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Isabel Cañas is a Mexican American speculative fiction writer. After having lived in Mexico, Scotland, Egypt, Turkey, and New York City, among other places, she has settled in the Pacific Northwest. She holds a doctorate in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and writes fiction inspired by her research and her heritage.

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Average rating: 3.86 · 100,691 ratings · 18,404 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Hacienda 3.84 avg rating — 55,456 ratings — published 2022 — 6 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
	Vampires of El Norte 3.88 avg rating — 38,857 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	The Possession of Alba Díaz 3.95 avg rating — 6,394 ratings — published 2025 — 10 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
	Monsters In Masquerade by Robin Alvarez (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Isabel Cañas (Goodreads Author), Angela Montoya (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 62 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
	Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 135, August 2021 by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Nelly Geraldine García-Rosas (Goodreads Author), Andrea Chapela 3.57 avg rating — 21 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
	Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 146, July 2022 by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Peter Watts (Goodreads Author), Samuel Peralta (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Nightmare Magazine, Issue 82 (July 2019) by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Simon Strantzas (Goodreads Author), Seanan McGuire (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 9 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
	Luna Station Quarterly Issue 040 by Jennifer Lyn Parsons (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Tara Quinn Lindsey, Emily Strempler (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 6 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
	Beneath Ceaseless Skies #334 by Scott H. Andrews (Editor), Rajan Khanna (Goodreads Author), Isabel Cañas (Goodreads Author) 3.33 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
	The Deadlands, Issue 35, Summer 2024 by E. Catherine Tobler (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Chris Panatier (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Corey Farrenkopf (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2024 — 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

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I don't know about you, but 2024 is off to a wild start in this neck of the woods. I'm so thrilled to be working on several projects at the moment (!!) that will be headed your way soon. If you sign up for my newsletter, you can be among the first to know when I announce new books!

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Isabel Cañas is now friends with Darryl Knickrehm
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Isabel Cañas has read The Possession of Alba Díaz by Isabel Cañas (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
May 27, 2025 10:01AM · 4 likes · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Possession of Alba Díaz by Isabel Cañas. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Possession of Alba Díaz by Isabel Cañas <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Isabel Cañas and 89 other people liked Robin's review of Asunder: "i don’t want to lose you let’s merge souls bro don’t you hate it when the guy you bound to your body to save from a violent death ends up seeing you at your lowest alongside all your flaws and still believes that you are the best thing to happen to hi" Read more of this review »
Oct 29, 2024 10:54PM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Asunder by Kerstin Hall. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Asunder by Kerstin Hall <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Isabel Cañas and 51 other people liked Esmay Rosalyne's review of Asunder: "This review was originally published on Grimdark Magazine Well, Kerstin Hall can probably expect some of my therapy bills in her inbox soon, because I think Asunder just broke me in the best way possible. Brimming with arcane horrors, uncanny atmosphe" Read more of this review »
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Isabel Cañas and 20 other people liked Tarah DeWitt's review of Asunder: "Yeah I need more people to read this "
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Isabel Cañas has read The Vishakanya's Choice by Roshani Chokshi (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
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Isabel Cañas has read Isabel and the Rogue (The Luna Sisters, #2) by Liana De la Rosa (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
Apr 26, 2024 11:01PM · 1 like · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Isabel and the Rogue by Liana De la Rosa. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Isabel and the Rogue by Liana De la Rosa <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Isabel Cañas rated a book it was amazing Asunder by Kerstin Hall (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
Official blurb: There is no doubt in my mind that Kerstin Hall is one of the great imaginative minds writing fantasy today. ASUNDER is a masterful novel, one that is both intimately character-focused and layered with intrigue, eldritch horrors, and hi ...more
Mar 26, 2024 08:57AM · 25 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Asunder by Kerstin Hall. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Asunder by Kerstin Hall <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
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Official blurb: There is no doubt in my mind that Kerstin Hall is one of the great imaginative minds writing fantasy today. ASUNDER is a masterful novel, one that is both intimately character-focused and layered with intrigue, eldritch horrors, and hi ...more
Mar 26, 2024 08:53AM · 25 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Asunder by Kerstin Hall. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Asunder by Kerstin Hall <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Isabel Cañas answered Isabel Castillo's question: I absolutely LOVED Vampires of El Norte. I'm super excited to read The Hacienda next. I loved reading a historical fiction about my own heritage. I will not stop gushing over this book. Any idea on when your next novel will be? Thank you so much for reading! It brings me such joy to hear from readers like you :) I don't have any novels coming out in 2024, but 2025 is going to be packed with surprises! If you subscribe to my newsletter, you can be among the first to hear whe See Full Answer
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“But if God is the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, if He is three in one in the Trinity, then God knows nothing of loneliness. God knows nothing of standing with his back to a gray morning, of dropping to his knees in the dust.”
― Isabel Cañas, The Hacienda

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“Words can damn or bless in equal measure, and are never to be used lightly.”
― Isabel Cañas, The Hacienda

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“When a man makes a promise, he makes it on his honor. When a witch makes a promise, they feel it in their bones.”
― Isabel Cañas, The Hacienda

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The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas, 352p

4 votes, 33.3%

Echo by Thomas Olde Heuvelt, 416p

2 votes, 16.7%

The Diviners by Libba Bray, 578p

2 votes, 16.7%

Extasia by Claire Legrand, 496p

1 vote, 8.3%

From Hell by Alan Moore, 576p

1 vote, 8.3%

The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, 479p

1 vote, 8.3%

Devil House by John Darnielle, 416p

1 vote, 8.3%

Sundial by Catriona Ward, 304p

0 votes, 0.0%

The White Road by Sarah Lotz, 272p

0 votes, 0.0%

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