Gary Jennings
1) Aztec autumn
Author
Series
Aztec ; 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Spanish conquest of Mexico through the eyes of an Aztec chief as he looks for a way to defeat the enemy. He is Tenamaxtli who vows revenge after the Spaniards burn his father at the stake. He learns Spanish, studies their armament and eventually leads his people in a rebellion. By the author of Aztec.
Author
Language
English
Description
In the arid canyonlands of Mexico the race is on for the ultimate end-of-the-world codex-the final 1000-year-old prophesy of the god-king, Quetzalcoatl, who ruled Mexico 1000 years ago. Rita Critchlow and Cooper Jones hunt for that sacred codex in those scorching desert canyons, while 500 years ago, Pacal, a young slave-scholar, sets out on the same deadly quest. He too must find those apocalyptic writings, knowing that his era-the Age of the Aztecs-may...
Author
Language
English
Description
In ancient Mexico, the "End-Time Codex"-prophesizing the world's end in 2012- is entombed. A young Aztec-Mayan slave tells us its story.
Gifted in math and astronomy, Coyotl rises to king's counselor in Tula, a golden city of milk and honey ruled by the brilliant god-king, Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent of lore. Gathering artists, scientists and craftsmen, this legendary ruler builds a city that will awe humanity for one thousand years. But,...
6) Raptor
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[1992]
Language
English
Description
Thorn, a Goth, narrates his adventures as field marshall for Theodoric, King of the Ostrogoths, at a time when the Roman Empire is taken over by Theodoric.
11) Aztec revenge
Author
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Forced to flee after killing a man who was beating a horse, Juan the Lépero, who hides his mixed heritage to escape life as a beggar, embarks on a series of adventures as a highwayman, horse thief, and wealthy caballero before resolving to rescue a man who once saved his life.
12) Spangle
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
1987.
Language
English
Description
Tells the adventures of a nineteenthcentury circus troupe as it travels from the post-Civil War South to the capitals and courts of Europe.
