"An Aztec priest of the dead tries to solve a murder mystery, and finds that politics may be even more powerful than magic. A vivid portrayal of an interesting culture in a truly fresh fantasy novel." - Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling co-author of _The Winds of Dune _ "Amid the mud
Servant of the Underworld
โ Scribed by Aliette De Bodard
- Publisher
- Angry Robot;Osprey Publishing
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 206 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780857660312
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
IT IS THE YEAR ONE-KNIFE IN TENOCHTITLAN - THE CAPITAL OF THE AZTECS. The end of the world is kept at bay only by the magic of human sacrifice. A Priestess disappears from an empty room drenched in blood.
Acatl, High Priest of the Dead must find her, or break the boundaries between the worlds of th living and the dead. But how do you find someone, living or dead, in a world where blood sacrifices are an everyday occurrence and the very gods stalk the streets?
File Under: Fantasy [ Aztec Mystery | Locked Room | Human Sacrifice | The Dead Walk! ]
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Library : Fantasy
Universes : Obsidian and Blood [01]
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9780857660329
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