Gods of Jade and Shadow

Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Del Rey • 2019

The Mayan god of death sends a young woman on a harrowing, life-changing journey in this one-of-a-kind fairy tale inspired by Mexican folklore.The Jazz Age is in full swing, but Casiopea Tun is too bu...sy 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.Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780525620754
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„Chtěl bych s tebou počítat hvězdy. Nevím, kde jsem na to přišel, ale pořád mě to napadá,“ řekl tiše.(Bohové jadeitu a stínu: Silvia Moreno-Garcia; Preklad: Ina Leckie)Příběh inspirovaný pověstmi a legendami předkolumbovského Mexika. Mayský bůh smrti bere mladou ženu na trýznivou a nebezpečnou cestu k záchraně budoucnosti.Poloostrov Yucatán, 20. léta minulého století.Velká města na severu[...]

V době, kdy světu vládne divoký charleston, v ulicích zní jazz a ve městech vyrůstají hotely v nádherném moderním stylu art deco, mladičká Kasiopea Tun poklízí v domě svého děda a marně sní o dobrodružství a záři velkoměst. Jednoho dne, ze zvědavosti nebo rebelie, otevře tajemnou truhlu v dědově pokoji a osvobodí mayského boha smrti. Řízením osudu a jedním úlomkem […] The post Božské[...]

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

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.

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780525620754