The Mayan god of death sends a young woman on a harrowing, life-changing journey in this dark,one-of-a-kindfairy tale inspired by Mexican folklore.';A spellbinding fairy tale rooted in Mexican mythology . . .Gods of Jade and Shadowis a magical fairy tale about identity, freedom, and love, and it's like nothing you've read before.'BustleNEBULA AWARD FINALIST *;NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR *;Tordotcom*; The New York Public Library *;BookRiotThe Jazz Age is in full swing, but Casiopea Tun is too busy cleaning the floors of her wealthy grandfather's house to listen to any fast tunes.Nevertheless, she dreams of a life far from her dusty small town in southern Mexico. A life she can call her own.Yet this new life seems as distant as the stars, until the day she finds a curious wooden box in her grandfather's room. She opens itand accidentally frees the spirit of the Mayan god of death, who requests her help in recovering his throne from his treacherous brother.Failure will
