Crime: Drug Trafficking/Dealing,Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Drug Use/Abuse,Language: Moderate Language,Sexual Content: Mild Sexual Content/Themes,Violence: General
Celeste, a card sharp with a need for justice, takes on the role of advocatus diaboli, to defend her sister Mariel, accused of murdering a Virtue, a member of the ruling class of this mining town, in a new world of dark fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of Black Sun, Rebecca Roanhorse.
The year is 1883 and the mining town of Goetia is booming as prospectors from near and far come to mine the powerful new element Divinity from the high mountains of Colorado with the help of the pariahs of society known as the Fallen. The Fallen are the descendants of demonkind living amongst the Virtues, the winners in an ancient war, with the descendants of both sides choosing to live alongside Abaddon’s mountain in this tale of the mythological West from the bestselling mastermind Rebecca Roanhorse.
Topics Nineteenth-century history of Colorado. Demonology. Miners. Murder. Sisters. Indigenous people.
Trim Size 7" x 5"
JLG Span Winter
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2022-11-14
JLG Release Date Feb 2023
Minimum grade 11
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
Adult Crossover Thrillers Plus (Grades 11 & Up)
Adult Crossover Thrillers Plus
Adult Crossover Thrillers Plus (Grades 11 & Up)
For Grades 11 & Up
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