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Told in the words of one of the most robust and memorable characters in modern fiction, mixtlidark cloud, aztec reveals the very depths of aztec civilization from the peak and featherbanner splendor of the aztec capital of tenochtitlan to the arrival of hernan cortas and his. Aztec rage gary jennings, robert gleason, junius podrug. This particular book, aztec rage, is by robert gleason jennings former editor and junius podrug. Aztec rage book by gary jennings, robert gleason, junius. While we wait, heres my third selection for my 11part series on my favourite authors of historical fiction. It is the first of two novels jennings wrote in the aztec series. Aztec rage ebook written by gary jennings, robert gleason, junius podrug. Buy a cheap copy of aztec rage book by gary jennings. These sprawling works, sometimes reaching 500,000 words, are packed with violence, braggadocio and vivid sex scenes. Gary jennings unfolds the story of the overthrow of the native mexicans through the voice of an amiable but wry aztec adventurer named mixtli. The aztec series written by author gary jennings is comprised of a total of 5 books, which were released between the years 1980 and 2008. Having watched the gruesome autodafc of dark cloud, the doomed, conflicted hero of aztec, tenamxtli, dark clouds son, vows revenge on the spaniards who have conquered and destroyed the aztec empire. Done largely from notes jennings left after his tragic death, it has a lighter tone than some of the other books in the series.
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