Cunning and Free
Sun of Blood and Ruin
By Mariely Lares
23 Feb, 2024
Doing the WFC's Homework
Mariely Lares’ 2023 Sun of Blood and Ruin is an alternate historical fantasy.
Decades after Hernán Cortés invaded, Mexico is still divided. In the regions under Spanish rule, the largely indigenous population is subject to inflexible Spanish law and custom. Outside those regions, rebellion is rife.
Lady Leonora de las Casas Tlazohtzin’s position is an uncomfortable one. Her late father was Viceroy of New Spain. Her late mother, to whom the Viceroy was not wed, was indigenous. How to reconcile her two lineages?
By becoming the closest thing to a superhero New Spain has.