The Mayan god of death sends a young woman on a harrowing, life-changing journey in this dark,Â one-of-a-kindÂ fairy tale inspired by Mexican folklore.â€œA spellbinding

Gods of Jade and Shadow

The Mayan god of death sends a young woman on a harrowing, life-changing journey in this dark,Â one-of-a-kindÂ fairy tale inspired by Mexican folklore.

â€œA spellbinding fairy tale rooted in Mexican mythology . . .Â Gods of Jade and ShadowÂ is a magical fairy tale about identity, freedom, and love, and it's like nothing you've read before.â€â€”Bustle

The Jazz Age is in full swing, but Casiopea Tun is too busy cleaning the floors of her wealthy grandfatherâ€™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.Â

Yet this new life seems as distant as the stars, until the day she finds a curious wooden box in her grandfatherâ€™s room. She opens itâ€”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 Casiopeaâ€™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 YucatÃ¡n to the bright lights of Mexico Cityâ€”and deep into the darkness of the Mayan underworld.

Praise for Gods of Jade and Shadow

â€œA dark, dazzling fairy tale . . . a whirlwind tour of a 1920s Mexico vivid with jazz, the memories of revolution, and gods, demons, and magic.â€â€”NPR

â€œSnappy dialog, stellar worldbuilding, lyrical prose, and a slow-burn romance make this a standout. . . . Purchase where Naomi Novik, Nnedi Okorafor, andÂ N. K. Jemisin are popular.â€â€”Library JournalÂ (starred review)

â€œA magical novel of duality, tradition, and change . . .Â Moreno-Garciaâ€™s seamless blend of mythology and history provides a ripe setting for Casiopeaâ€™s stellar journey of self-discovery, which culminates in a dramatic denouement. Readers will gladly immerse themselves in Moreno-Garciaâ€™s rich and complex tale of desperate hopes and complicated relationships.â€â€”Publishers WeeklyÂ (starred review)

â€œCasiopea is not a damsel in distress, but rather a young woman coming of age in a time where music, myth, art and exploration thrum colorfully around her. . . . Readers will be floored by Moreno-Garciaâ€™s painstaking attention to detail. Her descriptions of the emotionally charged interactions betweenÂ realistic human characters and otherworldly gods, witches and demonic forces are unforgettable, asÂ are theÂ fairy-tale and folktale aspects of the plot.â€â€”BookPageÂ (starred review)
Country USA
Brand Del Rey
Manufacturer Del Rey
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2019-07-23
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780525620754

Country	USA
Brand	Del Rey
Manufacturer	Del Rey
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2019-07-23
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780525620754

Gods of Jade and Shadow

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