Aztec Adventure

The year is 1521, and Tenochtitlán burns. Wracked by plague and war, the majestic Aztec empire begins to crumble. As their beloved capital city falls to the ruthless Spaniards and hordes of vengeful tribes, the Aztecs make a last-ditch attempt to secretly save their heritage before it’s lost to the sands of time forever. Meanwhile, in the modern day, a string of high-profile robberies lays waste to archaeological sites and museums across Mesoamerica, overshadowed by a brewing nationalistic fervor which threatens to topple already fragile countries.

SOME LEGENDS ARE TOO POWERFUL TO UNCOVER Artifact recovery specialists Sean Wyatt and Tommy Schultz are on the verge of the discovery of a lifetime. Partnered with another friend from the archaeological community, Craig Freeman, they are hot on the trails of one of the most sought after artifacts in history--a lost scroll created by the Greek inventor, Archimedes. In the ancient city of Petra, what they find is not what they expected. The discovery leads to betrayal, leaving Sean and Tommy to be forgotten to the shadows of time. After a miraculous escape, the two must unravel a series of ...

Winner of the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novel A Locus, and Nebula Award nominee for 2019 A Best Book of 2019: Library Journal, Polygon, Den of Geek An NPR Favorite Book of 2019 A Guardian Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Book of 2019 and “Not the Booker Prize” Nominee A Goodreads Biggest SFF...

Praise for Book 1 of the Joe Hawke series, Amazon UK #1 Men’s Adventure, Amazon UK #1 Military Thriller, “Similar type of adventures to Andy McDermott and Scott Mariani.” “Great read. I really enjoyed this book, a great start to a new series.” “Top notch action-adventure book. Excellent adventure book with plenty of action and suspense - the story idea is great too. It’s well edited - Rob Jones is a name to remember.” THE REVIVAL OF AN ANCIENT CULT A PLAN TO KILL MILLIONS A TERRIBLE REVELATION... As the ECHO team expand and forge a renewed trust in one another, THE AZTEC ...

The acclaimed, New York Times-bestselling chronicle of the discovery of the legendary lost civilization of the Maya In 1839, rumors of extraordinary yet baffling stone ruins buried within the unmapped jungles of Central America reached two of the world’s most intrepid travelers. Seized by the...

Husband-and-wife treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo run afoul of a dictator who uses false facts about Aztec history to further his claim to power in this #1 New York Times-bestselling series. While scuba diving in Tanzania, Sam and Remi Fargo come upon a relic belonging to a long-lost...

For hundreds of years, the history of the conquest of Mexico and the defeat of the Aztecs has been told in the words of the Spanish victors. Miguel León-Portilla has long been at the forefront of expanding that history to include the voices of indigenous peoples. In this new and updated edition...

The Conquest of New Spain is a tale of adventurers out to gain their fortune and save their souls and the horrifying actions some of them took. Diplomacy, love, deceit, luck, as well as battle all have their roles to play. The story takes extra care to be as historically accurate as possible, citing many sources and only filling in the dramatic, gory, shocking, and triumphant details. Enter the tale to learn, think, and be entertained by the true conflict between the great and refined Mexica Empire and the crude invading Spaniards. The wheel of fortune spun again and again in Hernando’s ...

An archaeological thriller of lost empires, deadly rivals, and the pursuit of power. An unmapped island… A missing codex… A ruthless cartel hungry for Montezuma’s gold… A Russian professor whose ambition knows no limits… When Reed Hascombe and his team set out to trace the secrets of a mysterious Aztec ring, they are thrust into a chase that spans deserts, caves, and hidden tunnels, each clue drawing them deeper into danger. But Reed isn’t the only one searching. A deadly cartel closes in, intent on seizing the gold for themselves, while a power-hungry professor desperately ...

Rumor has it on the streets of sixteenth-century New Spain, there’s a new vigilante in town serving justice. This reimagining of Zorro—featuring a heroic warrior sorceress—weaves Mesoamerican mythology and Mexican history two decades after the Spanish conquest into a swashbuckling...

Navarro, a captain of the Spanish Conquistadores is determined to loot the temple of the God of the Night. Only a native princess and a Catholic priest can stop him. If they fail, a demon deadlier than any creature known to man will be unleashed on the earth. It will kill everyone who has stolen the cursed gold, and it will not be satisfied until it has feasted on their very souls.

Written by a leading historian of Latin America, Conquistadors and Aztecs offers a timely portrayal of the fall of Tenochtitlan and the founding of an empire that would last for centuries.

History doesn’t want to be saved, it wants to survive. When a forbidden Codex surfaces, Maya, Jake, Zara, and Ethan are pulled into 1519 Tenochtitlan, the breathtaking capital of the Aztec Empire on the brink of Spanish conquest. Their mission? Stop a temporal artifact from rewriting history forever. But when a prophecy speaks Ethan’s name, the future becomes more dangerous than the past. His visions no longer just predict events, they change them. As gods awaken, empires clash, and the mysterious Prophet returns, the team must face choices that could shatter both their friendship and ...

The latest book one-off novel in the New York Times bestselling series Pantheon. The date is 4 Jaguar 1 Monkey 1 House November 25th 2012 by the old reckoning and the Aztec Empire rules the world. The Aztecs' reign is one of cruel and ruthless oppression, encompassing regular human sacrifice. In...

One Aztec Secret. One Rogue Programmer. One Chance to Save the World. Cryptographer Nicholas Foxe is looking forward to a quiet getaway with his new wife, Nina, in the red rock canyons of Sedona. Still adjusting to married life and the pressure of academic deadlines, Nick welcomes a break—but unease sets in when a mysterious note warns them not to trust anyone. When a fellow guest at their resort vanishes and whispers of a Y2K catastrophe begin to surface, Nick and Nina are pulled into a global conspiracy tied to a forgotten Aztec code. As the clock ticks toward midnight on December 31, ...

The throne was stolen. The royal family was slaughtered. And the last prince was never meant to survive. Raised in hiding after the fall of his empire, Vayl knows little of crowns, armies or rule. But when his true identity is exposed, he is forced into a dangerous journey across ruined cities, hostile jungles and ancient temples—pursued by the ruthless Jadeblood warriors who once protected his family. At his side stand Red Sun, a disgraced captain haunted by his failures; Moon Hawk, an ageing mentor with a sharp tongue and too many secrets; Rokkan, a fierce warrior of the Thornclans; ...

What can one Taino boy do against a man determined to conquer an empire?Horses, sailing ships, Mayans and conquistadors... Unbroken has been hailed as “a great read for all ages!” Felipe Ferrer's young life is turned upside down when Hernan Cortes rides into the Ferrer stable yard. Cortes, planning his expedition to Mexico, is in desperate need of horses. When Felipe’s father refuses to sell his prize stallion, Majesty, Cortes cheats him out of the horse and sends Ferrer to prison. To save Felipe from the same fate his father arranges for the boy to go along with Cortes as Majesty’s...

In the shadow of a crumbling empire, one warrior rises from the ashes to defy fate and forge an eternal legacy. Blood of the Fifth Sun is an epic historical fantasy that reimagines the fall of the Aztec Empire through the eyes of Xochitl, a humble chinampa farmer turned eagle warrior. As Hernán Cortés and his Spanish conquistadors lay siege to the magnificent city of Tenochtitlan in 1521, Xochitl falls in battle, his blood staining the sacred stones of the Templo Mayor. But death is not the end. Revived by the Aztec war god Huitzilopochtli—the blue hummingbird of the south—Xochitl is ...

If you are curious about how the extraordinary Aztecs lived and ran their empire, then pay attention! The remarkable Aztecs formed a vast, organized empire renown for military prowess, expansive trade, intriguing culture, and ingenious agriculture - all from an island in a swamp. But where was their mysterious homeland of Aztlan? How did they ascend to dominance in the Valley of Mexico?

The members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as the Mormons, were driven out of the Midwest in the early beginnings of their Church because of religious persecution. They traveled through a thousand miles of wilderness to settle the harsh, basically unwanted Salt Lake Basin in Utah, in hopes of being left alone to worship as they pleased. The Ute Indians, on the other hand, had all but been driven into extinction by the white man’s thirst for new arable lands. The reservation that had been set aside for the Ute and Ouray Indians on the southern slope of ...