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The Mayan god of death sends a young woman on a harrowing, life-changing journey in this dark, one-of-a-kind fairy tale inspired by Mexican folklore.
"A spellbinding fairy tale rooted in Mexican mythology...Gods of Jade and Shadow is a magical fairy tale about identity, freedom, and love, and it's like nothing you've read before." (Bustle)
Nebula Award Finalist
Named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPR • Tor.com • The New York Public Library • BookRiot
The Jazz Age is in full swing, but Casiopea Tun is too busy cleaning the floors of her wealthy grandfather’s house to listen to any fast tunes. Nevertheless, she dreams of a life far from her dusty small town in southern Mexico. A life she can call her own.
Yet, this new life seems as distant as the stars, until the day she finds a curious wooden box in her grandfather’s room. She opens it - and accidentally frees the spirit of the Mayan god of death, who requests her help in recovering his throne from his treacherous brother. Failure will mean Casiopea’s demise, but success could make her dreams come true.
In the company of the strangely alluring god and armed with her wits, Casiopea begins an adventure that will take her on a cross-country odyssey from the jungles of Yucatán to the bright lights of Mexico City - and deep into the darkness of the Mayan underworld.
Praise for Gods of Jade and Shadow
"A dark, dazzling fairy tale...a whirlwind tour of a 1920s Mexico vivid with jazz, the memories of revolution, and gods, demons, and magic." (NPR)
"Snappy dialog, stellar worldbuilding, lyrical prose, and a slow-burn romance make this a standout.... Purchase where Naomi Novik, Nnedi Okorafor, and N. K. Jemisin are popular." (Library Journal starred review)
"A magical novel of duality, tradition, and change.... Moreno-Garcia’s seamless blend of mythology and history provides a ripe setting for Casiopea’s stellar journey of self-discovery, which culminates in a dramatic denouement. Readers will gladly immerse themselves in Moreno-Garcia’s rich and complex tale of desperate hopes and complicated relationships." (Publishers Weekly starred review)
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"Set in a lushly rendered and gorgeous world, this is historical fantasy at its best: a fresh, feminist coming-of-age tale that lets the ancient and the new meld and clash in a tale you can't put down." (S. A. Chakraborty, author of The City of Brass and The Kingdom of Copper)
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1950s Hollywood: Every actress wants to play Salome, the star-making role in a big-budget movie about the legendary woman whose story has inspired artists since ancient times. So when the film’s mercurial director casts Vera Larios, an unknown Mexican ingenue, in the lead role, she quickly becomes the talk of the town. Vera also becomes an object of envy for Nancy Hartley, a bit player whose career has stalled, and who will do anything to win the fame she believes she richly deserves.
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Well-told story, fantastic narration
- By A. Hernandez on 09-01-24
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The Beautiful Ones
- A Novel
- By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Narrated by: Imani Jade Powers
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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They are the Beautiful Ones, Loisail’s most notable socialites, and this spring is Nina’s chance to join their ranks, courtesy of her well-connected cousin and his calculating wife. But the Grand Season has just begun, and already Nina’s debut has gone disastrously awry. She has always struggled to control her telekinesis- neighbors call her the Witch of Oldhouse - and the haphazard manifestations of her powers make her the subject of malicious gossip. When entertainer Hector Auvray arrives to town, Nina is dazzled.
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Beautifully Written, Beautifully Boring, Horrifically Slow
- By Mary D on 04-29-21
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Dioses de jade y sombra
- By: Silvia Moreno-García, Isabel Murillo Fort
- Narrated by: Susana Reyes
- Length: 13 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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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 melodías. Sueña, de todos modos, con una vida lejos de su pequeño y polvoriento pueblo en el sur de México. Una vida que pueda calificar de propia.
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Si te gusta la fantasía y la historia lee este libro
- By Erick Peniche on 12-20-24
By: Silvia Moreno-García, and others
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Silver Nitrate
- By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Narrated by: Gisela Chipe
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
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Montserrat has always been overlooked. She’s a talented sound editor, but she’s left out of the boys’ club running the film industry in ’90s Mexico City. And she’s all but invisible to her best friend, Tristán, a charming if faded soap opera star, though she’s been in love with him since childhood. Then Tristán discovers his new neighbor is the cult horror director Abel Urueta, and the legendary auteur claims he can change their lives—even if his tale of a Nazi occultist imbuing magic into highly volatile silver nitrate stock sounds like sheer fantasy.
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Good story but the narrator…
- By MAW on 07-21-23
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Velvet Was the Night
- By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Narrated by: Gisela Chípe
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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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.
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Amazing, entertaining, and insightful
- By Mogopolis on 09-07-21
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The Lover
- A Short Story
- By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Narrated by: Nina Yndis
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Judith knows her sister, Alice, is the pretty one—but that doesn’t stop her from wishing for love. When a handsome and gentlemanly hunter appears in their village, seeking lodging from the cold, she believes her lover has finally arrived. He does, indeed, choose to stay—but as Alice’s husband, not her own. When another stranger comes out of the woods, looking every bit a vagrant, he offers Judith something mysterious and enticingly strange. Against reason and decency, she welcomes both men into her life, in different ways.
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Entrancing fable, mostly
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 11-28-23
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The Hacienda
- By: Isabel Cañas
- Narrated by: Victoria Villarreal, Lee Osorio
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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During the overthrow of the Mexican government, Beatriz’s father was executed and her home destroyed. When handsome Don Rodolfo Solórzano proposes, Beatriz ignores the rumors surrounding his first wife’s sudden demise, choosing instead to seize the security that his estate in the countryside provides. She will have her own home again, no matter the cost. But Hacienda San Isidro is not the sanctuary she imagined. Something is wrong with the hacienda. And no one there will save her. Far from a refuge, San Isidro may be Beatriz’s doom.
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Latine Gothic Horror
- By Mary Rodriguez on 03-07-23
By: Isabel Cañas
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Trail of Lightning
- By: Rebecca Roanhorse
- Narrated by: Tanis Parenteau
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
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The sudden rising waters of a climate apocalypse have destroyed most of the planet…yet out of these waters, Dinétah, a former Navajo reservation, has been miraculously reborn. Listen along as Tanis Parenteau's impeccable narration, capturing the rhythms of Navajo speech, fully envelopes you into the Sixth World. Trail of Lightning follows our heroine as she walks the land alongside gods, heroes of legend, and monsters alike.
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The person you hire when the heroes fail
- By Cynthia on 08-09-18
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Dreamlands
- Two Novellas
- By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Narrated by: Maria Liatis
- Length: 4 hrs and 49 mins
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A collection of Silvia Moreno-Garcia's short stories, including Prime Meridian and The Return of the Sorcerers or the Diamond Heart.
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Vampires of El Norte
- By: Isabel Cañas
- Narrated by: Jose Nateras, Krysta Gonzales
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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As the daughter of a rancher in 1840s Mexico, Nena knows a thing or two about monsters—her home has long been threatened by tensions with Anglo settlers from the north. But something more sinister lurks near the ranch at night, something that drains men of their blood and leaves them for dead.
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Blame it on the edit
- By Anonymous User on 10-24-23
By: Isabel Cañas
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The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina
- A Novel
- By: Zoraida Córdova
- Narrated by: Frankie Corzo
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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The Montoyas are used to a life without explanations. They know better than to ask why the pantry never seems to run low, or why their matriarch won’t ever leave their home in Four Rivers - not for graduations, weddings, or baptisms. But when Orquídea Divina invites them to her funeral and to collect their inheritance, they hope to learn the secrets that she has held onto so tightly their whole lives. Instead, Orquídea is transformed into a ceiba tree, leaving them with more questions than answers.
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Magical Realism Weirdness
- By @abagoflit on 09-08-21
By: Zoraida Córdova
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The Witch and the Tsar
- By: Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
- Narrated by: Katia Kapustin, Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
- Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins
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As a half-goddess possessing magic, Yaga is used to living on her own, her prior entanglements with mortals having led to heartbreak. She mostly keeps to her hut in the woods, where those in need of healing seek her out, even as they spread rumors about her supposed cruelty and wicked spells. But when her old friend Anastasia—now the wife of the Tsar, and suffering from a mysterious illness—arrives in her forest desperate for her protection, Yaga realizes the fate of all of Russia is tied to Anastasia’s. Yaga must step out of the shadows to protect the land she loves.
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Why not let the Russian sound Russian?
- By Kindle Customer on 09-23-22
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Lobizona: A Novel
- Wolves of No World, Book 1
- By: Romina Garber
- Narrated by: Sol Madariaga
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
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Manuela Azul has been crammed into an existence that feels too small for her. As an undocumented immigrant who's on the run from her father's Argentine crime family, Manu is confined to a small apartment and a small life in Miami, Florida. Until Manu's protective bubble is shattered.
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I couldn’t stop listening
- By Elizabeth Torres on 08-06-20
By: Romina Garber
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- optimusm07
- 08-07-21
Beautiful Unexpected Love Story
The details, narration and overall story are great! I knew once I started I wouldn't be able to cope with finishing this book! Now I'm tempted to listen all over again! Its a slow, steady burn but worth the ride!!!
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- JS
- 08-09-19
Great Story!
The narrator is slow to get into the story, but that's part of the story itself! Great to listen to and the narrator brings you into the world of this book as the author draws you in with the creativity of her mind! Can't wait for more books from this author Silvia M-G!
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- aves
- 12-03-21
Absolutely loved it
Rich and wonderful. It turned out very different than I expected, but I loved it even more than expected too.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-29-21
Loved it, loved listening to it.
Great story and wonderfully performed. Captivating and sweet. I recommend this book for sure.
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- trailtrekkie
- 11-26-21
Engaging fantasy
Awesome characters and world building. An ending I did not expect. Highly recommend for fantasy fans.
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- zoe
- 05-08-21
Intriguing and dynamic story read smoothly
I came in with no expectations and was very pleasantly surprised. This book is multidimensional and very beautifully connected.
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- Sonia Gonzalez-Martinez
- 01-30-23
great, unpredictable story
I enjoyed the detail of the worlds, great escape. I hope this becomes a movie.
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- Ganette K. Hernandez
- 03-03-23
Drives your imagination
Loved every min of this book. The history and folklore intertwined with the details by the author paints a beautiful and colorful picture.
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- Emme Mayle
- 06-14-23
She’s such an incredible author
I bought this book because of how much I loved Mexican Gothic, and honestly, it’s such a different story and yet such a similar thoughtful telling. It’s beautiful and intense and you feel every emotion right along with the characters. The narration was fantastic as well.
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- BW
- 10-15-23
Magical
I think my heart beats more slowly now. How captivating and romantic! I'll gift copies!
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