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R. Ch. Garcia

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Born

in San Antonio, Texas, The United States

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https://www.rchgarcia.com

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Fantasy, Young Adult, Children's

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September 2012

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R. Ch. Garcia had a dozen adult, short stories and one alternate-world novel published under another name. But that's unimportant because anymore he only writes stories for young adults and children. His first was a children's fable, in Spanish, published by Cricket in Revista Iguana.

His first novel, an alternate world fiction, The Closet of Discarded Dreams was honored by the International Latino Book Awards.
His second novel, a YA Chicano fantasy, Death Song of the Dragón Chicxulub, won 2 awards, including 1st prize in the ILBA Book-to-Movie fantasy category.

His third, the YA Historical Fiction The Obsidian Princess and the Grandest Gardener will debut 12/24, a Mexica myth and lore inspired fantasy hopefully will win an award, or at least ...more

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Average rating: 4.21 · 63 ratings · 24 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Closet of Discarded Dreams 4.04 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death Song of the Dragón Chicxulub 4.43 avg rating — 14 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Needles & Bones by Deena Fisher (Editor), J.C. Miller, David Harrity 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Obsidian Princess and the Grandest Gardener 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flurb #13 - A Webzine of Astonishing Tales by Brian U. Garrison (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Rudy Rucker (Editor, Contributor), James Worrad (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crossing the Path of Tellers: Short Stories of Our Time by Taner Murat (Editor), Elif Abdul (Illustrator), Eric J. Guignard (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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R. Garcia liked Ernest Hogan's review of The Obsidian Princess and the Grandest Gardener: "A mind-blasting fantasy adventure that bridges the gap between MesoAmerican mythology and modern pop culture. Fun for everybody and their nagual."
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R. Garcia liked José Iriarte's review of The Obsidian Princess and the Grandest Gardener: "The Enigma of the Obsidian Princess and the Grandest Gardener of Texcoco was a magical read, with a fresh feel and lore and setting that will be new to many readers. Readers will be captivated by the sweeping epoch-spanning storyline, the lovable nag" Read more of this review »
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