Obsidian and Blood: Servant of the Underworld (Paperback)

from SassyBrit

In Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire, 1480 a princess priestess vanishes from her room, but nothing is what it seems. The priest of death, Acati is called to investigate, but is horrified when he discovers his estranged brother, Neutemoc, a Jaguar Knight, is implicated in the presumed...

from ideomancer

Servant of the Underworld, Aliette de Bodard, Angry Robot Books, January 2010 reviewed by Elizabeth Bear In Servant of the Underworld, Aliette de Bodard has created a rather good debut novel, replete with magic, blood, and complex worldbuilding. There was a great deal to enjoy in this book, not a...

from KarenIrelandPhillips

Engrossing mystery set in the Aztec/Mexica empire circa 1480, where the magic of the gods is real; blood - freely given or sacrificed - invokes the divine; and where the politics would put Byzantine to shame. Acatl, High Priest of the God of the Dead, is called in to investigate an apparent locke...

from Strider66

Pros: Aztec setting and mythology, lots of magic, strong characterization, includes bibliography Cons: the story was a little slow at times, unusual/unpronounceable names slow reading, mystery seems thin at times Acatl, high priest of the dead, is called to investigate the disappearance of a prie...

from teckelvik

I read about one of the later books in this series on Whatever, and because one of my quirks is that I like to start reading a series at volume 1, I went back and picked this one up. I spent the first half of the book wondering if I somehow misread the back cover copy, because it felt like I was ...