num_pages: 338
description: The Mayan god of death sends a young woman on a harrowing life-changing journey in this one-of-a-kind fairy tale inspired by Mexican folklore.The Jazz Age is in full swing but Casiopea Tun is too busy cleaning the floors of her wealthy grandfathers house to listen to any fast tunes. Nevertheless she dreams of a life far from her dusty small town in southern Mexico. A life she can call her own. Yet this new life seems as distant as the stars until the day she finds a curious wooden box in her grandfathers room. She opens itand accidentally frees the spirit of the Mayan god of death who requests her help in recovering his throne from his treacherous brother. Failure will mean Casiopeas demise but success could make her dreams come true.In the company of the strangely alluring god and armed with her wits Casiopea begins an adventure that will take her on a cross-country odyssey from the jungles of Yucatn to the bright lights of Mexico Cityand deep into the darkness of the Mayan underworld.Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780525620754
language: English
title: Gods of Jade and Shadow
publisher: Del Rey