Echoes and Embers

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“In tales that are as likely to touch your heart as they are to dazzle or horrify, Pedro Iniguez displays his storytelling prowess and passion for crafting worlds that are anchored to characters that feel deeply real and painfully human.”

— E.G. Condé, International Latino Book Award winner, Ignyte Award finalist, and Indie Ink Award finalist author of Sordidez


“As the father of Chicano Science Fiction, it was a pleasure to read Pedro Iniguez’s Echoes and Embers. These imaginative adventures crossing borders from Xicanx viewpoints, show his mastery of the speculative genre, and are perfect for getting fans from all backgrounds of media franchises excited about reading.”

— Ernest Hogan, author of High Aztech and Cortez on Jupiter


“Echoes and Embers is filled with transmissions from both the future and the past, stories that are tender, beautifully strange, ancestral, cosmic, adventurous, yet mixed with the horrific and the folkloric in settings both familiar and far reaching into space—perfect for readers who want to be both transported yet grounded.”

— Ai Jiang, Nebula and Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Linghun


“With Echoes and Embers, Pedro Íñiguez cements his place as one of the leading writers of Mexican American futurism.”

— David Bowles, award-winning author of The Witch Owl Parliament and The Prince & the Coyote


“Pedro Iniguez writes himself true in Echoes and Embers, to telegraph dreams, murmurs and regrets in unassuming stories enshrouded with ghosts, star falls and space ways. As the ravishing song of the mythical kipi-kua creature flames the atomic embers of hope, new chances and transcendence, distantly familiar characters reposit themselves into intimate lives we get to spend time with in the arresting paso doble of Latino-infused text.”

— Eugen Bacon, Solstice Award Recipient, Locus Award and British Fantasy Award winner, and Philip K. Dick Award finalist


“Magic. Murder. Mayhem. In Echoes and Embers, Pedro Iniguez invites readers into a hauntingly beautiful series of tales imbued with a deep love of Mexican culture. These stories range from the mystical to the macabre. With the unexpected twists of Black Mirror and the detailed world-building of science fiction classics, readers of all genres will find much to love. A must read. Five stars!”

— D.K. Stone, author of Inescapable: A Ghost Story, and the Waterton Trilogy


“Echoes and Embers is a compelling collection of stories that showcase great emotional range and extreme depth. At times gentle, brutal, hilarious, heartbreaking, and delightful. Pedro Iniguez spins real magic here!”

— Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Burn to Shine and Necrotek


“With a selection of stories from one of the most talented multi-genre writers working today, Echoes and Embers lends a unique voice to speculative fiction. Iniguez skillfully subverts tropes and often blends genres, taking the reader on a tour filled with magic, alien worlds, and eldritch horrors, to name a few. Many of the stories take inspiration from the author’s Mexican heritage, but even when they don’t, the reader can be assured they always have something profound to say.”

— P.A. Cornell, Nebula finalist author of Shoeshine Boy & Cigarette Girl


“Echoes and Embers is a collection that shows Pedro’s staggering range as a SFF writer. You’ll find a little bit of everything in the book, and you’ll love all parts of it. Echoes and Embers is the kind of collection that makes you hope Pedro is writing more stories for us right now!”

— Renan Bernardo, Nebula and Ignyte finalist author of Disgraced Return of the Kap’s Needle


“From generation ships to alien planets to dystopian dreamscapes, Pedro Iniguez’s storytelling weaves from world to world on a glimmering thread of emotion. In turns visceral and surreal, this genre-hopping collection takes readers on a fantastical, imaginative adventure.”

— Ren Hutchings, author of Under Fortunate Stars and The Legend Liminal


“Wonder and terror are present, along with grief and grace. Wide-ranging in tone and subject, these stories are linked by a common thread of melancholy: for what might be, for what might have been. It all makes for an engaging read.”

— Khan Wong, author of The Circus Infinite

Cover art by Raúl Cruz. Title font and back cover layout by Dash Creative.