num_pages: 416
description: The great fire of 1835 burned most of New York City’s wooden downtown and, like many others, Archie Prescott thinks he’s lost all that’s dear to him. His home is a smoldering ruin and his wife is dead--and next to her body is a child’s corpse he assumes was his daughter. It seems as though it’s the end of everything...But it is only the beginning. In the midst of ancient magic, murderous conspiracies, and a crafty Mesoamerican demon-god who is plotting the end of humanity, Archie finds himself with the power to save the world—or drown it in sacrificial blood.
language: English
title: A Scattering of Jades
titlecomplete: A Scattering of Jades
genres: Mythology, Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Horror, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction
ratings_count: 162
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Locus Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: IAFA William L. Crawford Fantasy Award
publisher: Tor Fantasy