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3.0
From Cartagena on the Gulf of Mexico to the time-lost isle of Exuma Obscura, Mark Brendans’ adventure-horror novella Exuma inhabits some of the darker corners of the 17th Century New World. Merchant Juan de Castro lives a quiet, largely contented life with his family until he’s accused of heresy by the Inquisition and sentenced to serve as a galley slave, for the crime of being a Protestant. When his galley is attacked and he’s washed up on the shore of a strange, mist-shrouded island, de Castro finds himself free once more but surrounded by dangers he can’t imagine.
It’s arguably an adventure-horror story, a sort of swashbuckling survival quest with a few moments of real darkness, and while there’s an era-appropriate supernatural element with the followers of Camazotz, the core of the story revolves around de Castro’s faith and family. While the Camazotza might have benefited from being kept at a bit more of a remove, to shine more of a light on the fear they inspire in de Castro and his companions, events rattle along at a good pace and the overall plot is engaging and enjoyable.
Read the full review at https://www.trackofwords.com/2020/07/17/exuma-mark-brendan/
It’s arguably an adventure-horror story, a sort of swashbuckling survival quest with a few moments of real darkness, and while there’s an era-appropriate supernatural element with the followers of Camazotz, the core of the story revolves around de Castro’s faith and family. While the Camazotza might have benefited from being kept at a bit more of a remove, to shine more of a light on the fear they inspire in de Castro and his companions, events rattle along at a good pace and the overall plot is engaging and enjoyable.
Read the full review at https://www.trackofwords.com/2020/07/17/exuma-mark-brendan/
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