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by M. M. Olivas (Author)
A December 2024 IndieNEXT List Selection
When the death of her aunt brings Liz Remolina back to San Ojuela, the prospect fills her with dread. The isolated desert town was the site of a harrowing childhood accident that left her clairvoyant, the companion of wraiths and ghosts. Yet it may also hold the secret to making peace with a dark family history and a complicated personal and cultural identity.
Setting out on the train with her younger sister Mary in tow, she soon finds herself hemmed in by a desolate landscape where monsters and ancient gods stalk the night. She's relieved at first to find that her childhood best friend Julian still lives in San Ojuela, but soon realizes that he too is changed. Haunted.
Yet she'll have no other choice than to seek out his help as the darkness closes in.
Author Biography
M. M. Olivas (olivasthewriter.wtf) is an alumna of the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop and the Lambda Literary Workshop, and holds an MFA in creative writing from San Jose State University. Her fiction has appeared to critical acclaim in Uncanny, Apex, Weird Horror, and Bourbon Penn. As a trans, first-generation Chicana, Olivas explores the intersection of queer and diasporic experiences in her fiction. Her debut novel Sundown in San Ojuela was released by Lanternfish Press in 2024. Olivas currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she collects transforming robots in her free time.
