633 ratings | 180 reviews | avg rating:3.97

more photos (1)

Manuel’s Year In Books

Manuel’s 2025 Year in Books

Take a look at Manuel’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to Manuel’s 2025 Year in Books

Manuel Ortiz Botella’s Followers (94)

Manuel’s Bookshelves

to-read (201)
currently-reading (3)
read (868)
dnf (10)
2025-ideal-tbr (0)
comics-tbr (58)
favorites (14)
la-pila-física (13)
recs-for-p (16)

Manuel’s Friends (263)

Adrián

190 books | 53 friends

Andrés Zelada

723 books | 28 friends

Eli Macías

176 books | 101 friends

Miriam Beizana

1,030 books | 541 friends

David Tourón

342 books | 105 friends

Alberto Fernandez

211 books | 53 friends

Pepe Martínez de Góngora

352 books | 26 friends

Elsa Lacruz

1,120 books | 87 friends

More friends…

2026 Reading Challenge

2026

READING

CHALLENGE

Manuel Botella has read 10 of 60 books.

17%

Manuel Ortiz Botella

Goodreads Author

Born

in Alicante, Spain

Website

https://manuortiz.carrd.co/

Twitter

Manu_OrtizB

Genre

Fantasy, Science Fiction, Gay and Lesbian

Member Since

January 2018

edit data

Nació en Alicante, en 1991, y es biólogo y doctor en Recursos Naturales y Medioambiente. Su primera novela, Todos mis santos, fue publicada en 2022 por la Editorial Cerbero. Puedes encontrarlo con cuentos de fantasía, ciencia ficción y terror en publicaciones como la Antología Premio Domingo Santos (2020 y 2024), como finalista del mismo, y en la revista Windumanoth #14 (2022), entre otras. También ha participado como jurado y editor en la antología Fandom Of Our Own: There was only one bed (autopublicada, 2020).

Colecciona trabajos extraños, tiene la cabeza llena de pájaros y, cuando puede, además de historias, escribe su boletín personal y cultural Tres Estrellas.

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Manuel Ortiz Botella questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Manuel Ortiz Botella’s books

Average rating: 4.29 · 624 ratings · 285 reviews · 15 distinct works • Similar authors

	Todos mis santos by Manuel Ortiz Botella (Goodreads Author), Sara Randt (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 177 ratings — published 2022	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
	Fandom of our own: There was only one bed by Myriam M. Lejardi, Eli Macías (Goodreads Author), Hendelie (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 186 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
	Empotradoras: una antología de erótica fantástica by Virginia Buedo (Goodreads Author) (Coordinadora), Alister Mairon (Goodreads Author) (Coordinadora), María Jose Ceruti Andrés 3.82 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Cuerpos celestiales by Manuel Ortiz Botella (Goodreads Author), T.P. Mira-Echeverría (Prólogo), Welder Wings (Illustrator) 4.78 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2025	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
	El precio de la eternidad 4.39 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2018	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
	Besé a un pescado y me gustó 4.12 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2020	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
	Las sagradas reescrituras o El evangelio según Regina 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2025	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
	Una persona a la que (no) conoces 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2019	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
	Carne blanca 3.22 avg rating — 9 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
	Micromundos: Un año de microrrelatos 4.33 avg rating — 3 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

More books by Manuel Ortiz Botella…

25 posts
Manuel Ortiz Botella's Blog

Manu Ortiz: «Como escritor, puedo reconocerme en el miedo de mi protagonista a no ser entendido»

Una conversación. Muchos pensamientos (y un buen puñado de curiosidades).

Cintia Fernández

El escritor alicantino acaba de publicar Todos mis santos, de la Editorial Cerbero, una novela «intimista y cercana» con la que se ha sentido «desnudo» y en la que habla sobre la madurez y la juventud. Spoiler: vas a llorar seguro.

«Hace cinco meses, a las 3:54 de la madrugada, recibí por pr

Manuel is Currently Reading

Manuel Botella is currently reading

Perderse

by Annie Ernaux (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

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

Dec 22, 2025 02:14PM

Manuel Botella is currently reading

Torrente de fuego y otros relatos

by Vonda N. McIntyre

bookshelves: currently-reading

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

Sep 18, 2025 05:24AM

Manuel Botella is currently reading

La travesía (Crónicas de la Marmita, #1)

by Ana Roux (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

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

Aug 19, 2025 12:21AM

rss
Manuel’s Recent Updates

Manuel Botella is on page 158 of 285 of Torrente de fuego y otros relatos Torrente de fuego y otros relatos by Vonda N. McIntyre progress:	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
Feb 06, 2026 01:48AM · like · see status
Manuel Botella has read El testimonio de las moscas by M Lee Goff	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
Feb 06, 2026 01:41AM · like
Manuel Botella and 50 other people liked Chelsea Moreen's review of All the Way to the River: This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.
Feb 06, 2026 12:24AM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of All the Way to the River by Elizabeth Gilbert. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — All the Way to the River by Elizabeth Gilbert <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Manuel Botella rated a book it was ok All the Way to the River by Elizabeth Gilbert (Goodreads Author)	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
maaaaadre mía, no sé por dónde coger a este libro, así que no os toméis esto en serio chisme: 3/5 calidad literaria: 0/5 capacidad como libro de autoayuda: 2/5, probablemente dependa del lector la autora está convencida y planea matar a su amante: 3/5, e ...more
Feb 05, 2026 09:50AM · 1 like · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of All the Way to the River by Elizabeth Gilbert. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — All the Way to the River by Elizabeth Gilbert <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Manuel Botella is 80% done with All the Way to the River All the Way to the River by Elizabeth Gilbert (Goodreads Author) progress:	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
Feb 05, 2026 06:46AM · like · see status · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of All the Way to the River by Elizabeth Gilbert. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — All the Way to the River by Elizabeth Gilbert <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Manuel Botella and 2 other people liked Maria's review of Gente normal: ""Las personas pueden transformarse de verdad unas a otras" Estoy un poco trastornada luego de leer esto y me ha hecho sentir cosas conforme lo leía que uf"
Feb 05, 2026 04:37AM · see review
Manuel Botella wants to read Como bestias by Violaine Bérot	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
Feb 04, 2026 06:53AM · like
Manuel Botella wants to read Sed by Amélie Nothomb	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
Feb 04, 2026 06:51AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Sed by Amélie Nothomb. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Sed by Amélie Nothomb <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Manuel Botella and 4 other people liked Preocupablo's review of Los diques: "las constelaciones costumbristas y de folk que ella crea deberían ser patrimonio de la humanidad"
Feb 04, 2026 05:14AM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Los diques by Irene Solà. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Los diques by Irene Solà <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Manuel Botella wants to read El poder de la proximidad (Serie ENDEBATE): Vivir en la ciudad by Carlos Moreno	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
Feb 03, 2026 11:42PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of El poder de la proximidad (Serie ENDEBATE) by Carlos Moreno. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — El poder de la proximidad (Serie ENDEBATE) by Carlos Moreno <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">

More of Manuel's books…

Quotes by Manuel Ortiz Botella (?)

“Solo puede ser un ladrón y uno de los peores: de los que intentan robarte antes de que hayas desayunado.”
― Manuel Ortiz Botella, Empotradoras: una antología de erótica fantástica

tags: humor, philosophy-of-life, selfcare

0 likes

“La muerte calla y yo pongo fin a mi canción. Estoy agotado. Me tiemblan todos los músculos, y tengo que sujetarme a mis novios para no caerme.”
― Manuel Ortiz Botella, Todos mis santos

tags: lgtb

0 likes

Manuel’s Quotes

“She wanted to apologize again, but how many times could she repeat empty words without becoming empty herself?”
― Aliette de Bodard, On a Red Station, Drifting

2 likes