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Death Song of the Dragón Chicxulub
R. Ch. Garcia
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Cover by Cody Jimenez
Michael Sedano of La Bloga says "There’s lots of reasons to be eager, I’ll focus on three: Death Song of the Dragón Chicxulub is a rare Chicanocentric fantasy novel. Death Song does some teaching. Chickxulub brings lots of fun."
Death Song of the Dragón Chicxulub by R. Ch. Garcia is a New Adult book. As Sentinel of a pre-Hispanic legacy, Tomás Chaneco has trained warriors to defeat the mysterious, eons-old creature, La Muerte Blanca. But never has the chosen one been a too-young americano. To complete his duties, the shaman-storyteller Tomás must challenge and upset Miguel's entire worldview, with methods as powerful as Otherworld magic, and guide the young man in transforming himself into a fit Slayer.
Reminiscent of Zorba and The Teachings of Don Juan, more than just "ethnic fiction" aimed at that audience, nor simply genre fantasy, Death Song of the Dragón Chicxulub owes its birth to paths open by Rudy Anaya and will give readers a whirlwind of a "dragon fantasy."
From the back cover:
“Carlos Castañeda meets kaiju hunting in a rollicking adventure, this epic journey of discovery, transformation and destiny will keep readers at the edge of their seats and gasping at every new twist.”
DAVID BOWLES, author of Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky
“Death Song of the Dragón Chicxulub will remain on my reading table to enjoy time and again. Felicidades y bravos, García. Encore!”
LUCHA CORPI, author of Black Widow’s Wardrobe
“A delightful story poetically written and charged with the life-force of youth!”
DANIEL ACOSTA, author of the award-winning Iron River
“Garcia's writing is evocative, the characters unforgettable, diverse, with iconoclastic heroes and everyone else smashing stereotypes.”
THELMA T. REYNA, author of Dearest Papa: A Memoir in Poems
“A spellbinding novel – one you dare not miss! A BRILLIANT work.”
BORIS NOVAK, Filmmaker/Screenwriter at DarkHatterFilms
A coming-of-age Fantasy of college-bound Miguel Reilly who spends a summer in New Mexico that leads to his fate intertwining with a legendary Aztec monster in Mexico. A middle-class Irish American with tenuous ties to his roots, Miguel finds kinship with the Chicano, Mexican and Native peoples he meets. An epic adventure where bon vivant shaman Tomás trains apprentice Miguel to defeat the dragon-like nemesis of the Aztecs. Where formidable young and elder women play pivotal roles in his mission. A cross-genre novel steeped in the lives, cultures, and history that few mainstream readers know of or ever entered, and where the
centuries-long clash of worlds mirrors Miguel's search for his real heritage and destiny.
Death Song of the Dragón Chicxulub by R. Ch. Garcia is a New Adult book. As Sentinel of a pre-Hispanic legacy, Tomás Chaneco has trained warriors to defeat the mysterious, eons-old creature, La Muerte Blanca. But never has the chosen one been a too-young americano. To complete his duties, the shaman-storyteller Tomás must challenge and upset Miguel's entire worldview, with methods as powerful as Otherworld magic, and guide the young man in transforming himself into a fit Slayer.
Reminiscent of Zorba and The Teachings of Don Juan, more than just "ethnic fiction" aimed at that audience, nor simply genre fantasy, Death Song of the Dragón Chicxulub owes its birth to paths open by Rudy Anaya and will give readers a whirlwind of a "dragon fantasy."
From the back cover:
“Carlos Castañeda meets kaiju hunting in a rollicking adventure, this epic journey of discovery, transformation and destiny will keep readers at the edge of their seats and gasping at every new twist.”
DAVID BOWLES, author of Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky
“Death Song of the Dragón Chicxulub will remain on my reading table to enjoy time and again. Felicidades y bravos, García. Encore!”
LUCHA CORPI, author of Black Widow’s Wardrobe
“A delightful story poetically written and charged with the life-force of youth!”
DANIEL ACOSTA, author of the award-winning Iron River
“Garcia's writing is evocative, the characters unforgettable, diverse, with iconoclastic heroes and everyone else smashing stereotypes.”
THELMA T. REYNA, author of Dearest Papa: A Memoir in Poems
“A spellbinding novel – one you dare not miss! A BRILLIANT work.”
BORIS NOVAK, Filmmaker/Screenwriter at DarkHatterFilms
A coming-of-age Fantasy of college-bound Miguel Reilly who spends a summer in New Mexico that leads to his fate intertwining with a legendary Aztec monster in Mexico. A middle-class Irish American with tenuous ties to his roots, Miguel finds kinship with the Chicano, Mexican and Native peoples he meets. An epic adventure where bon vivant shaman Tomás trains apprentice Miguel to defeat the dragon-like nemesis of the Aztecs. Where formidable young and elder women play pivotal roles in his mission. A cross-genre novel steeped in the lives, cultures, and history that few mainstream readers know of or ever entered, and where the
centuries-long clash of worlds mirrors Miguel's search for his real heritage and destiny.
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