Servant of the Underworld: Obsidian & Blood, Book 1 - Softcover

De Bodard, Aliette

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0857660314 ISBN 13: 9780857660312

Publisher: Angry Robot, 2010

Synopsis

It is the year one-knife in Tenochitlan - 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?

About this title

Review:

An Aztec priest of the dead tries to solve a murder mystery, and finds that politics may be even more powerful than magic. --Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times

Amid the mud and maize of the Mexica empire, Aliette de Bodard has composed a riveting story of murder, magic and sibling rivalry. --Elizabeth Bear

Part murder mystery, part well-researched historical novel and part fantasy... The fantasy element blends neatly with the other parts. 4****. --SFX Magazine

About the Author:

Aliette de Bodard is a writer and computer specialist whose short fiction has already brought her a John W Campbell Award nomination, for best newcomer. Living in Paris, Aliette is French, of Vietnamese extraction, but she writes exclusively in English.

About this edition

• Publisher: Angry Robot
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0857660314
• ISBN 13: 9780857660312
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 432
• Illustrator: Spring Design