“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.
Since my first blog post was about anticipation, it’s only fitting I follow with WOW. My first “Waiting On” Wednesday pick is Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
Title: Certain Dark Things
Author: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Publication date: October 25th 2016
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Pre-order: Book Depository | Amazon
Welcome to Mexico City… An Oasis In A Sea Of Vampires…
Domingo, a lonely garbage-collecting street kid, is busy eking out a living when a jaded vampire on the run swoops into his life.
Atl, the descendant of Aztec blood drinkers, must feast on the young to survive and Domingo looks especially tasty. Smart, beautiful, and dangerous, Atl needs to escape to South America, far from the rival narco-vampire clan pursuing her. Domingo is smitten.
Her plan doesn’t include developing any real attachment to Domingo. Hell, the only living creature she loves is her trusty Doberman. Little by little, Atl finds herself warming up to the scrappy young man and his effervescent charm.
And then there’s Ana, a cop who suddenly finds herself following a trail of corpses and winds up smack in the middle of vampire gang rivalries.
Vampires, humans, cops, and gangsters collide in the dark streets of Mexico City. Do Atl and Domingo even stand a chance of making it out alive?
Silvia’s debut novel, Signal to Noise, has been selected as a finalist for the British Fantasy, Locus, Aurora and Solaris awards, and was named on seven year’s best lists in 2015: B&N’s Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog, RT, BookRiot, Buzzfeed, io9, Vice, and Tor.com. She has also been nominated for a World Fantasy Award for her work on the anthology She Walks in Shadows. (From Goodreads.)
Can this sound any better!? I have a weakness for vampire stories, but I think this book will prove to have cross-genre appeal. Add a beautiful cover and a great title—perhaps all books should take their title from Neruda—and what more could anyone want?
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I love the sound of this one, it was on my radar – the cover just really grabbed me and vampires!
Lynn 😀
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Yes, this one wins the cover lottery. The cover was what grabbed me initially, as well. And then the title. And then the awesome synopsis. It’s going to be awesome.
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Great pick! I love Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s writing so am really looking forward to reading this one. The title is fantastic and I can’t wait to see her take on vampires 🙂
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I haven’t read anything by Moreno-Garcia before, but I think I’ll have to check out Signal to Noise. Hmm, or maybe her short fiction.
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