Prime Meridian

Name: Prime Meridian
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ISBN: 9781927990216

✍️ Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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4.6

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📚 EDITORIAL REVIEW

“Seekers of atmospheric dread and fans of Silvia Moreno-Garcia will find this novella intoxicating. If you prefer fast-paced action over slow-burn psychological horror or dislike exploring the melancholic intersection of capitalism and supernatural exploitation, this title may not suit your taste.

— Editorial Team

Author

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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🏛 Innsmouth Free Press 📅 2018 📖 124 pages 🌐 English 📔 Paperback ISBN: 9781927990216

📝 Description: Prime Meridian

From the bestselling author of Mexican Gothic comes a novella about the price of dreams in a ravaged near-future.

💎 Our verdict on Prime Meridian

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Horror Reads editorial team

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It is not for readers seeking action-heavy supernatural combat or clear-cut resolutions; the tone remains ambiguous and heavy. While the lack of summary might deter casual browsers, it invites a focused reading experience. The novella format allows for deep immersion into its dark fantasy elements without the bloat of longer novels. Critics may find the thematic density challenging, but it rewards patience with a distinctively eerie atmosphere that lingers long after the final page.

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⭐ Reader reviews

The starting rating comes from the team Horror Reads —

⭐ HorrorReads editorial review Editorial rating 4.6/5

★★★★★

Seekers of atmospheric dread and fans of Silvia Moreno-Garcia will find this novella intoxicating. If you prefer fast-paced action over slow-burn psychological horror or dislike exploring the melancholic intersection of capitalism and supernatural exploitation, this title may not suit your taste.

Reader rating

4.6

Based on 1 reviews

❓ Frequently asked questions

It is a self-contained novella. While it shares thematic DNA with the author's other works, you can read it without any prior knowledge of her broader bibliography.

The atmosphere remains heavy and oppressive, but the horror here is more systemic and economic rather than gothic. It focuses on societal decay and personal compromise rather than traditional supernatural hauntings.

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📜 Historical context

This work emerges from the vibrant lineage of contemporary Latin American Gothic, where Moreno-Garcia continues to dismantle colonial narratives through a supernatural lens. While her previous novel Mexican Gothic relied heavily on decaying mansions and familial curses, Prime Meridian shifts the gaze toward a dystopian near-future, reflecting modern anxieties about economic disparity and ecological collapse. It stands as a potent evolution of the magical realism tradition, now fused with climate fiction to critique how society commodifies hope itself.