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This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome Isabel Ca\xf1as, author of Vampires of El Norte.
\nAbout Vampires of El Norte: As the daughter of a rancher in 1840s Mexico, Nena knows a thing or two about monsters\u2014her home has long been threatened by tensions with Anglo settlers from the north. But something more sinister lurks near the ranch at night, something that drains men of their blood and leaves them for dead.
\nSomething that once attacked Nena nine years ago.
\nBelieving Nena dead, N\xe9stor has been on the run from his grief ever since, moving from ranch to ranch working as a vaquero. But no amount of drink can dispel the night terrors of sharp teeth; no woman can erase his childhood sweetheart from his mind.
\nWhen the United States attacks Mexico in 1846, the two are brought abruptly together on the road to war: Nena as a curandera, a healer striving to prove her worth to her father so that he does not marry her off to a stranger, and N\xe9stor as a member of the auxiliary cavalry of ranchers and vaqueros. But the shock of their reunion\u2014and Nena\u2019s rage at N\xe9stor for seemingly abandoning her long ago\u2014is quickly overshadowed by the appearance of a nightmare made flesh.
\nAnd unless Nena and N\xe9stor work through their past and face the future together, neither will survive to see the dawn.
\nAbout Isabel Ca\xf1as: Isabel Ca\xf1as is a Mexican-American speculative fiction writer. After having lived in Mexico, Scotland, Egypt, Turkey, and New York City, among other places, she has settled in the Pacific Northwest. She holds a doctorate in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and writes fiction inspired by her research and her heritage.
\nThis week\u2019s picks:
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\n* Isabel: Barbie (Movie)
\n* Isabel: Air Conditioning
\n* Tracy: Bristol 1360 (Game)
\n* Patrick: Spanish Rice
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\nLinks:
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\n* Isabel Ca\xf1as on Twitter
\n* Tracy Townsend on Twitter
\n* Patrick Hester on Twitter
\n* The Functional Nerds Patreon Page
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