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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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	The Hacienda 3.84 avg rating — 58,565 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Vampires of El Norte 3.88 avg rating — 42,513 ratings — published 2023 — 14 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 3.88 avg rating — 13,355 ratings — published 2025 — 11 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) 4.39 avg rating — 71 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) 3.63 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 House of Gardenias 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 3 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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Isabel Cañas and 91 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 »
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Isabel Cañas and 53 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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“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.”
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The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw (113 pg)

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Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas (371 pg)

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