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Gods of Jade and Shadow
- Narrated by: Yetta Gottesman
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
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Publisher's Summary
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)
What the critics say
"Casiopea 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-Garcia’s painstaking attention to detail. Her descriptions of the emotionally charged interactions between realistic human characters and otherworldly gods, witches and demonic forces are unforgettable, as are the fairy-tale and folktale aspects of the plot." (BookPage starred review)
"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)
"An evocative and moving modern Indigenous fairy tale filled with quiet moments of vulnerability and honesty. Oh, my heart!" (Rebecca Roanhorse, Hugo and Nebula award-winning author of the Sixth World series)
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- Jamie @ Books and Ladders
- 2022-09-20
An Instant Classic
I really enjoyed this one! I think it is an instant classic. I did find the beginning just a little slow and there were a couple places that this ebbed and flowed a bit towards the slow side, but there is such a lushness to this one that you don't really notice. I think there was a lot of really good aspects to this that made up for it though, especially the look at stereotypical gender roles in a traditional family and what is expected of you. Highly recommend this one!
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- Mikhaila
- 2021-07-26
Wonderful!
Eerie, romantic and educational. I learned so much about Mayan and Aztec mythology from this book, and now I want to know more.
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- Kindle Customer
- 2022-04-01
A thoroughly captivating retelling of a Maya myth
I gobbled it up! It was magical, beautifully told and completely absorbing. Set in the Yucatán it was another way to get to know the cultural heritage of the region.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2022-11-24
good book
beautifully written. I enjoyed the book very much, but did not care for the last portion of it.
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- J
- 2021-07-09
Too Much Romance
This is the only book I’ve listened to (or read) by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. I found it heavy on romance. The beginning of the book held promise, but the middle of the book was slow going (imagine a fantasy quest in which nearly everything goes the hero’s way). The final quarter of the book picked up speed and was a big improvement over most of the novel's pace and story telling.
The only character I was truly invested in was the main character. The only conflict that drew me in was the one between the main character and her cousin, not any of the other conflicts, of which there were several.
The narrator had limited range.
You might enjoy this book if like fantasy elements, romance, quest adventures, historical fiction, the jazz era of the 1920s, and/or feminist stories.
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