num_pages: 112
description: A graphic novel steampunk reimagining of Frankenstein set in colonial Mexico.In the Republic of Santander non-Christian magic is frowned upon if not outright prohibited. But when Cristina Franco an apprentice shaman is killed by witch owls her brother Enrique cannot let her go. With forbidden alchemy and engineering Enrique brings her back to life: part human part machine. Though her very existence is an abomination to Santander's citizens Cristina vows to use her new abilities to protect her country from attack.With help from a handsome skinwalker named Mateo Cristina and Enrique track down the witch owl coven and uncover a sinister plot to bring Santander under the rule of the Witch Owl Parliament whose legendary cruelty would dismantle the country's hard-won freedoms. At the same time Indigenous folks and immigrants are disappearing from Santander--including Enrique's beloved Gaspar. Could the attacks and the disappearances be related? As the witch owls attack more trains and more refugees go missing the trio must uncover the witch owls' origins to understand their weakness.
language: English
title: The Witch Owl Parliament
publisher: Lee & Low Books