{"product_id":"the-burning-ember-mission-of-manuel-arenas-9781956702156","title":"The Burning Ember Mission of Helldorado","description":"\u003cp\u003eA collection of decadent, darksome Southwest tales by Manuel Arenas, author of \u003cem\u003eBook of Shadows: Grim Tales and Gothic Fancies\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Burning Ember Mission of Helldorado\u003c\/em\u003e, Manuel Arenas relates a series of Southwestern Gothic tales told from the perspective of the Latin diaspora. Ranging in time from the conquest of New Spain to modern-day Arizona, they feature diabolic missions, spectral monks, shapeshifting sorcerers, fantastical creatures, and grim deities, all lurking within the harsh, wondrous environs of the Sonoran Desert. In the title novelette-a supernatural conte cruel-we meet the sardonic Ba'al Adrian Zwartenberg, a sorcerer seeking to resurrect an abandoned beacon of evil-and who delights in horrific revenge for the slightest offense. The poems and stories that follow feature other dark icons from Arenas' Southwestern mythology: Lupe of the mirror black-a tlahuelpuchi (vampiric shapeshifter); the tragic Altagracia (who inherits a family curse); the demonic brujo Dimas Akelarre; and F?retrina, aka Coffin-Belly Mary-an emissary for La Santa Muerte.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLavishly illustrated by \u003cstrong\u003eMutartis Boswell\u003c\/strong\u003e, this volume is a treat for the eye-as well as for the dark soul-of horror and weird fiction enthusiasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Manuel Arenas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1956702156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781956702156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jackanapes Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.24d","brand":"Manuel Arenas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46311265042687,"sku":"9781956702156","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4df2ddf0-f478-4349-a92b-592fa6dd87a5.jpg?v=1730889011","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-burning-ember-mission-of-manuel-arenas-9781956702156","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}