The Aztec Sci-Fi Multiverse
Explore Cesar Torres' Aztec Sci-Fi Catalog
"The ancient Aztec gods aren't dead. They live in these 21st-century stories—and they live in me."
I am Cesar Torres. I write at the intersection of identity, art and Aztec myth. Every book in my catalog is a portal into a shared world where ancient Mexican myths meet a queer future.
The Apex: 2026 Release
Our Lord of the Flowers
The Novel as Embodiment. This is my vision of what a novel must become in order to thrive in the age of AI, technofeudalism and late-stage capitalism. Our Lord of the Flowers is my newest novel, but it's more: using my own queer body and photography as a canvas, I assert that the deity Xochipilli is present and her to help humanity create a better world. This new book is a poem that manifests as essay, exploration of gender, grief and queer love.
Enter the House of Our Lord of the Flowers →The Epic Saga
The Coil Series
This epic series tells the story of how 21st century society begins to make contact with the Aztec gods and goddesses through portals on Earth. The vast realm of the Aztec underworld (Mictlān) bleeds into the reality of the 21st century as colonialism, techhnofeudalism and climate catastrophe rage on. This series will eventually encompass nine volumes.
- Book 1: 13 Secret Cities
- Book 2: 9 Lords of Night
- Book 3: Hall of Mirrors
The Root
How to Kill a Superhero
The transgressive series that broke the rules of superhero stories. HTKS is a 4-volume odyssey of leather, bondage, spandex obsession, and the terrifying price of becoming a god. This is a book that is willing to present a queer superhero without sentimentality. It's raw, sexual, and transgressive.
Begin the Transformation →The Threads of the Multiverse
While each book stands alone, they are connected to a shared multiverse from the creative mind of Cesar Torres. The access to queer superhero power in How to Kill a Superhero is provided by a dark Aztec god, one of the four deities that opens the secret cities of The Coil to bleed into our reality. In my newest work, Our Lord of the Flowers, the myth is no longer just on the page—it is embodied in the flesh, and this time, a new deity from the pantheon, Xochipilli, makes himself known. Whether you start with a secret city or a sacred ritual, you are entering a single, living history.