Best Selling Books by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “It’s Lovecraft meets the Brontës in Latin America, and after a slow-burn start Mexican Gothic gets seriously weird.”—The Guardian ONE OF TIME’S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME • WINNER OF THE LOCUS AWARD • NOMINATED FOR THE BRAM STOKER AWARD ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, NPR, The Washington Post, Tordotcom, Marie Claire, Vox, Mashable, Men’s Health, Library Journal, Book Riot, LibraryReads An isolated mansion. A chillingly charismatic aristocrat. And a brave socialite drawn to expose their treacherous secrets. . . . From the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow comes “a terrifying twist on classic gothic horror” (Kirkus Reviews) set in glamorous 1950s Mexico. After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemí 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 Noemí knows little about the region. Noemí is also an unlikely rescuer: She’s a glamorous debutante, and her chic gowns and perfect red lipstick are 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 husband, who is both menacing and alluring; not of his father, the ancient patriarch who seems to be fascinated by Noemí; and not even of the house itself, which begins to invade Noemi’s dreams with visions of blood and doom. Her only ally in this inhospitable abode is the family’s youngest son. Shy and gentle, he seems to want to help Noemí, but might also be hiding dark knowledge of his family’s past. For there are many secrets behind the walls of High Place. The family’s once colossal wealth and faded mining empire kept them from prying eyes, but as Noemí digs deeper she unearths stories of violence and madness. And Noemí, mesmerized by the terrifying yet seductive world of High Place, may soon find it impossible to ever leave this enigmatic house behind. “It’s as if a supernatural power compels us to turn the pages of the gripping Mexican Gothic.”—The Washington Post “Mexican Gothic is the perfect summer horror read, and marks Moreno-Garcia with her hypnotic and engaging prose as one of the genre’s most exciting talents.”—Nerdist “A period thriller as rich in suspense as it is in lush ’50s atmosphere.”—Entertainment Weekly

"Truly one of the most beautiful books I''ve read in a long time. This sweeping tale of love lost and found is told with old-world elegance and grace with just the right touch of magic." —M.J. Rose, New York Times bestselling author The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a sweeping fantasy of manners set in a world inspired by the belle époque. In a world of etiquette and polite masks, no one is who they seem to be. Antonina Beaulieu is in the glittering city of Loisail for her first Grand Season, where she will attend balls and mingle among high society. Under the tutelage of the beautiful but cold Valerie Beaulieu she hopes to find a suitable husband. However, the haphazard manifestations of Nina’s telekinetic powers make her the subject of malicious gossip. Yet dazzling telekinetic performer and outsider Hector Auvray sees Nina’s powers as a gift, and he teaches her how to hone and control them. As they spend more and more time together, Nina falls in love and believes she’s found the great romance that she’s always dreamt of. But Hector’s courtship of Nina is deceptive.

GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK • From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic comes a simmering historical noir about a daydreaming secretary, a lonesome enforcer, and the mystery of the missing woman they’re both desperate to find. ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, NPR, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, New York Public Library, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, BookPage, She Reads, Library Journal • “An adrenalized, darkly romantic journey.”—The Washington Post 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. Mexico 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. Swirling 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.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau and Mexican Gothic comes a fabulous meld of Mexican horror movies and Nazi occultism: a dark thriller about the curse that haunts a legendary lost film—and awakens one woman’s hidden powers. “No one punctures the skin of reality to reveal the lurking, sinister magic beneath better than Silvia Moreno-Garcia.”—Kiersten White, author of Hide LOCUS AWARD FINALIST • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Tordotcom, Polygon, CrimeReads, BookPage, Book Riot 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. The magic film was never finished, which is why, Urueta swears, his career vanished overnight. He is cursed. Now the director wants Montserrat and Tristán to help him shoot the missing scene and lift the curse . . . but Montserrat soon notices a dark presence following her, and Tristán begins seeing the ghost of his ex-girlfriend. As they work together to unravel the mystery of the film and the obscure occultist who once roamed their city, Montserrat and Tristán may find that sorcerers and magic are not only the stuff of movies.

From a critically-acclaimed novelist Silvia Moreno-Garcia comes Certain Dark Things, a pulse-pounding and action-packed contemporary fantasy that turns vampire fiction on its head. Welcome to Mexico City... An Oasis In A Sea Of Vampires... Domingo, a lonely garbage-collecting street kid, is busy eking out a living when a jaded vampire on the run swoops into his life. Atl, the descendant of Aztec blood drinkers, must feast on the young to survive and Domingo looks especially tasty. Smart, beautiful, and dangerous, Atl needs to escape to South America, far from the rival narco-vampire clan pursuing her. Domingo is smitten. Her plan doesn’t include developing any real attachment to Domingo. Hell, the only living creature she loves is her trusty Doberman. Little by little, Atl finds herself warming up to the scrappy young man and his effervescent charm. And then there’s Ana, a cop who suddenly finds herself following a trail of corpses and winds up smack in the middle of vampire gang rivalries. Vampires, humans, cops, and gangsters collide in the dark streets of Mexico City. Do Atl and Domingo even stand a chance of making it out alive?

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of Mexican Gothic and Velvet Was the Night comes a lavish historical drama reimagining of The Island of Doctor Moreau set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Mexico. “This is historical science fiction at its best: a dreamy reimagining of a classic story with vivid descriptions of lush jungles and feminist themes. Some light romance threads through the heavier ethical questions concerning humanity.”—Library Journal (starred review) “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—the sleek and the bizarre, wild passions and deep hatreds—with cool equanimity.”—The New York Times (Editors’ Choice) FINALIST FOR THE HUGO AWARD • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, Time, NPR, Polygon, Tordotcom, Paste, CrimeReads, Booklist Carlota Moreau: A young woman growing up on a distant and luxuriant estate, safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatán peninsula. The only daughter of a researcher who is either 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 experiments, which are financed by the Lizaldes, owners of magnificent haciendas and plentiful coffers. The hybrids: The fruits of the doctor’s labor, destined to blindly obey their creator and remain in the shadows. A motley group of part human, part animal monstrosities. All of them live in a perfectly balanced and static world, which is jolted by the abrupt arrival of Eduardo Lizalde, the charming and careless son of Dr. 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. The Daughter of Doctor Moreau is both a dazzling historical novel and a daring science fiction journey.

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 • Tordotcom • 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)

From the New York Times bestselling author of MEXICAN GOTHIC and GODS OF JADE AND SHADOW, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, comes the 2021 International Latino Book Award medal-winning UNTAMED SHORE, a coming-of-age story set in Mexico which quickly turns dark when a young woman meets three enigmatic tourists. Baja California, 1979. Viridiana spends her days watching the dead sharks piled beside the seashore, as the fishermen pull their nets. There is nothing else to do, nothing else to watch, under the harsh sun. She’s bored. Terribly bored. Yet her head is filled with dreams of Hollywood films, of romance, of a future beyond the drab town where her only option is to marry and have children. Three wealthy American tourists arrive for the summer, and Viridiana is magnetized. She immediately becomes entwined in the glamorous foreigners’ lives. They offer excitement, and perhaps an escape from the promise of a humdrum future. When one of them dies, Viridiana lies to protect her friends. Soon enough, someone’s asking questions, and Viridiana has some of her own about the identity of her new acquaintances. Sharks may be dangerous, but there are worse predators nearby, ready to devour a naïve young woman who is quickly being tangled in a web of deceit.

Mexico City, 1988. Long before iTunes or MP3s, you said "I love you" with a mixtape. Meche, awkward and fifteen, discovers how to cast spells using music, and with her friends Sebastian and Daniela will piece together their broken families, and even find love... Two decades after abandoning the metropolis, Meche returns for her estranged father''s funeral, reviving memories from her childhood she thought she buried a long time ago. What really happened back then? Is there any magic left?

GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • A young woman wins the role of a lifetime in a film about a legendary heroine—but the real drama is behind the scenes in this sumptuous historical epic from the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic. “Whenever I want to read a book I know will be good, I go to Silvia Moreno-Garcia.”—Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, NPR, BookPage, CrimeReads 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. Two actresses, both determined to make it to the top in Golden Age Hollywood—a city overflowing with gossip, scandal, and intrigue—make for a sizzling combination. But this is the tale of three women, for it is also the story of the princess Salome herself, consumed with desire for the fiery prophet who foretells the doom of her stepfather, Herod: a woman torn between the decree of duty and the yearning of her heart. Before the curtain comes down, there will be tears and tragedy aplenty in this sexy Technicolor saga.

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, Locus Amelia dreams of Mars. The Mars of the movies and the imagination, an endless bastion of opportunities for a colonist with some guts. But she''s 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 there''s Mars, at the edge of the silver screen, of life.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • 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. “In Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s sure hands, every uncovered secret is fraught with intrigue and creeping horror.”—Tananarive Due, Bram Stoker Award–winning author of The Reformatory “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. As Minerva descends ever deeper into Tremblay’s manuscript, she begins to sense that the malign force that stalked Tremblay and the missing girl might still walk the halls of the campus. These disturbing events also echo the stories Nana Alba told about her girlhood in 1900s Mexico, where she had a terrifying encounter with a witch. Minerva suspects that the same shadow that darkened the lives of her great-grandmother and Beatrice Tremblay is now threatening her own in 1990s Massachusetts. An academic career can be a punishing pursuit, but it might turn outright deadly when witchcraft is involved.

Discover the best in science fiction, fantasy, and horror with the 2020 Del Rey ebook sampler! 2020 is a year of new chapters. Max Brooks, who helped us survive a zombie pandemic, now searches for a more elusive threat: Bigfoot. Kevin Hearne, the author of The Iron Druid Chronicles, takes us back to that beloved world with a new spin-off series—and dreams up a different epic fantasy series with an entirely new mythology. Peter F. Hamilton masterfully builds a blazing space opera series. Silvia Moreno-Garcia, who dazzled us with her vision of 1920s Mexico and the Mayan underworld, reimagines the classic gothic suspense novel with the story of an isolated mansion in the 1950s Mexican countryside. These eleven recent and upcoming works are full of action. A young space pilot tries to save his best friend—the heir to a galactic empire—from a ruthless rebellion. A girl whose interdimensional doppelgängers have died in 372 worlds discovers a secret that puts her life in jeopardy. A man whose daughter has newfound, terrifying powers must risk his life to save hers. The last human in the galaxy hides her identity while trying to discover the truth about humanity. A woman traveling through time finds a mysterious child with unimaginable power. A spell allows women to control their own fertility in an epic feminist fantasy. This captivating ebook sampler contains excerpts from: DEVOLUTION by Max Brooks THE WOMEN’S WAR by Jenna Glass SALVATION by Peter F. Hamilton INK & SIGIL by Kevin Hearne A PLAGUE OF GIANTS by Kevin Hearne THE VANISHED BIRDS by Simon Jimenez THE SPACE BETWEEN WORDS by Micaiah Johnson THE LAST HUMAN by Zack Jordan MEXICAN GOTHIC by Silvia Moreno-Garcia THE NOBODY PEOPLE by Bob Proehl BONDS OF BRASS by Emily Skrutskie

Winner of the 2020 Locus, World Fantasy and Ignyte Awards “There’s nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns,” proclaimed Octavia E. Butler. New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color showcases emerging and seasoned writers of many races telling stories filled with shocking delights, powerful visions of the familiar made strange. Between this book’s covers burn tales of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and their indefinable overlappings. These are authors aware of our many possible pasts and futures, authors freed of stereotypes and clichés, ready to dazzle you with their daring genius. Unexpected brilliance shines forth from every page. Includes stories by Kathleen Alcala, Minsoo Kang, Anil Menon, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Alex Jennings, Alberto Yanez, Steven Barnes, Jaymee Goh, Karin Lowachee, E. Lily Yu, Andrea Hairston, Tobias Buckell, Hiromi Goto, Rebecca Roanhorse, Indrapramit Das, Chinelo Onwualu and Darcie Little Badger.

The March/April 2019 issue of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. Featuring new fiction by Karen Osborne, Tina Connolly, Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, Marie Brennan, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and A.T. Greenblatt. Reprinted fiction by Aliette de Bodard, essays by Tracy Townsend, Briana Lawrence, Marissa Lingen, and Suzanne Walker, poetry by Beth Cato, D.A. Xaolin Spires, Cassandra Khaw, Sandi Liebowitz, and Chloe N. Clark, interviews withBonnie Jo Stufflebeam and A.T. Greenblatt by Caroline M. Yoachim, a cover by Christopher Jones, and an editorial by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas.

Yalxi, the deposed Supreme Mistress of the Guild of Sorcerers, is on a desperate mission. Her lover and confidant seized her throne and stole the precious diamond heart, the jewel that is the engine of her power. Yalxi sets out to regain her magic and find a weapon capable of destroying the usurper. But this will mean turning to unlikely allies and opening herself up to unpleasant memories that have been suppressed for many years. For Yalxi is no great hero, but a cunning sorceress who once forged her path in blood--and must reckon with the consequences. Set in a fantastical land where jewels and blood provide symbiotic magical powers to their wearers, The Return of the Sorceress evokes the energy of classic sword and sorcery, while building a thoroughly fresh and exciting adventure ripe for our era.

Nancy Kilpatrick has gathered together twenty-five original stories by Kelley Armstrong; Nancy Holder & Erin Underwood; Steve and Melanie Tem; Lois Gresh; Gar and Judy Reeves-Stevens; Daniel Sernine; Paul Kane; Sephera Giron; Kathryn Ptacek; Steve Vernon and others to look at the what-if’s of our expiring future.

Bedrohliche Séancen, hochentzündliche Filmrollen und ein untoter Okkultist der Nazis – und mittendrin eine ungewöhnliche Protagonistin mit einer Vorliebe für Horrorfilme. Die kluge Montserrat schlägt sich als Außenseiterin in einer Männerdomäne durch: im mexikanischen Filmbusiness. Der einzige Mensch, der ihr lieb und teuer ist, ist ihr Jugendfreund Tristan, der als Soap-Darsteller unter Auftragsarmut leidet. Als sie und Tristan das Angebot bekommen, einen nie produzierten legendären Horrorfilm zu vollenden, schlagen sie ein. Doch der Filmstreifen ist mit einem dunklen Fluch belegt, der alle ins Unglück stürzt, die an ihm arbeiten ... Und das ist längst nicht alles! Der Geist eines teuflischen Okkultisten der Nazis steht an der Schwelle zum Reich der Lebenden, und Montserrat und Tristan müssen ihn und seine Anhänger um jeden Preis aufhalten. Nicht verpassen: nach »Der mexikanische Fluch« und »Die Tochter des Doktor Moreau« der neueste Roman der internationalen Sensationsautorin!

Dieser Dschungel verbirgt die dunkelsten Geheimnisse: Nach »Der mexikanische Fluch« der neue Bestseller von Silvia Moreno-Garcia! Mexiko, Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts: Carlota Moreau wächst fern von der zivilisierten Welt im Dschungel der Halbinsel Yucatán auf. Sie ist die Tochter eines begabten Wissenschaftlers, der auf seinem Anwesen geheime Experimente durchführt. Als Eduardo Lizalde, der Sohn von Doktor Moreaus Geldgeber, eintrifft und Carlota den Hof macht, scheint ihr Weg in die feine Gesellschaft vorgezeichnet. Doch die dunklen Labore verbergen unzählige Geheimnisse – und das gefährlichste von ihnen ist Carlota selbst. Nominiert als bester Roman für den Hugo Award 2023! Von Silvia Moreno-Garcia bereits erschienen: Der mexikanische Fluch Die Tochter des Doktor Moreau

« Un sombre conte de fées inspiré par le folklore mexicain. L''autrice de Mexican Gothic nous offre un récit envoûtant qui aborde les thèmes de l''identité, de la liberté et de l''amour, et qui ne ressemble à rien de ce que vous avez pu lire. » Bustle Finaliste du prix Nebula • Sélectionné parmi les meilleurs livres de l''année par NPR Mexique, années 20. Le Jazz Age bat son plein, mais Casiopea Tun est trop occupée à récurer les sols de la maison de son richissime grand-père pour répondre à son appel. Elle rêve pourtant d''une vie loin de sa petite ville du sud du Mexique. Une vie dont elle serait maîtresse. Cet avenir semble aussi inaccessible que les étoiles jusqu''au jour où elle découvre un mystérieux coffre en bois dans la chambre de son grand-père. C''est ainsi qu''elle libère - bien malgré elle - l''esprit d''un dieu de la mort maya. Un dieu qui lui demande de l''aider à récupérer le trône qui lui a été volé par son traître de frère. Un échec signifierait la mort, mais réussir permettrait à Casiopea de réaliser tous ses rêves... En compagnie de ce dieu étrangement séduisant, et usant de son esprit aiguisé, Casiopea se lance dans un périple à travers son pays, des jungles du Yucatán aux lumières éblouissantes de Mexico... en passant par les noires profondeurs du monde des morts maya. « Un étourdissant voyage dans le Mexique des années 20 mêlant jazz, révolutions, dieux, démons et magie. » NPR « Des dialogues ciselés, un univers à couper le souffle, une prose lyrique et une magnifique histoire d''amour qui s''épanouit peu à peu. Enchanteur. » Library Journal « Un captivant récit sur la dualité, la tradition et le changement... Le mélange de mythologie et d''Histoire offre un cadre parfait au parcours d''une héroïne en quête d''identité. On se plonge avec délice dans ce roman riche et sophistiqué. » Publishers Weekly

BESTSELLER THE NEW YORK TIMES Autoarea bestsellerului internațional Mexican Gothic ne oferă un fabulos roman istoric, plasat în Mexicul secolului al XIX-lea, o reinterpretare a celebrului SF clasic Insula doctorului Moreau, de H.G. Wells. Carlota Moreau este o tânără care crește pe o moșie retrasă, într-un conac luxos, ferită de conflictele și problemele din Mexic. Este fiica unui cercetător atât de îndrăzneț, încât e ori un geniu, ori un nebun. Montgomery Laughton e un proscris, un melancolic incurabil și asistentul doctorului Moreau, pe care îl ajută să-și ducă la îndeplinire experimentele finanțate de bogata familie Lizaldes. Hibrizii sunt rezultatele muncii doctorului Moreau, ființe monstruoase, pe jumătate oameni, pe jumătate, animale, predestinate să i se supună orbește creatorului lor. Toți par să trăiască în armonie până la sosirea fermecătorului și nepăsătorului Eduardo Lizalde, care declanșează o periculoasă reacție în lanț. „Imaginația de care dă dovadă Silvia Moreno-Garcia este absolut fantastică, neliniștită și romantică, neînfricată și capabilă să se reverse în orice gen literar, mereu gata să îmbrățișeze cu o deplină stăpânire de sine polaritățile narațiunii: bizareria și drăgălășenia, pasiunea nebunească și ura profundă...“ The New York Times „Un science-fiction istoric. O reinterpretare a unui roman clasic. Una dintre cele mai interesante și mai puternice voci ale noului val de autori SF&F. Da, Fiica doctorului Moreau este un cocktail perfect dozat.“ Marian Coman, redactor-șef Armada

Poloostrov Yucatan, 20. léta minulého století. Velká města na severu Mexika pulzují jazzovými rytmy, ale Kasiopea Tun uklízí a posluhuje v bohaté rezidenci svého děda a na zábavu nemá čas. Ráda by žila jinak a jinde než v ospalém a staromilském zapadákově mezi příbuznými, kteří jí opovrhují. Snění o zajímavém životě a naděje na jakoukoli změnu se zdají neuchopitelné jako hvězdy na obloze – až do chvíle, kdy Kasiopea ze zvědavosti a vzdoru otevře truhlici v dědově pokoji. Neúmyslně tak vypustí na svobodu uvězněného mayského boha smrti a nezbývá jí než souhlasit, že mu pomůže získat zpátky trůn a moc, o něž jej připravil vlastní bratr. Selhání by znamenalo (nejen) Kasiopeinu smrt, úspěch pak splnění dávných snů a přání. Kasiopea se tedy pouští do svého největšího dobrodružství – vyzbrojená jen vlastním úsudkem a ve společnosti toho zvláštně přitažlivého boha se vydává na výpravu z yucatanských pralesů až do epicentra moderního dění, jímž je Mexico City, a dál, do hlubin a temnot mayské říše mrtvých, z níž se obyčejní smrtelníci obvykle nevracejí.Pohádka namíchaná z reklamních plakátů 20. let minulého století, sluncem rozpálených mexických krajin a tajuplných podivností mayských legend.

Carlota Moreau : jeune femme ayant grandi dans une propriété isolée à l''environnement luxuriant, loin des conflits qui secouent la péninsule du Yucatán. Fille unique d''un chercheur soit génial... soit fou. Montgomery Laughton : marginal, chef d''équipe mélancolique au passé tragique, porté sur la boisson. Aide le docteur Moreau dans ses expériences financées par les Lizalde, propriétaires fortunés de splendides haciendas. Les hybrides : fruit des travaux du docteur, destinés à obéir aveuglément à leur créateur et à rester dans l''ombre. Monstres mi-humains, mi-animaux formant un groupe hétéroclite. Tous vivent dans un monde stable et routinier ébranlé par l''arrivée soudaine d''Eduardo Lizalde, charmant et insouciant, fils du mécène du docteur Moreau, qui déclenchera sans le vouloir une dangereuse réaction en chaîne. Car Moreau a des secrets, Carlota des interrogations, et dans la chaleur accablante de la jungle, les passions pourraient bien s''embraser.

Da autora de Gótico mexicano, best-seller do New York Times Best-seller do New York Times Finalista do Goodreads Choice Awards de Melhor Ficção Científica Eleito um dos melhores livros do ano por The New York Times Book Review, Time e NPR Agora finalista do Hugo Awards na categoria Melhor Romance "Exuberante, misterioso e impossível parar de ler. Essa história mexeu comigo e permanece em mim." – Alexis Henderson, autora de O ano das bruxas A filha do doutor Moreau é um romance histórico deslumbrante e uma ousada jornada pela ficção científica. Carlota Moreau cresce em uma propriedade distante e luxuosa, a salvo dos conflitos da península de Iucatã. Ela também é a filha única de um pesquisador que, para alguns, é um gênio e, para outros, um lunático. Já Montgomery Laughton é o melancólico supervisor da propriedade, que guarda os segredos de um passado trágico e uma propensão ao álcool. E há também os híbridos, frutos do trabalho do cientista, destinados a obedecer cegamente ao seu criador e permanecer nas sombras. Todos vivem em um mundo perfeitamente equilibrado e estático, de repente sacudido pela chegada abrupta de Eduardo Lizalde, o filho encantador e descuidado do patrono do dr. Moreau. Esse acontecimento iniciará uma perigosa reação em cadeia. Pois Moreau guarda segredos, Carlota tem perguntas e, no calor sufocante da selva, as paixões podem inflamar.

Uma história aterradora de terror gótico clássico, passada no glamoroso México dos anos 1950. Em resposta a uma carta dramática da sua prima com a estranha alegação de que o marido está a tentar envenená-la, Noemí abandona a sua vida mundana e viaja para a província, para a vila de El Triunfo. É aqui, no famoso Lugar Alto, que vive Catalina, que se tornou uma sombra de si mesma desde que se casou com Virgil Doyle. Diz ouvir vozes vindas das paredes e ver pessoas mortas. Mais de um segredo se esconde por trás das paredes do Lugar Alto. A antiga riqueza obtida com o império mineiro tem protegido os Doyle dos olhares curiosos dos habitantes de El Triunfo. No entanto, à medida que Noemí começa a cavar mais fundo, começa a ter visões perturbadoras e, pouco a pouco, descobre uma história aterradora que, ao que parece, remonta a várias centenas de anos. Conseguirá Noemi resistir aos encantos magnéticos do jovem mestre, aos avanços do seu pai rabugento, à atração da própria casa, que lhe invade os sonhos com visões de sangue, violência e desgraça e da qual, como muito em breve descobrirá, Noemí nem sequer tem forças para sair? Uma variação hipnotizante do romance gótico clássico, em que o suspense se entrelaça com o folclore mexicano e o charme dos anos 1950

Die internationale Bestsellerentdeckung »Mexican Gothic« – eine moderne Neuerfindung des Schauerromans, die man gelesen haben muss! Mexiko, 1950: Ein verstörender Brief führt Noemí in ein gespenstisches Herrenhaus im nebeligen Hochland. Dort lebt ihre frisch vermählte Cousine Catalina, die behauptet, ihr Mann würde sie vergiften. Ohne zu zögern reist Noemí nach High Place, dem Sitz der englischen Familie Doyle, in die Catalina überstürzt eingeheiratet hat. Doch das Ansehen der Doyles ist längst verblasst und ihr Herrenhaus zu einem dunklen Ort geworden. Gut, dass Noemí keine Angst hat – weder vor Howard Doyle, dem widerwärtigen Patriarchen der Familie, noch vor Catalinas eitlem Ehemann Virgil. Aber als Noemí herausfindet, was auf High Place vor sich geht, ist es fast zu spät, um von dort zu entkommen ... »Ein grausam guter Pageturner. 12 von 10 Punkten.« Karla Paul

L''ETÀ DEL JAZZ È ALL''APICE del suo splendore, ma la diciottenne Casiopea Tun non ha tempo da dedicare allo swing; è troppo impegnata a spazzare i pavimenti nella dimora del ricchissimo nonno nel Sud del Messico. Desidera da sempre una vita diversa, lontana da quel polveroso villaggio: una vita che sia davvero solo sua. Un sogno, però, che pare irrealizzabile fino al giorno in cui, aprendo per caso un baule di legno custodito nella camera del nonno, libera inavvertitamente lo spirito del Signore delle Ombre - il dio maya della morte -, che le chiede di aiutarlo a riconquistare il trono usurpato dal fratello. Se Casiopea fallirà nell''impresa, andrà incontro alla morte. Se invece riuscirà, il suo sogno potrà finalmente avverarsi. Assieme a questo dio incredibilmente bello, e armata unicamente della propria intelligenza, la ragazza intraprende una fantasmagorica avventura che la condurrà nelle foreste dello Yucatán, nella sfavillante Città del Messico e, più oltre ancora, fin negli abissi dell''Oltretomba maya.

Poison is in everything, and no thing is without poison. The dosage makes it either a poison or a remedy. This collection of 18 speculative stories, including three never found in print before, explores the meaning of love, and, of course, of poison.