ZORAIDA CORDOVA is the acclaimed author of more than a dozen novels and short stories, including the Brooklyn Brujas series, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: A Crash of Fate, and The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina. In addition to writing novels, she serves on the board of We Need Diverse Books and is the coeditor of the bestselling anthology Vampires Never Get Old. She is the cohost of the writing podcast, Deadline City, and writes romance novels as Zoey Castile. Zoraida was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and calls New York City home. When she's not working, she's roaming the world in search of magical stories.
"Best Anthology at the Ignyte Awards 2023 One of Bustle's Most Anticipated Books of 2022 One of Pop Sugar's Best New YA of 2022 One of The Nerd Daily's Fantasy & Sci-Fi Book Releases to Devour In 2022 One of Electric Lit's Books by Women of Color to Read in 2022 One of Frolic's Our Top YA Reads for February 2022 One of Shondaland's Best Anthologies (So Far) to Read This Year One of HipLatina's 19 of the Best Audiobooks by Latinas ""Full of immersive and imaginative stories that will transport you to worlds and realms of adventure, love, friendship, community, and the fantastical that lives in all of us."" - Shondaland, The Best Anthologies (So Far) to Read This Year ""Those reading [...] will be overjoyed to venture to distant lands and times with these distinct, imaginative tales."" - Booklist, starred review ""Magnetic and artfully curated [...] [A] visionary anthology."" - Publishers Weekly, starred review ""There is a little something for everyone in this powerful, essential anthology."" - Kirkus, starred review ""Read this one cover to cover."" - Lightspeed Magazine ""Latinx teens will relish the opportunity to be seen and heard by members of their own community while other teens will see new or different experiences and perspectives."" - Locus Magazine ""The Latin American diaspora is awe-inspiring in this SF/fantasy anthology depicting strong-willed teens seeking love, justice, acknowledgment and selfhood across spectacular settings."" - Shelf Awareness ""A much-needed and magical anthology."" - Buzzfeed, 23 New Fantasy And Science Fiction Novels To Read This Winter"