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| Original Title: | Aztec |
| ISBN: | 0765317508 (ISBN13: 9780765317506) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://us.macmillan.com/aztec/GaryJennings |
| Series: | Aztec #1 |
| Setting: | Mexico |
| Literary Awards: | Premio Bancarella (1982) |
Gary Jennings
Paperback | Pages: 754 pages Rating: 4.22 | 16034 Users | 884 Reviews
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| Title | : | Aztec (Aztec #1) |
| Author | : | Gary Jennings |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 754 pages |
| Published | : | May 16th 2006 by Forge Books (first published 1980) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction |
Narration As Books Aztec (Aztec #1)
Aztec is the extraordinary story of the last and greatest native civilization of North America. Told in the words of one of the most robust and memorable characters in modern fiction, Mixtli-Dark Cloud, Aztec reveals the very depths of Aztec civilization from the peak and feather-banner splendor of the Aztec Capital of Tenochtitlan to the arrival of Hernán Cortes and his conquistadores, and their destruction of the Aztec empire. The story of Mixtli is the story of the Aztecs themselves---a compelling, epic tale of heroic dignity and a colossal civilization's rise and fall.Rating Based On Books Aztec (Aztec #1)
Ratings: 4.22 From 16034 Users | 884 ReviewsAssessment Based On Books Aztec (Aztec #1)
My GOD this man could write. He's from my hometown, and lived not so far away from my house, and I could never arrange a meeting while (and being I'm not a stalker and respected the crap out of this guy, I didn't try too hard). A complete enigma to me; massive genius. I might have been scared to meet him, in fact loved his writings, but they were so graphic that I believe I feared meeting someone who could imagine such brutality.I love historical fiction, and Jennings' works tackle times thatYour review isnt actually talking about the book... Im 50% through with the book and I think the only explanation for your nonsense review is that you
Jennings was one hell of a storyteller: Raptor was a thrilling and transgressive post-Roman romp, and The Journeyer fleshed out the eastward travels and adventures of Marco Polo with an exotic embellishment, a sexy and spicy pomp; but Aztec was my introduction to his colorful and hot-blooded novels, and remains a fond favorite. Sure, this overlong confession given by a captured Aztec aristocrat to his monastic interlocutors in the aftermath of Great Montezuma's empire being flushed down the
This was the first Gary Jennings book I ever read--and I was hooked forever! Jennings is one of my favorite authors and Aztec remains one of my top 5 all time great books. Aztec is a compelling story, unusual in that it is told from the point of view of one of the vanquished, rather than by the conquerors. Mixtli is one of the most memorable characters in fiction. He's noble, he's honest, he sees his own faults and those of the society he's part of. Through his eyes we see not only the grandeur
I'd recommend this book to anyone who like historical fictions, or intense fictions in general. I read it for the first time seven years ago, and it still is one of the most memorable books I've read. Jennings' writing is raw and unforgiving; he has an in-your-face style that can make you cringe, feel heavy hearted, and give you an unbelievable adrenaline rush during any given scene. I'm surprised to see that other readers gave his follow up books to this slightly higher ratings; for me, Aztec
I tried to read this book and actually hoped that I would like it, yeah, nah. I got up to page 42 and was like there are better books out there than me slogging through the next 700 pages and can use my time better doing anything else. So thats what I did and dropped this book entirely. I first heard about this book when I picked up Spangle earlier this year and ended up really liking it and saw that the author had a much more popular book out there called Aztec. This was that book. Im not
One of the most eye opening, intense, and enjoyable books I've ever read. Recommended to me by my grandmother, a devout conservative catholic, I was almost shocked she'd read such an intense book (go grandma!). Gary Jennings spent over a decade researching the Aztec culture and created this non-fiction based fictional story about a culture so incredible different from our own, and yet even more cultured in some ways. The story follows an Aztec man who's captured by the Spanish Inquisition and
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