The end of the world is kept at bay only by the magic of human sacrifice. Servant of the underworld, aliettes first novel, is a historical fantasymystery set in aztec times. Harbinger of the storm on march 4th, and master of the house of darts on march 7th. The year is two house and the mexica empire teeters on the brink of destruction, lying vulnerable to the flesheating stardemons and to the return of their creator, a malevolent goddess only held in check. Acatl, high priest, must find her, or break the boundar. Servant of the underworld obsidian and blood trilogy, book 1. Year oneknife, tenochtitlan the capital of the aztecs.
The house of shattered wings is thoughtful, complex, and engrossing, a fantastical thriller set in a paris that is both instantly recognizable and yet utterly alien, peopled by characters grotesque, broken, and beautiful often at the same time. What disappointed you about servant of the underworld. The year is two house and the mexica empire teeters on the brink of destruction, lying vulnerable to the flesheating stardemons and to the return of their creator, a malevolent goddess only held in check by the protector gods power. She has won three nebula awards, a locus award, a british fantasy award and four british science fiction association awards. The idea for this came from a couple of short stories aliette wrote featuring deathpriestcuminvestigator acatl, bringing together the littleused aztec mythology and the tropes of mystery fiction. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read in the vanishers palace.
The idea for this came from a couple of short stories aliette wrote. The great magicians war left a trail of devastation. Servant of the underworld year oneknife, tenochtitlan the. Its the first in a threebook series, called obsidian and blood. Servant of the underworld obsidian and blood authors. A priestess disappears from an empty room drenched in blood. Servant of the underworld obsidian and blood volume 1. A priest responsible for ensuring the safe and proper journey of the recently departed into the realm of death who becomes involved in solving the murder of a temple priestess.
Her short stories have appeared in many venues, including asimovs, interzone and the years best. Human sacrifice and the magic of the living blood are the only things keeping the sun in the sky and the earth fertile. She graduated in 2007 from ecole polytechnique, one of frances top engineering schools, and went on to find a job which involved two of her loves, mathematics and programming computers. Servant of the underworld obsidian and blood book 1 ebook. Acatl is the high priest of the dead for the aztec capital city of tenochtitlan. Aliette is french, of vietnamese extraction, but she writes exclusively in english. In the late 20th century, the streets of paris are lined with haunted ruins. The first book in the critically acclaimed obsidian and blood trilogy. When i had to put this book down, i couldnt wait to pick it up again. Read this book and over 1 million others with a kindle unlimited membership. A series of dark gothic fantasies set in a turnofthecentury paris devastated by a magical warfeaturing magicians, witches, alchemists, fallen angels, and the odd vietnamese eximmortal the dominion of the fallen reading order novels only book 1. Her first novel was servant of the underworld 2010, beginning the.
Aliette has won three nebula awards, a locus award, a european. She was a double hugo finalist for 2019 best series and best novella. Nov 25, 2009 book trailer for the aztec fantasymystery novel, servant of the underworld, which is coming out from angry robot books in january 2010 uk, australiaseptember 2010 us. It is his role to oversee the dead making sure they receive the correct rituals and rites of passage into the next world. Fantasy, historical fantasy, historical, mythology, urban fantasy. If you want to make an example of something from a chess game, just do it. Trending now browse popular lists best of the month audiobook savings. Book trailer for the aztec fantasymystery novel, servant of the underworld, which is coming out from angry robot books in january 2010 uk.
A massive fantasy omnibus containing all three novels in the obsidian and blood series. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read servant of the underworld. Servant of the underworld obsidian and blood book 1. The council is convening to choose a new emperor, but when. Rightly or wrongly, i take a proprietorial view of mexican culture. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The year is three rabbit, and the storm is comingthe coronation war for the new emperor has just ended in a failure, the armies retreating with a mere 40 prisoners of war not near enough sacrifices to ensure the favour of the gods. Servant of the underworld navy general library program. Her short stories have appeared in many venues, including asimovs, interzone and the years best science fiction.