Popular South American Fantasy Books
Find fantasy books written by authors from South America for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (31)
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Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin EN
Country: South America / 
Argentina
Argentina
Description:
NOW A FEATURE FILM COMING SOON TO NETFLIX "Genius." —Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker Finalist for the Man Booker International Prize! Experience the blazing, surreal sensation of a fever dream... A young woman named Amanda lies dying in a rural hospital clinic. A boy named David sits beside her. She’s not his mother. He's not her child. Together, they tell a haunting story of broken souls, toxins, and the power and desperation of family. Fever Dream is a nightmare come to life, a ghost story for the real world, a love story and a cautionary tale. One of the freshest new voices to come out of the... continue
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Ghost of Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen EN
Country: South America / 
Bolivia
Bolivia
Description:
Alone in the wilderness, Cole found peace. But he's not alone anymore. Cole Matthews used to be a violent kid, but a year in exile on a remote Alaskan island has a way of changing your perspective. After being mauled by a Spirit Bear, Cole started to heal. He even invited his victim, Peter Driscal, to join him on the island and they became friends. But now their time in exile is over, and Cole and Peter are heading back to the one place they're not sure they can handle: high school. Gangs and violence haunt the hallways, and Peter's limp and speech impediment make him a natural target. In a sc... continue
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Historias fantásticas by Adolfo Bioy Casares ES
Country: South America / Argentina
Argentina
Description:
"Hay varios mundos, varias Argentinas, varios futuros que nos esperan: en uno u otro desembocaremos de pronto."
Desde el viajante de comercio que escapa, por el camino a Rauch, de proyectiles que todavía no existen en el presente, hasta el frágil extraterrestre que soporta el rigor del verano leyendo diarios viejos en un galponcito, los personajes de este libro irradian la asombrosa inventiva de un maestro indiscutido del género fantástico.
Los principales cuentos de Adolfo Bioy Casares están representados en esta selección. El móv... continue
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Incendiary by Zoraida Córdova EN
Country: South America / 
Ecuador
Ecuador
Description:
Renata was only a child when she was kidnapped by the crown. As a memory thief, the rarest and most feared of the magical Moria, she was used by the crown to carry out the King's Wrath, a siege that resulted in the deaths of thousands of her own people. Now Renata is one of the Whispers, a rebel spy working against the crown. When Dez, her commander -- and the boy she's grown to love -- is taken captive by the notorious Principe Dorado, Renata must return to the palace and complete his top-secret mission herself. Can she keep her cover, even as she burns for vengeance against the brutal, enigm... continue
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Kalpa Imperial : The Greatest Empire that Never was by Angélica Gorodischer EN
Country: South America / Argentina
Argentina
Description:
This is the first of Argentinean writer Angelica Gorodischer's nineteen award-winning books to be translated into English. In eleven chapters, Kalpa Imperial's multiple storytellers relate the story of a fabled nameless empire which has risen and fallen innumerable times. Fairy tales, oral histories and political commentaries are all woven tapestry-style into Kalpa Imperial: beggars become emperors, democracies become dictatorships, and history becomes legends and stories. But this is much more than a simple political allegory or fable. It is also a celebration of the power of storytelling. Go... continue
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Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova EN
Country: South America / Ecuador
Ecuador
Description:
The only way to get her family back is to travel to a land in between, as dark as Limbo and as strange as Wonderland... Alex is a bruja, the most powerful witch in a generation...and she hates magic. At her Deathday celebration, Alex performs a spell to rid herself of her power. But it backfires. Her whole family vanishes into thin air, leaving her alone with Nova, a brujo boy she's not sure she can trust, but who may be Alex's only chance at saving her family. Brooklyn Brujas Series: Labyrinth Lost (Book 1) Bruja Born (Book 2) Praise for Labyrinth Lost: An NPR Best Young Adult Book of 2016 To... continue
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Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges EN
Country: South America / Argentina
Argentina
Description:
Forty short stories and essays have been selected as representative of the Argentine writer's metaphysical narratives.
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Lobizona : A Novel by Romina Garber EN
Country: South America / Argentina
Argentina
Description:
In Lobizona, the first in the Wolves of No World series, bestselling author Romina Garber weaves together Argentine folklore and what it means to be illegal in a timely, intimate, and emotionally powerful narrative. Some people ARE illegal. Lobizonas do NOT exist. Both of these statements are false. Manuela Azul has been crammed into an existence that feels too small for her. As an undocumented immigrant who's on the run from her father's Argentine crime-family, Manu is confined to a small apartment and a small life in Miami, Florida. Until Manu's protective bubble is shattered. Her surrogate ... continue