The Burning Ember Mission of Helldorado

<p>A collection of decadent darksome Southwest tales by Manuel Arenas author of <em>Book of Shadows: Grim Tales and Gothic Fancies</em>.</p><p><br></p><p>In <em>The Burning Ember Mission of Helldorado</em> 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 Féretrina aka Coffin-Belly Mary-an emissary for La Santa Muerte.</p><p><br></p><p>Lavishly illustrated by <strong>Mutartis Boswell</strong> this volume is a treat for the eye-as well as for the dark soul-of horror and weird fiction enthusiasts.</p>