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The Witch Owl Parliament

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Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Nominee 2022

Descubre una novela gráfica sin par: una brillante reinvención steampunk de Frankenstein ambientada en el México colonial.

En la República de Santander, la magia no cristiana está mal vista, si no totalmente vedada. Pero cuando Cristina Franco, aprendiz de chamán, es asesinada por lechuzas malévolas, su hermano Enrique no puede aceptar su muerte. Con alquimia e ingeniería prohibidas, Enrique la devuelve a la vida: parte humana, parte máquina. Aunque su propia existencia es una abominación para los ciudadanos de Santander, Cristina promete usar sus nuevas habilidades para proteger a su país.

Con la ayuda de un guapo cambiante llamado Mateo, Cristina y Enrique encuentran el aquelarre de las brujas y descubren un siniestro complot para poner a Santander bajo el gobierno del Parlamento de Lechuzas, cuya legendaria crueldad desmantelaría las libertades ganadas con tanto esfuerzo en esa nación. Al mismo tiempo, los indígenas y los inmigrantes están desapareciendo de Santander, incluyendo al amado de Enrique, Gaspar. ¿Podrían estar relacionados los ataques y las desapariciones? Mientras las lechuzas atacan más trenes y desaparecen más refugiados, el trío debe descubrir los orígenes de las lechuzas para hallar su debilidad.

Las enérgicas ilustraciones del ganador del Premio Pura Belpré Raúl the Thirds dan vida a las palabras del galardonado autor y poeta David Bowles. ¡No te pierdas este increíble primer volumen de la trilogía Curandera Mecánica!

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.

Energetic illustrations by Pura Belpré Award winner Raúl the Third bring to life the words of award-winning author and poet David Bowles. Don't miss this amazing first volume of the Clockwork Curandera trilogy!

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      September 20, 2021
      In this ultracool but information-dense first installment of Bowles (My Two Border Towns) and Raúl the Third’s (Strollercoaster) graphic novel trilogy, its creators pose the following question, taken from an author’s note: “What if a curandera... had to become a cyborg to survive?” Drawing inspiration from steampunk and cyberpunk aesthetics, “magical, horror-tinged comics,” and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the story—set in an alternate 1865—introduces readers to siblings Cristina and Enrique Franco Pedregón, just as tragedy strikes. After an attack by witch owls fatally injures apprentice curandera Cristina at a train depot in the Republic of Santander, a desperate Enrique makes the fateful decision to bring his sister back to life using a combination of alchemy and engineering. But as Cristina reluctantly adjusts to her new existence, the siblings must team up with a shape-shifting mage to investigate the owl coven responsible for the cruel attack and find a way to fight back. Featuring a limited palette with pops of brilliant orange-red and forest green by colorist Stacey Robinson, stylish lettering by Damian Duffy, and Raúl the Third’s well-placed panel breakouts and signature kinetic style, each page buzzes with life. Though Bowles condenses much information into the trilogy’s first volume, the siblings’ compelling dynamic will leave readers awaiting the next installments. Includes maps, a prequel story, and bonus sketches. Ages 12–up. Agent (for Raúl the Third): Jennifer Laughran, Andrea Brown Literary.

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