But this is a small price to pay for such a wonderful read. The only down side to the book is the virtually unpronounceable words of the people and the places. The weapons they had, the games they played and the human sacrifices they made of their enemies. This large volume is full to the brim with excitement and adventure and gives an insight into what it must have been like to be part of the Aztec nation. Lands that were extremely diverse, including mountains, jungles, deserts and the coastal lands. He earns himself a great deal of money as a merchant traveling to all corners of the Aztec lands. It is a story of epic proportions about Mixtil a young boy who rises above the lowly beginnings of his family and distinguishes himself, firstly as a scribe and later as a warrior. It is the story of what must have been the greatest native civilisation that inhabited north America, in the area now known as Mexico. Aztec was certainly the first fictional book I had read about the Aztecs and I absolutely loved it. I first read this book when it was published in 1980 and was mesmerized by the story telling skills of the author Gary Jennings, who went on to write several other books in the series and also The Journeyer, a wonderful book about the travels of Marco Polo.
If this was made into a movie it would be XXXX. I could go on for days about this, but the other reviewers have made it plain and clear. He earns a fortune as a traveling merchant, exploring every part of what the Aztecs called The One World-the far lands of mountains, jungles, deserts, seacoasts.īy far one of the greatest stories I have ever read! When I finished the book my first word was WOW! If the rating system was from 1-10, this is a 9.9 or 10.
Rising above his lowly station, Mixtli distinguishes himself as a scribe and later a warrior.
It is a story told in the words of one of the most robust and memorable characters in modern fiction. Here is the extraordinary story of the last and greatest native civilization of North America, at the height of its magnificence.
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