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Cesar Torres

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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.

Their acclaimed series The Coil fuses science fiction, fantasy, and psychological suspense into a genre-fluid saga centered on queer identity, survival, and the metaphysical forces that shape our world. With deep roots in Mexica religion, Aztec mythology, and cyberpunk aesthetics, Torres builds narratives where marginalized characters take center stage in battles both cosmic and internal.

Writing under the pen name Pablo Greene, they also created How to Kill a Superhero—a queer horror-erotica thriller series that has become a cult favorite among readers who crave kink, body horror, an ...more

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Average rating: 4.33 · 30 ratings · 5 reviews · 8 distinct works

	13 Secret Cities (The full novel) 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2014 — 8 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 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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“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”
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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 ..."

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