The Hero Twins and the Magic of Song: (Tales of the Feathered Serpent #2)

In this graphic novel retelling of an Indigenous Mexican tale, demigod twins must use their magic of song to prepare the world for humans--with a little trickster fun along the way. A supreme middle-grade adventure!

In the age of Maya demigods, two carefree brothers are called to Xibalba, Land of the Dead. When they fail to return to the sea-ringed world above, One Hunahpu’s firstborn sons are raised by their grandmother. Below, in Xibalba, One Hunahpu meets the rebellious Lady Blood, and their love leads to twin sons, destined to restore balance to the cosmos--though they might need some trickster magic to survive the cruelty of their older half-brothers!

Adapted from author David Bowles’s retellings and translations of essential pre-Columbian texts like the Popol Vuh, the Tales of the Feathered Serpent series brings Indigenous Mesoamerican stories alive for young readers!

Check out the other titles in this series:

RISE OF THE HALFLING KING - THE HERO TWINS AND THE MAGIC OF SONG

David Bowles is a Mexican American author and translator from South Texas, where he teaches literature and Nahuatl at the University of Texas Río Grande Valley. Among his thirty published books are the multiple-award-winning They Call Me Güero, as well as the series Garza Twins, 13th Street, and Clockwork Curandera. He is the current vice president of the Texas Institute of Letters.

Charlene Bowles is a Mexican American comic artist and illustrator from South Texas. In addition to the Tales of the Feathered Serpent series, she has illustrated several readers for educational programs and designed the covers of multiple books, including the Garza Twins series. She is presently writing her first children’s book and graphic novel.