AD 378. Chak Tok Ich'aak, the Lord of Tikal, sent his third daughter to marry the son of one of the lords of Teotihuacan in Central Mexico in fulfillment of an alliance. Thirteen years later Ix B'alam Ich'aak (Lady Jaguar Claw) returns with her husband, Jatz'om Kuh (Spearthrower Owl), who has been chartered to deliver a prophecy and establish a new order in the jungle cities. He orders Sihyaj K'ak' (Born of Fire), his warlord enforcer, to execute his wife's family and erase even the memory of her father and the former rulers. Battered by bouts of anger, bitterness, and guilt, Lady Jaguar Claw...
AD 378. Chak Tok Ich'aak, the Lord of Tikal, sent his third daughter to marry the son of one of the lords of Teotihuacan in Central Mexico in fulfillm...
Approaching initiation into manhood, Fire-Eyes Jaguar discovers that he has inherited royal blood and that the prophecy given at his birth requires him to prepare for a life of privilege, perhaps to rule. His mother and his spiritual guide urge him in this direction, as does his scheming father who berates him for wanting to follow the path of his uncles who are builders and artists. Must he choose the path of his blood or can he follow his heart? Set in Belize and Guatemala in 35 B.C.E., encounters with rulers, tradesmen, and potential marriage partners combine with shamanic rituals,...
Approaching initiation into manhood, Fire-Eyes Jaguar discovers that he has inherited royal blood and that the prophecy given at his birth requires hi...