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Description edit
Year One-Knife, 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, must find her, or break the boundaries between the worlds of the living and the... read more
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First Sentence edit
In the silence of the shrine, I bowed to the corpse on the altar: a minor member of the Imperial Family, who had died in a boating accident on Lake Texcoco.
Table of Contents edit
Odd Summonings
The Jaguar Born
Dancers
The Midwife of Tenochtitlan
The Caged Man
The Seekers
The Chalca Wars
The Jade Heart
Shadows and Summoners
Mictlan's Justice
Servant of the Gods
The Imperial Audience
Funereal Thoughts
Two Knights
Food of the Gods
Setting Forth
Confrontations
Season of Rain
The Drowned Ones
The Goddess' Will
The Great Vigil
The God's Child
The Blessed Drowned
Small Vigils
Cast of Characters
A Brief Glossary of Aztec Terms and Concepts
About the Author
Author's Notes
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 4 in Obsidian and Blood. (standard series)
Followed by Harbinger of the Storm.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Aliette de Bodard (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Angry Robot
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-0007346547
Page Count: 432 pages
Publisher: Angry Robot
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-0007346547
Page Count: 432 pages
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
Notes for Parents edit
Reading Level: Young AdultsThere is a fair amount of violence and some brief sexual imagery.
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