FINALIST FOR THE HUGO AWARD • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, Time, NPR, Polygon, Tordotcom, Paste, CrimeReads, Booklist
Carlota Moreau: A young woman growing up on a distant and luxuriant estate, safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatán peninsula. The only daughter of a researcher who is either a genius or a madman.
Montgomery Laughton: A melancholic overseer with a tragic past and a propensity for alcohol. An outcast who assists Dr. Moreau with his experiments, which are financed by the Lizaldes, owners of magnificent haciendas and plentiful coffers.
The hybrids: The fruits of the doctor’s labor, destined to blindly obey their creator and remain in the shadows. A motley group of part human, part animal monstrosities.
All of them live in a perfectly balanced and static world, which is jolted by the abrupt arrival of Eduardo Lizalde, the charming and careless son of Dr. Moreau’s patron, who will unwittingly begin a dangerous chain reaction.
For Moreau keeps secrets, Carlota has questions, and, in the sweltering heat of the jungle, passions may ignite.
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau is both a dazzling historical novel and a daring science fiction journey.
FINALIST FOR THE HUGO AWARD • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, Time, NPR, Polygon, Tordotcom, Paste, CrimeReads, Booklist
Carlota Moreau: A young woman growing up on a distant and luxuriant estate, safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatán peninsula. The only daughter of a researcher who is either a genius or a madman.
Montgomery Laughton: A melancholic overseer with a tragic past and a propensity for alcohol. An outcast who assists Dr. Moreau with his experiments, which are financed by the Lizaldes, owners of magnificent haciendas and plentiful coffers.
The hybrids: The fruits of the doctor’s labor, destined to blindly obey their creator and remain in the shadows. A motley group of part human, part animal monstrosities.
All of them live in a perfectly balanced and static world, which is jolted by the abrupt arrival of Eduardo Lizalde, the charming and careless son of Dr. Moreau’s patron, who will unwittingly begin a dangerous chain reaction.
For Moreau keeps secrets, Carlota has questions, and, in the sweltering heat of the jungle, passions may ignite.
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau is both a dazzling historical novel and a daring science fiction journey.
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Re-imagining classic horror, dark fantasy, and historical noir through Mexican folklore and history, speculative fiction has found new depth in books like Mexican Gothic. Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a Mexican-Canadian author, editor, and publisher whose versatile bibliography spans a wide array of subgenres, from 1950s jazz-infused urban fantasy to 1920s Mayan mythology.
Known for combining distinct period settings with gothic atmosphere and cultural heritage, her work has earned major speculative fiction accolades, including the World Fantasy, Locus, and British Fantasy awards.
Born on April 25, 1981, in Baja California, Mexico, Moreno-Garcia grew up in various locations throughout the country. Her parents worked at radio stations, surrounding her with extensive vinyl record collections, while stories from her great-grandmother in Hidalgo inspired an early appreciation for oral storytelling. After discovering classic horror literature through Edgar Allan Poe and H. P. Lovecraft as a child, she moved to Canada in 2004, later settling in Vancouver and earning a Master of Arts in Science and Technology Studies from the University of British Columbia.
Describing herself as "Mexican by birth, Canadian by inclination," Moreno-Garcia began publishing short fiction in the mid-2000s and expanded into editing and publishing through Innsmouth Free Press. She edited notable horror anthologies, including Cthulhurotica and the World Fantasy Award-winning She Walks in Shadows (released in the United States as Cthulhu's Daughters). She published her debut novel, Signal to Noise, in 2015, establishing a pattern of exploring a distinct subgenre with each new project.
Moreno-Garcia's approach to writing is marked by genre fluidity, deliberately shifting styles, eras, and narrative structures between books rather than repeating established templates. Her narratives frequently reframe standard Western literary motifs—such as Lovecraftian mythos, vampire lore, or mad scientist tropes—through Mexican history, mythology, and regional folklore.
Central themes across her catalog include the impacts of colonialism, social class divisions, family secrets, and cultural displacement. Grounded in meticulous historical research, her stories balance vivid atmospheric world-building with nuanced characterization across various historical periods, including Jazz Age Mexico, the 1950s silver-mining estates, and 1990s Mexico City.
6 books in catalog
Re-imagining classic horror, dark fantasy, and historical noir through Mexican folklore and history, speculative fiction has found new depth in books like Mexican Gothic. Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a Mexican-Canadian author, editor, and publisher whose versatile bibliography spans a wide array of subgenres, from 1950s jazz-infused urban fantasy to 1920s Mayan mythology.
Known for combining distinct period settings with gothic atmosphere and cultural heritage, her work has earned major speculative fiction accolades, including the World Fantasy, Locus, and British Fantasy awards.
Born on April 25, 1981, in Baja California, Mexico, Moreno-Garcia grew up in various locations throughout the country. Her parents worked at radio stations, surrounding her with extensive vinyl record collections, while stories from her great-grandmother in Hidalgo inspired an early appreciation for oral storytelling. After discovering classic horror literature through Edgar Allan Poe and H. P. Lovecraft as a child, she moved to Canada in 2004, later settling in Vancouver and earning a Master of Arts in Science and Technology Studies from the University of British Columbia.
Describing herself as "Mexican by birth, Canadian by inclination," Moreno-Garcia began publishing short fiction in the mid-2000s and expanded into editing and publishing through Innsmouth Free Press. She edited notable horror anthologies, including Cthulhurotica and the World Fantasy Award-winning She Walks in Shadows (released in the United States as Cthulhu's Daughters). She published her debut novel, Signal to Noise, in 2015, establishing a pattern of exploring a distinct subgenre with each new project.
Moreno-Garcia's approach to writing is marked by genre fluidity, deliberately shifting styles, eras, and narrative structures between books rather than repeating established templates. Her narratives frequently reframe standard Western literary motifs—such as Lovecraftian mythos, vampire lore, or mad scientist tropes—through Mexican history, mythology, and regional folklore.
Central themes across her catalog include the impacts of colonialism, social class divisions, family secrets, and cultural displacement. Grounded in meticulous historical research, her stories balance vivid atmospheric world-building with nuanced characterization across various historical periods, including Jazz Age Mexico, the 1950s silver-mining estates, and 1990s Mexico City.
