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The Marching Dead
by Lee BattersbyFind the dead a King, save himself, win the love of his life, live happily ever after. No wonder Marius dos Helles is bored. But now something has stopped the dead from, well, dying.It's up to Marius, Gerd, and Gerd's not-dead-enough Granny to journey across the continent and put the dead back in the afterlife where they belong.File Under: Fantasy [ Dead Reckoning | Strange Problems | By Royal Decree | Still Running ]
The Marching Morons
by C. M. KornbluthIn the distant future a man from the twentieth century wakes to find himself in an almost incomprehensible world...He realizes that the world has left him behind, but he just might have the key to the future of all mankind. Cyril M. Kornbluth was a highly influential science fiction writer who won both a Hugo Award and a Prometheus Award.
Marching Through Peachtree (The War Between the Provinces #2)
by Harry TurtledoveFREE THE BLONDS! (America's Civil War Turned Upside Down) A terrible civil war was tearing apart the kingdom of Detina, a land which could no longer be half serf and half free. When the new ruler, King Avram, announced his intent to liberate the blond serfs upon which the northern provinces depended, Detina was torn in two, and the rebellious north took Avram's cousin, Grand Duke Geoffrey, as their king. Neither side could expect an easy victory. The south was larger and wealthier, but the north had better soldiers and more powerful wizards. Led by officers riding unicorns, supplied by flying carpets, both sides had been clashing for three years when Count Thraxton, a conceited wizard-general whose opinions of his spell-casting ability far outstripped the reality, bungled a spell which backfired disastrously against his own side, giving the Unionists a decisive victory. But the war was far from over: Thraxton the idiot had been relieved of command; which meant that the south faced a far more competent general: Joseph the Gamecock. And Joseph and his troops were determined to hold Peachtree Province against the loyalist troops. They had occupied Rockface Rise, which offered only two narrow places where the Unionists could come at them, and had further fortified it with trenches and catapults. When the southern army attacked, they would face formidable obstacles both natural and man-made, as well as the repeating crossbows of the troops and the deadly sorcerous storm and lightning wielded by the northern wizards. Still, the very survival of Detina as one united realm was at stake, and King Avram's forces had no chance.
Marching Through Peachtree
by Harry TurtledoveA terrible civil war was tearing apart the kingdom of Detina, a land which could no longer be half serf and half free. When the new ruler, King Avram, decided to liberate the blond serfs upon which the northern provinces depended, the north rebelled, taking Grand Duke Geoffrey as their King.Neither side expected an easy victory. The south was larger and wealthier, but the north had better soldiers and more powerful wizards. Led by officers riding unicorns, supplied by flying carpets, both sides had clashed for three bloody years, as the tide slowly turned against the north. But the war was far from over: The north had found a far more competent general, and he was determined to hold Peachtree Province. When the southrons attacked, they faced formidable obstacles both natural and manmade, as well as the deadly repeating crossbows of the northern rebels and the sorcerous storm and lightning wielded by the northern wizards.Still, the very survival of Detina as one united realm was at stake, and King Avram's forces had no choice but to attack, no matter what the odds, no matter how desperate the situation...
March's End
by Daniel PolanskyMarch's End is a multi-generational portal fantasy of strange magics, epic warfare, and deadly intrigue, in which the personality conflicts and toxic struggles of the Harrow family are reflected in the fantasy world they've sworn to protect.The Harrows are a typical suburban family who, since time immemorial, have borne a sacred and terrible charge. In the daylight they are teachers, doctors, bartenders and vagrants, but at night they are the rulers and protectors of the March, a fantastical secondary world populated with animate antiquated toys and sentient lichen, a panorama of the impossible where cities are carried on the backs of giant snails, and thunderstorms can be subdued with song.But beneath this dreamlike exterior lie dark secrets, and for generation after generation the Harrows have defended the March from the perils that wait outside its borders – when they are not consumed in their own bitter internecine quarrels.In the modern day the Harrow clan are composed of Sophia, the High Queen of the March, a brilliant, calculating matriarch, and her three children – noble Constance, visionary, rebellious Mary Ann, and clever, amoral Will. Moving back and forth between their youth, adolescence, and adulthood, we watch as this family fractures, then reconciles in the face of a conflict endangering not only the existence of the March, but of the &‘real world&’ itself.March's End is a book about growing up, in which the familial struggles of the Harrows are threaded through the mythic history of the fantastical land they protect. It is a story of failure and redemption, in which the power of love is tested against forces that seek to break it, and the necessity of each generation to recreate itself is asserted.File Under: Fantasy [ Not Narnia | Secrets will out | Growing up | Love is all ]
Marco? Polo! (Time Warp Trio #16)
by Jon ScieszkaThe Time Warp Trio meets Marco Polo! What would happen if someone had a time-warping "book" he got from his uncle who was a magician, and he took it to the local YMCA pool while he played Marco Polo with his best friends?
Marco's Millions
by William Sleator[From the back cover:] A door to another world When Marco's fragile little sister, Lilly, tells him about the strange lights in the basement, he thinks she's imagining things. But Marco is curious, and it isn't long before he investigates and finds a passage into a strange world, the likes of which he's never seen. The insect-like inhabitants who live there know all about Lilly and believe she is special. They beg Marco to bring her to them so that she can save their world from ruin. Can Marco help the creatures and protect Lilly from harm?" Can he survive twisted time and gravity and deadly acrobatics? If he does, what will he find when he returns to his family. What will he do when he has the chance to make millions of journeys with all the time in the world? This is a science fiction story grounded in the world as we know it. Then using the laws of physics it extends beyond our imaginations. A challenging book for young readers and of interest to adult SF readers as well.
Marea: A veces hay que dejar hasta la vida (Trilogía Sara Midnight #Volumen 2)
by Daniela SacerdotiDespués de la muerte de sus padres, Sarah Midnight ha tenido que enfrentarse a los más temibles y horripilantes seres. Su misión es impedir que los demonios aniquilen a los humanos y se apoderen de la tierra una vez más. Pero ahora Sarah debe descubrir en quién puede confiar y en quién no, pues el peligro viene de todas partes. La cacería de humanos y Familias Secretas ha empeorado y Sarah sabe que para poder triunfar necesitará ayuda de los muertos, o de lo que éstos hayan dejado en vida. ¿Será capaz de detener a los demonios que amenazan a la humanidad entera?
La Marea Negra (Las Crónicas de la Bruja Negra #Volumen 4)
by Laurie ForestCuarta entrega de «Las Crónicas de la Bruja Negra», una serie de fantasía juvenil que condena los prejuicios y la injusticia y que ofrece una historia de amor en un entorno escolar a lo Harry Potter y un contexto político a lo Juego de Tronos. Bienvenidos a la Universidad Verpax. La marea negra es imparable...Ahora que todo el mundo sabe que ella es la Bruja Negra de la profecía, Elloren Gardner ha huido sin saber si en su camino hallará amigos o enemigos. Ahora que su pareja, Lukas Grey, puede estar muerto o en manos del Gran Mago Marcus Vogel, Elloren sabe que la única forma de darle la vuelta a la guerra que se avecina es encontrar aliados dispuestos a escucharla en lugar de asesinarla a sangre fría. En el Reino de Oriente, la fae de agua Tierney Calix y Trystan, el hermano de Elloren, se han unido al Wyvernguard, y se están preparando para el ataque de Vogel. Pero Trystan lucha en dos frentes distintos, pues es el miembro de la guardia más odiado y del que todos desconfían. Y el vínculo de Tierney con el río más poderoso de Erthia ha desvelado un peligro más aterrador que la inminente guerra. La Bruja Negra ha vuelto y la profecía ha llegado. Es hora de luchar. Pero Vogel todavía tiene una revelación crucial para todos. Reseñas:«Con fuertes mensajes feministas, grandes personajes secundarios y un rival especialmente conseguido, los fans de Harry Potter devorarán las más de 600 páginas de este libro, y exigirán la secuela.»Publishers Weekly«Esta novela trepidante promulga el poder transformador de la educación, creando unos personajes muy interesantes en un universo rico y alternativo que nos ayuda a comprender mejor el nuestro.»Kirkus (starred review)«Me encanta La Bruja Negra. No puedo esperar para leer el siguiente libro. Máximo suspense, y un tratamiento inusual de la magia; un acercamiento completamente nuevo y apasionante.»Tamora Pierce, autora bestseller de The New York Times «Presenta muchos mensajes feministas, un sistema de magia increíble y unos personajes principales y secundarios que son imposibles de olvidar.»Between_.magic6«Es una buena historia y esta saga se va a convertir en una de mis favoritas sin ninguna duda.»Tinuwel «Una impresionante última parte cuyo ritmo es imparable.»Dragones y libros «La trama es increíble. Tenemos muchos plotwists e incluso sorpresas que me hicieron derramar lágrimas.»Rarynbooks«Esta saga tiene un worldbuilding ESPECTACULAR, una diversidad de personajes y seres mágicos INCREÍBLE y una cantidad de valores y de fantasía que deja siempre con ganas de más.»Magic_Ellie
Marea tóxica
by Chen QiufanEl nuevo talento de la ciencia ficción llegado de China. Mimi se ahoga en la basura del planeta. Es una residual de la Isla de Silicio, lugar al que se envían a reciclar los teléfonos móviles, los portátiles, los robots y los miembros biónicos. Se acumulan en pilas enormes de residuos que contaminan cada centímetro de la tierra. La isla, situada cerca de la costa de China, es la tóxica necrópolis del capitalismo y la cultura de consumo. Mimi y miles de trabajadores residuales migrantes como ella son atraídos a la Isla de Silicio con la promesa de conseguir seguridad laboral y una vida mejor. Son la sangre que corre por las venas de la economía de la isla, pero se hallan a merced de los poderosos. Se avecina una tormenta avivada por las implacables bandas locales que se enfrentan por el poder. Los ecoterroristas están obcecados en acabar con el statu quo. Los inversores estadounidenses ansían más beneficios. Y un intérprete sinoestadounidense anhela reencontrarse con sus raíces. Estas fuerzas eclosionan y provocan una guerra entre los ricos y los pobres, entre la tradición y la ambición moderna, entre el pasado y el futuro de la humanidad. Mimi y los que son como ella tendrán que decidir si se limitarán a contemplar la guerra como meros peones o cambiarán por completo las reglas del juego. La crítica ha dicho:«Un logrado techno-thriller ecológico con cuerpo y alma.»David Mitchell «Una novela necesaria y despiadada que da que pensar. No podía dejar de leer.»Lavie Tidhar «Un análisis categórico y tenaz del futuro próximo.»Adrian Tchaikovsky
Mareas de Fuego Libro 1: La Rebelión
by Hilary Lester Andrea Rojo HernándezAventura/fantasía ambientada en un mundo real no mágico Incluso los Sabios no pueden decir cómo fue o por qué comenzó todo. Por incontables mareas, los Miembros del Clan han luchado entre sí en una guerra sanguinaria bajo el océano. El origen de esta enemistad se perdió en las derivas del tiempo. Pero para Leelee, una joven cadete de manada del Clan de Guardianes leahtus, la antigua contienda involucrará a un enemigo querido, una decisión desesperada y un terrible precio por pagar. Desde la adusta y gélida fortaleza del Clan kiakhu hasta los pacíficos arrecifes de los leahtus, en Mareas de Fuego se relata la historia de una pequeña banda de rebeldes de cola negra que se arriesgarán a sufrir torturas y muerte para liberar al Clan de un tirano despiadado; y además cuenta la conmovedora historia de amor de Leelee, la doncella guerrera que enfrentará la muerte a manos de los propios sacerdotes de su clan si es que ella se entrega por completo a Makhulu, su enemigo y amado. Estas sirenas no poseen magia y no habitan en un cuento de hadas. Estas son criaturas marinas de sangre caliente que están inundadas de pasión y poesía, y que batallan por el amor, la libertad y la oportunidad de ser felices dentro de su misterioso mundo bajo el agua.
Mareas de Medianoche (Malaz: El Libro de los Caídos #Volumen 5)
by Steven EriksonMareas de Medianoche es el quinto volumen de la saga «Malaz: El Libro de los Caídos», la decalogía originalmente publicada entre 1999 y 2011 que ha convertido al escritor canadiense Steven Erikson en una de las mayores voces de la fantasía épica contemporánea. Desde entonces, esta obra maestra de la imaginación está considerada una de las series más ambiciosas del género de los últimos años. Después de décadas de guerras intestinas, las tribus de los Tiste Edur al fin se han unido bajo el mando del Rey Warlock. Hay paz, pero el precio ha sido terrible: un pacto hecho con un poder oculto cuyos motivos son, en el mejor de los casos, sospechosos, y, en el peor, mortales. Al sur, el rapaz reino de Lether, impaciente por ver cumplido el papel que profetizaron para él largo tiempo atrás como imperio renacido, ha esclavizado a sus vecinos menos civilizados. Es decir, a todos salvo a los Tiste Edur. El destino ha decretado que también ellos han de caer. Y, sin embargo, la lucha inminente que librarán estos dos pueblos no es más que un pálido reflejo de un conflicto más primitivo. Se están reuniendo antiguas fuerzas y con ellas la herida todavía abierta de una vieja traición y un ansia de venganza... La crítica ha dicho...«Homérico en alcance y visión... Una historia que ni por un instante deja de emocionar y entretener.»SF Site «Erikson se encuentra en lo más alto del panteón de la fantasía épica.»Publishers Weekly «Erikson no tiene competidor en lo que se refiere a acción e imaginación, y alcanza la categoría de Tolkien y Donaldson en su visión mítica, incluso podría superarlos.»SF Site
Marés de Fogo: Livro 1: A Rebelião
by Hilary LesterNem mesmo os sábios sabem como começou ou por quê. Por incontáveis marés, membros de clãs travaram uma sangrenta guerra sob o oceano. A origem de sua inimizade se perde nos desvios do tempo. Mas, para Leelee, uma jovem cadete dos Guardiões do Clã Leahtu, a antiga disputa trará um inimigo amado, uma escolha desesperada e um terrível preço a ser pago. Da fortaleza severa e gelada do clã Kiakhu aos pacíficos recifes Leahtu, Marés de Fogo segue um pequeno bando de rebeldes de cauda negra que se arrisca à tortura e morte para livrar o clã de um tirano cruel; e conta a comovente história de amor de Leelee, a jovem guerreira que enfrenta a morte nas mãos de seus próprios sacerdotes, se ela se entregar a Makhulu, seu inimigo e seu amor. Esses tritões não têm mágica, não habitam nenhum conto de fadas. Eles são criaturas marinhas de sangue quente cheias de paixão e poesia, lutando por amor e liberdade e uma chance de felicidade em seu misterioso mundo subaquático.
Maresi (Crónicas de la abadía roja #Volumen 1)
by Maria TurtschaninoffUna historia de amistad y supervivencia, magia y maravilla, belleza y terror. Solo se permiten mujeres y niñas en la Abadía Roja, un refugio del abuso y la pobreza. Maresi, una novicia de trece años, es feliz allí, segura bajo la protección de la Madre. Cuando los peligros del mundo exterior persiguen a la joven Jai al espacio sagrado de la abadía, Maresi ya no puede esconderse detrás de sus libros y rutinas: debe actuar.Las mujeres y niñas de la abadía deberán usar todos sus poderes y conocimientos ancestrales para combatir a los hombres que quieren destruirlas. Y Maresi deberá enfrentarse a sus miedos más profundos y oscuros. Críticas:«Absolutamente gratificante y completamente diferente de la fantasía juvenil estándar».Booklist «Es difícil no quedar impresionado con el mundo mágico de Turtschaninoff».The Times «La novela es a la vez contemporánea y atemporal. Su feminismo inquebrantablees decididamente moderno [...]. Al mismo tiempo, da la sensación de ser auténticamente antiguo y mítico».The Guardian
Margaret and I
by Kate WilhelmSomeone is thinking about Margaret. "I wondered about Margaret, and what she would do next. I didn't care unless she went the route of drugs. They make her try and get at me sometimes, and that can be bothersome. She is so terribly afraid of me."Who so casually draws Margaret to the brink of hysteria - then, just as casually, tries to walk away?Her subconsciousness does, when it becomes a living, breathing personality with an ego all its own - setting the stage for a remarkable transformation scarcely envisioned by the science of man.
The Margarets
by Sheri S. TepperThe myriad alien civilizations populating far, distant worlds have many good reasons to detest the blight called "humankind" . . . The only human child living in a work colony on the Martian satellite Phobos, little Margaret Bain has invented six imaginary companions to keep boredom and loneliness at bay. Each an extension of her personality, they are lost to her when she is forced to return to Earth. But they are not gone. The time will come when Margaret, fully grown and wed, must leave this dying world as well--this Earth so denuded by thoughtlessness and chemistry that its only viable export is slaves. For now Margarets are scattered throughout the galaxy. And their creator must bring her selves home . . . or watch the human race perish.
The Margarets
by Sheri S. TepperEarth is in crisis, virtually destroyed by overpopulation, and mankind is teethering on the edge. ISTO - the Interstellar Trade Organization - had demanded man's extinction, for a living planet is more important than any race upon it, and was about to start 'reducing' mankind when Earthgov agreed its demands, to sell 90 per cent of Earth's inhabitants into bondage to alien races.When Margaret is six, she imagines herself as a spy, a healer, a queen, a warrior, even a boy, to amuse herself; when she is nine, and 12, and 20, at crisis points in her life, she feels like parts of her have split off - like the Margaret who decided to follow her lover to Tercis and the Margaret who said no.So now, as well as Margaret, she is Wilvia, learning to be a queen on B'yurngrad, and Ongamar, a spy on Cantardene, and Gretamara, a healer on Chottem, and even Naumi, a boy on Thairy, and she is many other Margarets besides.And all these Margarets hold the key to mankind's survival, if only they can survive and come together again as one Margaret, with all their different powers intact ...
Margaret's Unicorn
by Briony May SmithA perfect gift for the unicorn lovers in your life, this lovely and utterly transporting picture book tells the story of what every little girl wishes would happen to her: a girl finds and takes care of a lost baby unicorn.Margaret's whole world changes when her family moves to a cottage by the sea to be near her grandma. One evening, Margaret spots a mist over the water. No, that's not mist...clouds maybe? No, they're unicorns descending onto the shore! They vanish as quickly as they'd appeared, but accidentally leave behind a baby, tangled in the weeds. Margaret, lonely and in need of a friend, brings him home and cares for him through the fall and winter. Together, they chase the waves, stomp on frozen puddles, and build snow unicorns. When spring finally comes around, and the other unicorns return, Margaret's takes her small friend back to his family... but these two won't forget one another. And though Margaret misses him, she has made a new friend, and her new cottage is starting to feel like home. With all the feel of a classic, here is a picture book young readers will want to revisit again and again.
Margery Kempe
by Robert GluckLust, religious zeal, and heartache come together in this provocative novel about two infatuations, one between a man and his young lover in the late 20th century and another between a 15th-century maiden and Jesus Christ.First published in 1994, Robert Glück&’s Margery Kempe is one of the most provocative, poignant, and inventive American novels of the last quarter century. The book tells two stories of romantic obsession. One, based on the first autobiography in English, the medieval Book of Margery Kempe, is about a fifteenth-century woman from East Anglia, a visionary, a troublemaker, a pilgrim to the Holy Land, and an aspiring saint, and her love affair with Jesus. It is complicated. The other is about the author&’s own love for an alluring and elusive young American, L. It is complicated. Between these two Margery Kempe, the novel, emerges as an unprecedented exploration of desire, devotion, abjection, and sexual obsession in the form of a novel like no other novel. Robert Glück&’s masterpiece bears comparison with the finest work of such writers as Kathy Acker and Chris Kraus. This edition includes an essay by Glück about the creation of the book titled "My Margery, Margery's Bob."
Margherita salterina (o come un trampolino elastico e una lattuga possono attrarre un orco)
by A. P. HernándezMargherita ha otto anni ed è una saltatrice professionista. Può trascorrere ore e ore saltando sul proprio letto, anche se non c'è niente di meglio che un buon trampolino elastico. Per questo e per rendere piacevoli le lunghe vacanze estive, i suoi genitori le fecero una meravigliosa sorpresa... Margherita se ne prende molta cura e lo vigila attentamente dalla finestra della propria stanza, ma una notte, guardando verso il giardino, scopre un misterioso ospite minacciare il suo nuovo dono. Margherita non ci metterà molto a capire che si tratta di qualcuno di molto speciale.
Margot: A Novel
by Wendell SteavensonA moving portrait of a young woman’s struggle to break free from her upper-class upbringing amid the whirlwind years of the sexual revolution.It’s the mid-1950s and Margot Thornsen is growing up between a Park Avenue apartment in New York City and her family’s sumptuous Oyster Bay estate, as the presumed heir to her late grandfather’s steel fortune. Stuck in the mores and bores of WASP society with its cocktail parties and white-gloved galas, Margot is constantly rubbing against the strictures of her domineering mother, who never misses an opportunity to lecture her on the importance of marrying well. Meanwhile, Margot dreams of microscopes and beetles and books.As she comes of age in the 1960s, a time of war and assassinations and riots, Margot’s path diverges and she finds herself in the expansive world of Radcliffe College, navigating a new age of sexual liberation, scientific discovery, acid trips, and rock ’n’ roll. The old rule book has been burned. There are no more limits. But now that she can choose, what does Margot really want?Hailed for her “intelligent and heartfelt fiction” (Kirkus Reviews), Wendell Steavenson writes with grace, precision, and great psychological perception. With Margot, she has crafted an intimate portrayal of the quiet torment of young women of the era, a comically caustic mother-daughter story, and a memorable evocation of one woman’s passion for the wonder of science.
Margot and Mateo Save the World
by Darcy MillerA hilarious—and slimy—alien adventure (set on Earth) that the bestselling author of Zombie Chasers, John Kloepfer, calls "fast paced, out-of-this-world fun!"When Margot Blumenthal removes a bright blue slug alien attached to Mateo Flores’s back, the school play co-stars know it’s definitely not going to be a regular day at West Cove Middle School.They reluctantly team up and soon discover that the mayor and countless other adults, including Mateo’s dad, are infected—which means that West Cove, and possibly all of Earth, is in danger.What will they (and their new scientist friend) do? Ditch class and protect humankind, of course—because one unexcused absence doesn’t matter when the world is at stake!This stand-alone middle grade novel is fun, silly, and full of adventure. Young readers will speed through it…if they can stop laughing long enough to turn the page.
The Margrave #4
by Catherine FisherGalen is determined to destroy the dreaded Margrave, leader of the Watch. But what is it the Margrave really wants? Raffi is about to find out.
Marguerite sur ressort (Ou comment un trampoline et une laitue peuvent attirer un ogre)
by A. P. HernándezDès 8 ans. Un livre plein d’humour et d’action qui explique aux enfants qu’il ne faut pas juger une personne ni selon son physique ni selon les apparences. Une aide à la réflexion sur les stéréotypes et les préjugés. RÉSUMÉ : Marguerite a 8 ans et elle est sauteuse professionnelle. Elle est capable de sauter pendant des heures sur le matelas de son lit, même s’il n’y a rien de mieux qu’un bon trampoline. C’est pour cette raison, et pour agrémenter les longues vacances d’été, que ses parents lui font une merveilleuse surprise… Marguerite en prend grand soin et la surveille depuis la fenêtre de sa chambre. Mais une nuit, en observant le jardin, elle aperçoit un visiteur mystérieux rôdant autour de son nouveau bien. Marguerite découvrira vite qu’il s’agit de quelqu’un de très spécial. Un livre plein d’humour et d’action qui favorise la réflexion sur les stéréotypes et les préjugés.
Maria, Maria: & Other Stories
by Marytza K. RubioConjuring entrancing tales of Mexican American mystics and misfits, Marytza K. Rubio shatters the boundaries of reality with this fiercely imaginative debut. “The first witch of the waters was born in Destruction. The moon named her Maria.” Set against the tropics and megacities of the Americas, Maria, Maria takes inspiration from wild creatures, tarot, and the porous borders between life and death. Motivated by love and its inverse, grief, the characters who inhabit these stories negotiate boldly with nature to cast their desired ends. As the enigmatic community college professor in “Brujería for Beginners” reminds us: “There’s always a price for conjuring in darkness. You won’t always know what it is until payment is due.” This commitment drives the disturbingly faithful widow in “Tijuca,” who promises to bury her husband’s head in the rich dirt of the jungle, and the sisters in “Moksha,” who are tempted by a sleek obsidian dagger once held by a vampiric idol. But magic isn’t limited to the women who wield it. As Rubio so brilliantly elucidates, animals are powerful magicians too. Subversive pigeons and hungry jaguars are called upon in “Tunnels,” and a lonely little girl runs free with a resurrected saber-toothed tiger in “Burial.” A colorful catalog of gallery exhibits from animals in therapy is featured in “Art Show,” including the Almost Philandering Fox, who longs after the red pelt of another, and the recently rehabilitated Paranoid Peacocks. Brimming with sharp wit and ferocious female intuition, these stories bubble over into the titular novella, “Maria, Maria”—a tropigoth family drama set in a reimagined California rainforest that explores the legacies of three Marias, and possibly all Marias. Writing in prose so lush it threatens to creep off the page, Rubio emerges as an ineffable new voice in contemporary short fiction.