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Cesar Torres

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http://cesartorres.me

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Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Thrillers

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September 2007

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Cesar Torres is a speculative fiction author and worldbuilder whose stories embrace Mesoamerican mythology, transformation, and the quest for personal identity.

Torres is the author of The Coil, a dark fantasy series featuring the Aztec gods, the underworld of Mictlán, and the future of humanity. Rooted in Mexica religion and centered on queer identity, survival, and the metaphysical forces that shape our world, the series places marginalized characters at the center of battles both cosmic and internal. It opened with 13 Secret Cities in 2013 and continued with 9 Lords of Night. The third book, Hall of Mirrors, arrives July 8, 2026, and a fourth, Coatlicue, follows in 2027.

Their standalone novel Our Lord of the Flowers, centered on Xochipill ...more

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Average rating: 4.33 · 30 ratings · 5 reviews · 7 distinct works

	13 Secret Cities (The Coil, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2014 — 7 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
	The 12 Burning Wheels 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	9 Lords of Night (The Coil, #2) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	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
	M-Brane SF QUARTERLY #1 by Christopher Fletcher (Editor), Cesar Torres (Goodreads Author), Brandon H. Bell (Goodreads Author) 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2010	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
	M-BRANE SF #11 by Brandon Bell, Derek J. Goodman, Cesar Torres (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
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	Hall of Mirrors (The Coil, #3) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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Cesar made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Add "Hall of Mirrors" to The Coil series as Book 3 topic " Hi — please add "Hall of Mirrors" by Cesar Torres (#3466918) to the existing series The Coil as Book 3. The series already contains "13 Secret Cities" ...more "
Jul 06, 2026 07:20AM
Cesar made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Move books to correct author + combine duplicate editions — Cesar Torres (#3466918) topic " Hi librarians — I'm the author. My verified profile is Cesar Torres #3466918 (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...). A duplicate author record, #5 ...more "
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“Perhaps you’d like to see the Lords now, and experience your evisceration.”
― Cesar Torres, 13 Secret Cities (Part 2 of 4): A Novel in Four Parts

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“I fell into a darkness, something denser and thicker than sleep.”
― Cesar Torres, The 13 Secret Cities: Part 1

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“To dwell on my escape would be as if I asked you to stare up at the sky and fixate on only one star or planet and expect you to understand the full scope of the galaxy that contains it. It”
― Cesar Torres, The 13 Secret Cities: Part 1

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Nov 02, 2012 06:41AM

Lawrence wrote: "Hey, Cesar. thank you so much for the Goodreads add. New to goodreads myself, learning the system (lot of books to read, write, and review...lol).

A lot of people I know were hit REALLY bad (as ..."

Thank you, Lawrence!

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