mars of the movies and the imagination, an endless bastion of opportunities for a colonist with some guts. But shes trapped in Mexico City, enduring the drudgery of an unkind metropolis, working as a rent-a-friend, selling her blood to old folks with money who hope to rejuvenate themselves with it, enacting a fractured love story. And yet theres Mars, at the edge of the silver screen, of life.

Mexico in the 1970s is a dangerous country, even for Maite, a secretary who spends her life seeking the romance found in cheap comic books and ignoring the activists protesting around the city. When her next-door neighbor, the beautiful art student Leonora, disappears under suspicious circumstances, Maite finds herself searching for the missing woman-and journeying deeper into Leonora's secret life of student radicals and dissidents.'An amazing writer' S.A. Cosby, bestselling author of Blacktop Wasteland and Razorblade TearsMexico in the 1970s is a politically fraught land, even for Elvis, a goon with a passion for rock 'n' roll who knows more about kidney-smashing than intrigue. When Elvis is assigned to find Leonora, he begins a blood-soaked search for the woman-and his soul.'A page-turning read full of colour and action' THE INDEPENDENTSwirling in parallel trajectories, Maite and Elvis attempt to discover the truth behind Leonora's disappearance, encountering hitmen, government agents, and Russian spies. Because Mexico in the 1970s is a noir, where life is cheap and the price of truth is high.Velvet Was the Night: an edgy, simmering historical novel for lovers of smoky noirs and anti-heroes.

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You don t read this book so much as surrender to it A dark and heady swoon THE GUARDIAN As rich is suspense as it is in lush 50s atmosphere ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY He is trying to poison me You must come for me Noemi You have to save me After receiving a frantic letter from her newlywed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom socialite Noemi Taboada heads to High Place a distant house in the Mexican countryside She s not sure what she will find her cousin s husband a handsome Englishman is a stranger and Noemi knows little about the region Noemi is more suited for cocktail parties than amateur sleuthing But she s also tough and smart with an indomitable will and she is not afraid not of her cousin s new alluring menacing husband not of his father and not even of the house itself which begins to invade Noemi s dreams with dark visions For there are many secrets behind the walls of High Place The family s once colossal wealth and faded mining empire keeps them safe from prying eyes but as Noemi digs deeper she unearths stories of violence and madness And Noemi mesmerized by the terrifying yet seductive world of High Place may find it impossible to escape Darkly brilliant and captivating YANGSZE CHOO bes

Una fantástica novela inspirada en la cultura maya.La Era del Jazz está en pleno apogeo, pero Casiopea Tun está demasiado ocupada fregando suelos en casa de su rico abuelo como para prestar atención a las nuevas melodias. Sueña, de todos modos, con una vida lejos de su pequeño y polvoriento pueblo en el sur de Mexico. Una vida que pueda calificar de propia. Sin embargo, esta nueva vida parece tan remota como las estrellas, hasta el dia en que encuentra una curiosa caja de madera en la habitacion de su abuelo. La abre y libera sin querer el espiritu del dios maya de la muerte, que le pide ayuda para poder recuperar su trono, que esta actualmente en manos de su traidor hermano. El fracaso significaria la muerte de Casiopea, pero el exito podria hacer realidad sus sueños. En compañia de un dios extrañamente seductor y armada con su ingenio, Casiopea comienza su aventura, una odisea que la llevara por las selvas de Yucatan, las brillantes luces de Ciudad de Mexico, hasta sumergirla en las oscuras profundidades del inframundo maya.Un fascinante cuento de hadas que encuentra sus raices en la mitologia mexicana [] Dioses de jade y sombra es un cuento de hadas magico que gira en torno a la identidad, la libertad y el amor, y que no se parece a nada que hayas podido leer hasta ahora. Bustle Calificado como uno de los mejores libros del año por NPR Tor.com

Tres mujeres, tres épocas, una misma sombra. En esta novela de horror multigeneracional, la autora de Mexican Gothic entrelaza las vidas de Minerva, una estudiante en los años 90; Beatrice Tremblay, escritora en los años 30; y Nana Alba, una niña en el Mexico de 1900. Todas enfrentan el misterio de una presencia maligna que parece trascender el tiempo y el espacio.

Three women in three different eras encounter danger and witchcraft in this eerie multigenerational horror saga from the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic.'Back then, when I was a young woman, there were still witches': that was how Nana Alba always began the stories she told her great-granddaughter Minerva - stories that have stayed with Minerva all her life. Perhaps that's why Minerva has become a graduate student focused on the history of horror literature and is researching the life of Beatrice Tremblay, an obscure author of macabre tales.In the course of assembling her thesis, Minerva uncovers information that reveals that Tremblay's most famous novel, The Vanishing, was inspired by a true story: decades earlier, during the Great Depression, Tremblay attended the same university where Minerva is now studying and became obsessed with her beautiful and otherworldly roommate, who then disappeared under mysterious circumstances.

La autora de Gótico presenta una nueva novela protagonizada por tres mujeres, tres épocas y una misma sombra. «Cuando yo era joven, todavía había brujas». Así comenzaba siempre Nana Alba las histori