Gabriela Romero Lacruz

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Born and raised in Venezuela, Gabriela Romero Lacruz is author of the #1 Sunday Times bestselling novel, THE SUN AND THE VOID. She graduated with a BS in chemical engineering from the University of Houston and, after a stint in Oil and Gas, launched The Moonborn, a clothing, accessories, and stationery brand featuring her own illustrations. She writes dark and twisty fantasy stories set in places that remind her of home, so in her mind, she’s never too far from the beaches and mountains of Venezuela. She also illustrates book covers for select clients.

She is represented by Naomi Davis of Bookends Literary.

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The Sun and the Void (The W...

3.31 avg rating — 4,059 ratings — published 2023 — 20 editions
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I will go to war for this book. The Ex-Perimento is fantastic. It's funny, swoony, and made me feel so nostalgic with its incredible sense of place in Caracas. Simón is kind, considerate, capable, and so so hot, and Marianto is relatable, driven, and ...more
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I found Those Fatal Flowers to be a delight, delivering the kind of cathartic and justified female rage I crave to see more in fantasy. With delicate and ephemeral wordplay, Shannon Ives weaves lyrical prose that catches the attention and never lets ...more
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This book made my cold dead heart feel *many* things.
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Sun of Blood and Ruin by Mariely Lares
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Standing on a foundation of impressively researched Nahuatl mythologies and Mexican colonial history, SUN OF BLOOD AND RUIN transports you to a world of mystical jungles and terrifying creatures through the lens of Lares’s fierce, shape-shifting Pant ...more
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An enchanting tale with a sharp critique on the brutal aftermath of colonization. Ehigbor Okosun weaved a magical story steeped in Nigerian myths and folklore, with characters of fierce conviction who jumped out of the page.

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The Legend of Meneka by Kritika H. Rao
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I read an early version and it was amazing :). A must for anyone hungry for Southeast Asian tales.
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Keeper of Sorrows by Rachel Fikes
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“Sometimes the garden path lined by rosebushes could lead to a thicket of thorns.”
Gabriela Romero-Lacruz, The Sun and the Void

“Maybe gods don’t care for people, but they give us the tools to protect or hurt each other,” her grandmother said. “While you join the Penitents in worshipping some virgin who promises miracles, Rahmagut makes miracles happen for those who seek the way. If you ever doubt”
Gabriela Romero Lacruz, The Sun and the Void

“Reina watched the babe's peaceful sleeping face, his cheeks so velvety and pure. She was wretched for nodding and for taking him through the shadowed trails leading up the mountain. But there was no use denying her nature.”
Gabriela Romero Lacruz, The Sun and the Void

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