Who says old gods can’t learn new tricks? An ancient evil has hijacked Silicon Valley technology to destroy the Earth’s natural balance. And Sierra Carter, out-of-work PR executive, doesn’t know why she has to be the one to set things right. With the help (and occasional push in the right direction) from a part-time coyote, a mannegishi named Fred and a few rather more human friends, Sierra faces down monsters and demons to confront the Aztec god Necocyaotl and his human henchmen. Along the way, she begins to develop her own surprising powers and discovers companionship and love.
Sara's Review
What do you get when you mix American Indian folklore with Aztec mythology? There's a good chance you'd come out with something like the Obsidian Mirror. There are a lot of books out there which draw on Greek mythology, and I usually enjoy books in that particular genre. Other books draw on Norse, Celtic and Egyptian mythology, and I also like those. I haven't read many that incorporate Native American and other North, Central, and South American mythology into their story lines. It is that aspect which initially sparked my interest in this novel.
I knew, just from casual reading, about Coyote and I was also familiar with Quetzalcoatl. Both of them make an appearance in this book. Out of all the characters, the two that became my favorites were Coyote, known as Chaco, and Fred, a mannegishi (taken from Cree folklore). After I completed the book, I thought back, and came to the conclusion that the characters are really an ensemble. There wasn't one that stood out as being more powerful (relatively speaking) than the others, and there were times when they needed aid from the others when they were in a difficult situation.
Sierra Carter may have been the female main character, but she needed all of the others to be successful in the task that had fallen to her. These others include Kaylee, her friend who practices Vodun, along with Mama Labadie; Rose, the shaman, and Clancy, the security guard/cop at BDSC. I've already mentioned Fred and Chaco. I think all of them felt like they were well developed, and I really liked all of them.
While there were points in the narration where I wasn't quite sure where it was going, I found that by the end, I had really enjoyed this novel. My rating is 4/5 platypires.
I knew, just from casual reading, about Coyote and I was also familiar with Quetzalcoatl. Both of them make an appearance in this book. Out of all the characters, the two that became my favorites were Coyote, known as Chaco, and Fred, a mannegishi (taken from Cree folklore). After I completed the book, I thought back, and came to the conclusion that the characters are really an ensemble. There wasn't one that stood out as being more powerful (relatively speaking) than the others, and there were times when they needed aid from the others when they were in a difficult situation.
Sierra Carter may have been the female main character, but she needed all of the others to be successful in the task that had fallen to her. These others include Kaylee, her friend who practices Vodun, along with Mama Labadie; Rose, the shaman, and Clancy, the security guard/cop at BDSC. I've already mentioned Fred and Chaco. I think all of them felt like they were well developed, and I really liked all of them.
While there were points in the narration where I wasn't quite sure where it was going, I found that by the end, I had really enjoyed this novel. My rating is 4/5 platypires.
