![]() With the success of "Mexican Gothic" and other titles, Silvia Moreno-Garcia has expanded her offerings, including this one, "Certain Dark Things."ĭomingo, the protagonist, is a garbageman in Mexico City he likes stories about vampires. This book was originally published a few years ago and went out of print. “With dark and delicious elegance, Moreno-Garcia delivers a satisfyingly bloody vampire story with a tantalizing twist.” - The Globe and Mail "One hopes that return visits to this urban fantasy world are in the offing." - New York Times As a novel, it’s fantastic: honest, wrenching, compassionate, and brutal." - Tor.com ![]() "Moreno-Garcia’s characters are vivid and compelling, as is her prose. "With Certain Dark Things, Silvia Moreno-Garcia demonstrates that there is always more to be done with familiar figures such as the vampire, and that in the hands of a talented writer, the creatures can rise to new (un)life." - Locus I love to see compelling new takes on vampires, and C ertain Dark Things succeeds beautifully. ![]() "All the characters in this book are as sharply realized as the city in which they live and fight. “The Mexican setting is a huge part of the allure of this new novel from Moreno-Garcia, as are the fascinating varieties of vampires she sets forth.” - Library Journal, starred review "Confirms that Moreno-Garcia is an author to watch.”- Publishers Weekly ![]() “ Certain Dark Things is arguably the vampire novel for the 21st century.”” - New York Journal of Books ![]()
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