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The Queen of the Cicadas

V. Castro

The Queen of the Cicadas

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Belinda Alvarez has returned to Texas for the wedding of her best friend Veronica. The farm is the site of the urban legend, La Reina de Las Chicharras - The Queen of The Cicadas. In 1950s south Texas a farmworker Milagros from San Luis Potosi, Mexico, is murdered. Her death is ignored by the town, but not the Aztec goddess of death, Mictecacíhuatl. The goddess hears the dying cries of Milagros and creates a plan for both to be physically reborn by feeding on vengeance and worship. Belinda and the new owner of the farmhouse - Hector, find themselves immersed in the legend and realize it is part of their fate as well.

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Publisher
Fiction Without Frontiers
Year
2021
ISBN-13
9781787586024
Genre
HorrorFiction
Topics
Mexican folklore and mythologyVengeance and justiceLatinx identity and heritage

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