Signal To Noise
The Extraordinary Debut Novel By The Bestselling Author of Mexican Gothic
$31.39
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
6 October 2026
Summary
‘Haunting and beautifully nuanced’ - The Guardian
In 1980s Mexico City, Meche, an awkward teenager, discovers how to cast spells using vinyl records. With her friends Sebastian and Daniela, she sets about changing their luck from outcasts into successes. But power has a cost.
Two decades after abandoning the metropolis, Meche returns for her estranged father’s funeral, reviving memories from her childhood she buried long ago. In the cynical present day, when magic is …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529453737 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529453739 |
| Author: | Silvia Moreno-Garcia |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Arcadia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 6 October 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 153mm x 234mm |
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Critics Review
Haunting and beautifully nuanced, Signal to Noise is a magical first novel * Guardian *
It is a novel which doesn’t set out to shake the world but rather to present something that is personal and thoughtful; emotional but sometimes guarded. In this, it is much like the box of mixtapes I’ll always keep * Vector *
The book is this rich, elaborate symphony of awesome that defies simple definitions * Kirkus *
In many ways, Signal to Noise is a coming-of-age tale, but it’s also the tale of what comes after - and what happens when forces beyond our control, magical or otherwise, are better left that way * NPR *
Vibrantly new … one of the most important fantasy debuts of the year * Locus *
Refreshing, lively and unique, Moreno-Garcia’s debut novel is a triumph * RT Book Reviews *
Plenty of books use magic to talk about coming-of-age stories and the secrets that people bury … but few of them are as sad, or as evocative, as Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s new novel Signal to Noise * I09 *
Numerous ‘80s musical references make this unusual story a welcome blast from the past * Publishers Weekly *
Perfect … full of appeal, diverse characters & setting, wonderful writing - and magic * School Library Journal *
If you like well-drawn characters, cool tunes and lashings and lashings of nostalgia, then you should check this out * Starburst Magazine *
Signal to Noise hearkens of old, new, broken, and mended love, of what it means to follow a passion and the bittersweetness of failure * Fantasy Hive *
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Silvia Moreno-Garcia is the author of the novels The Seventh Veil of Salome, Silver Nitrate, The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, Mexican Gothic, Gods of Jade and Shadow, and a bunch of other books. She has also edited several anthologies, including the World Fantasy Award-winning She Walks in Shadows (aka Cthulhu’s Daughters). She has been nominated for the Locus Award for her work as an editor and has won the British Fantasy Award and the Locus Award for her work as a novelist.
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