{"product_id":"silver-nitrate","title":"Silver Nitrate","description":"                                            \u003cb\u003eA breathtaking blend of Mexican horror movies and dark occultism from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMexican Gothic.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMontserrat has always been overlooked. She's a talented sound editor, but she's left out of the boys' club running the film industry in '90s Mexico City. And she's all but invisible to her best friend Tristan, a charming if faded soap opera star, even though she's been in love with him since childhood.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen Tristan discovers his new neighbour is the cult horror director Abel Urueta, and the legendary \u003ci\u003eauteur \u003c\/i\u003eclaims he has a way to change their lives - even if his tales of a Nazi occultist imbuing magic into highly volatile silver nitrate stock sounds like sheer fantasy. The magic film was never finished, which is why, Urueta swears, his career vanished overnight. He is cursed.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow the director wants Montserrat and Tristan to help him shoot the missing scene and lift the curse . . . but Montserrat soon notices a dark presence following her.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs they work together to unravel the mystery of the film and the obscure occultist who once roamed their city, Montserrat and Tristan might just find out that sorcerers and magic are not only the stuff of movies . . .\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Perfection\" - Kiersten White, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautiful, feral, \u003c\/b\u003eand as\u003cb\u003e sharp as a jaguar's claws \u003c\/b\u003e - ANNALEE NEWITZ, award-winning author of Autonomous on THE DAUGHTER OF DOCTOR MOREAU\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003cb\u003egothic tour-de-force\u003c\/b\u003e with characters who will \u003cb\u003ekeep you\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eglued to the page\u003c\/b\u003e - KELLY LINK, award-winning author of Get in Trouble, on THE DAUGHTER OF DOCTOR MOREAU\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCements Silvia Moreno-Garcia's \u003cb\u003eincredible versatility\u003c\/b\u003e as an \u003cb\u003eamazing writer \u003c\/b\u003ewho \u003cb\u003emoves between genres effortlessly\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eNot to be missed\u003c\/b\u003e! - S.A. COSBY, Anthony Award-winning author of BLACKTOP WASTELAND and RAZORBLADE TEARS, on VELVET WAS THE NIGHT\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eStylish and edgy\u003c\/b\u003e - NEW YORK TIMES on MEXICAN GOTHIC\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gothic chiller\u003c\/b\u003e, set in 1950s Mexico, that will \u003cb\u003eclamp you in its icy embrace\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003elinger like a nightmare\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - DAILY MAIL on MEXICAN GOTHIC\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMexican Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eterrified and fascinated\u003c\/b\u003e me. Silvia Moreno-Garcia [is] \u003cb\u003ea genre-jumping wizard\u003c\/b\u003e, one of the \u003cb\u003emost exciting and necessary authors writing today\u003c\/b\u003e - CHARLIE JANE ANDERS, award-winning author of The City in the Middle of the Night, on MEXICAN GOTHIC\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoreno-Garcia is \u003cb\u003ea magician able to switch genres with ease\u003c\/b\u003e . . . a \u003cb\u003esuperb noir thriller\u003c\/b\u003e - THE OBSERVER on VELVET WAS THE NIGHT\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSilvia Moreno-Garcia \u003cb\u003epulls zero punches\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ebares all the fangs\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003egoes for every throat\u003c\/b\u003e in the room with \u003ci\u003eCertain Dark Things\u003c\/i\u003e - STEPHEN GRAHAM JONES, award-winning author of The Only Good Indians, on CERTAIN DARK THINGS\u003cbr\u003eSilvia Moreno-Garcia is the multi-award-winning author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers \u003ci\u003eVelvet Was the Night\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMexican Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGods of Jade and Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e (one of \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine's top 100 fantasy novels of all time). Other novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Daughter of Doctor Moreau\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Beautiful Ones\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCertain Dark Things\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUntamed Shore \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSignal to Noise\u003c\/i\u003e, and she has also edited several anthologies, including the World Fantasy Award-winning \u003ci\u003eShe Walks in Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e (a.k.a. \u003ci\u003eCthulhu's Daughters\u003c\/i\u003e). Born and brought up in Mexico, she now lives in Vancouver, Canada.\r\n                                        ","brand":"Silver Nitrate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42346342744255,"sku":"9781529418057","price":34.19,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/1689\/8751\/files\/mtx9thaGcpBfGTDCU-BULq_i_fKD0sAHpPJh6u8Ev3RN0A_60_60.jpg?v=1683523527","url":"https:\/\/www.popweasel.co.nz\/products\/silver-nitrate","provider":"Pop Weasel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}