So I guess we're being asked to ride this book to El Dorado. Let us try.

In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents S. E. Jones's "Bride Price."

Kyria's father shifted besides her, fiddling with the pendant around his neck. A brief flare of power and the pungent-lemon smell of sumac filled the cab. The spell was subtle—if Kyria didn't have the same talent in spice magic, she wouldn't have recognised it.

Myth , our sister said, Revolution .