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Shadow of the Lords

Aztec Mysteries (Volume 2)

Author: Simon Levack

Shadow of the Lords

Shadow of the Lords

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Mexico, 1517. The Aztec capital is awash with fear and rumors. A strange figure has been seen running through the streets. A being with the face of a snake, his body covered with glittering green...

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416
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On Sale
09/05/2006

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Mexico, 1517. The Aztec capital is awash with fear and rumors. A strange figure has been seen running through the streets. A being with the face of a snake, his body covered with glittering green plumage: Quetzalcoatl---the Feathered Serpent. Is it an omen? Or is it the god himself, come to warn of impending disaster?

Yaotl, the chief minister's slave, has more immediate matters to worry about than omens and portents. Engaged in a desperate search for his son, he's on the run from his vengeful master, the all-powerful Lord Feathered-in-Black. If the chief minister catches him, Yaotl can expect a grisly fate.

Attempting to escape his master's bloodthirsty warriors, Yaotl stumbles upon a dismembered, unrecognizable corpse. As he pieces together the clues to who the dead man was and how he died, Yaotl finds himself drawn into an affair of greed, jealousy, and lust among the ancient, secretive society of the feather workers, the Aztecs' foremost craftsmen. And, as he is to discover, the answers to those clues will provide the key to the search for his son.

But before he can solve the mystery, Yaotl will need his wits about him simply to stay alive---for Lord Feathered-in-Black and his henchmen are never far away....

"An exhilarating, fast-paced tale . . . plenty of plot, well-rounded characters, and some black humor to make this second book a delight."
---Historical Novels Review

Imprint Publisher

Minotaur Books

ISBN

9781466807969

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"Another intellectual page-turner. ... The author matches impressive period research with tight plotting and the rare ability to make the inhabitants of a different world and time seem familiar." - Publishers Weekly

"Fast, evocative, and altogether enjoyable." - Booklist

"Levack's second Yaotl novel is generous in its historic detail, and full of adventure and anecdote." - Kirkus Reviews

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Shadow of the Lords

Shadow of the Lords

$12.99

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