false 59412 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170531466m/59412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170531466s/59412.jpg In the near future, at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Mexico’s idealistic president has dared to vote against the U.S. occupation of Colombia and Washington’s refusal to pay OPEC prices for oil. Retaliation is swift. Concocting a “glitch” in a Florida satellite, America’s president cuts Mexico’s communications systems–no phones, faxes, or e-mails–and plunges the country into an administrative nightmare of colossal proportions.

Now, despite the motto that “a Mexican politician never puts anything in writing,” people have no choice but to communicate through letters, which Fuentes crafts with a keen understanding of man’s motives and desires. As the blizzard of activity grows more and more complex, political adversaries come out to prey. The ineffectual president, his scheming cabinet secretary, a thuggish and ruthless police chief, and an unscrupulous, sensual kingmaker are just a few of the fascinating characters maneuvering and jockeying for position to achieve the power they all so desperately crave.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 59412 6 16160 2006 The Eagle's Throne: A Novel total:58|5:8|4:19|3:21|2:5|1:5| 58 194 94 18 1367127 3.78 3976 404 45461064 1008236 14077 1400062470 9781400062478 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166575833m/14077.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166575833s/14077.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14077.The_Eagle_s_Throne_A_Novel 3.00 3 In the near future, at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Mexico’s idealistic president has dared to vote against the U.S. occupation of Colombia and Washington’s refusal to pay OPEC prices for oil. Retaliation is swift. Concocting a “glitch” in a Florida satellite, America’s president cuts Mexico’s communications systems–no phones, faxes, or e-mails–and plunges the country into an administrative nightmare of colossal proportions.

Now, despite the motto that “a Mexican politician never puts anything in writing,” people have no choice but to communicate through letters, which Fuentes crafts with a keen understanding of man’s motives and desires. As the blizzard of activity grows more and more complex, political adversaries come out to prey. The ineffectual president, his scheming cabinet secretary, a thuggish and ruthless police chief, and an unscrupulous, sensual kingmaker are just a few of the fascinating characters maneuvering and jockeying for position to achieve the power they all so desperately crave.]]> 2006 0 0 false Thu Feb 05 09:39:09 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:39:09 -0800 2009 Carlos Fuentes, author of more than 20 books (including The Old Gringo and The Death of Artemio Cruz), knows politics intimately: he served in various government positions in Mexico and as Mexico's ambassador to France in the mid-1970s. The Eagle's Throne, a brilliantly scathing satire on president...

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Now, despite the motto that “a Mexican politician never puts anything in writing,” people have no choice but to communicate through letters, which Fuentes crafts with a keen understanding of man’s motives and desires. As the blizzard of activity grows more and more complex, political adversaries come out to prey. The ineffectual president, his scheming cabinet secretary, a thuggish and ruthless police chief, and an unscrupulous, sensual kingmaker are just a few of the fascinating characters maneuvering and jockeying for position to achieve the power they all so desperately crave.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 5 1 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 25 14:04:45 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 25 14:09:19 -0800 2007 66183197 1715547 59412 0812972554 9780812972559 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170531466m/59412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170531466s/59412.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59412.The_Eagle_s_Throne_A_Novel 3.34 58 In the near future, at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Mexico’s idealistic president has dared to vote against the U.S. occupation of Colombia and Washington’s refusal to pay OPEC prices for oil. Retaliation is swift. Concocting a “glitch” in a Florida satellite, America’s president cuts Mexico’s communications systems–no phones, faxes, or e-mails–and plunges the country into an administrative nightmare of colossal proportions.

Now, despite the motto that “a Mexican politician never puts anything in writing,” people have no choice but to communicate through letters, which Fuentes crafts with a keen understanding of man’s motives and desires. As the blizzard of activity grows more and more complex, political adversaries come out to prey. The ineffectual president, his scheming cabinet secretary, a thuggish and ruthless police chief, and an unscrupulous, sensual kingmaker are just a few of the fascinating characters maneuvering and jockeying for position to achieve the power they all so desperately crave.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 1 0 false Tue Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Aug 04 13:09:49 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 13:12:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 37392583 1439240 825953 0747579377 9780747579373 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178724315m/825953.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178724315s/825953.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/825953.The_Eagle_s_Throne 3.50 4 In the near future, at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Mexico’s idealistic president has dared to vote against the U.S. occupation of Colombia and Washington’s refusal to pay OPEC prices for oil. Retaliation is swift. Concocting a “glitch” in a Florida satellite, America’s president cuts Mexico’s communications systems–no phones, faxes, or e-mails–and plunges the country into an administrative nightmare of colossal proportions.

Now, despite the motto that “a Mexican politician never puts anything in writing,” people have no choice but to communicate through letters, which Fuentes crafts with a keen understanding of man’s motives and desires. As the blizzard of activity grows more and more complex, political adversaries come out to prey. The ineffectual president, his scheming cabinet secretary, a thuggish and ruthless police chief, and an unscrupulous, sensual kingmaker are just a few of the fascinating characters maneuvering and jockeying for position to achieve the power they all so desperately crave.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 3 1 false Mon Oct 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 10 20:58:56 -0800 2008 Tue Oct 06 11:43:54 -0700 2009
Mexian Pol...more...]]> 35638065 1633027 59412 0812972554 9780812972559 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170531466m/59412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170531466s/59412.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59412.The_Eagle_s_Throne_A_Novel 3.34 58 In the near future, at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Mexico’s idealistic president has dared to vote against the U.S. occupation of Colombia and Washington’s refusal to pay OPEC prices for oil. Retaliation is swift. Concocting a “glitch” in a Florida satellite, America’s president cuts Mexico’s communications systems–no phones, faxes, or e-mails–and plunges the country into an administrative nightmare of colossal proportions.

Now, despite the motto that “a Mexican politician never puts anything in writing,” people have no choice but to communicate through letters, which Fuentes crafts with a keen understanding of man’s motives and desires. As the blizzard of activity grows more and more complex, political adversaries come out to prey. The ineffectual president, his scheming cabinet secretary, a thuggish and ruthless police chief, and an unscrupulous, sensual kingmaker are just a few of the fascinating characters maneuvering and jockeying for position to achieve the power they all so desperately crave.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 4 0 false Mon Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 18 12:32:57 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 18 12:36:52 -0700 2008 During election season whi...more...]]> 23489064 1160167 59412 0812972554 9780812972559 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170531466m/59412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170531466s/59412.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59412.The_Eagle_s_Throne_A_Novel 3.34 58 In the near future, at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Mexico’s idealistic president has dared to vote against the U.S. occupation of Colombia and Washington’s refusal to pay OPEC prices for oil. Retaliation is swift. Concocting a “glitch” in a Florida satellite, America’s president cuts Mexico’s communications systems–no phones, faxes, or e-mails–and plunges the country into an administrative nightmare of colossal proportions.

Now, despite the motto that “a Mexican politician never puts anything in writing,” people have no choice but to communicate through letters, which Fuentes crafts with a keen understanding of man’s motives and desires. As the blizzard of activity grows more and more complex, political adversaries come out to prey. The ineffectual president, his scheming cabinet secretary, a thuggish and ruthless police chief, and an unscrupulous, sensual kingmaker are just a few of the fascinating characters maneuvering and jockeying for position to achieve the power they all so desperately crave.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 1 0 false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 21:30:32 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 21:36:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 32673573 1497559 59412 0812972554 9780812972559 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170531466m/59412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170531466s/59412.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59412.The_Eagle_s_Throne_A_Novel 3.34 58 In the near future, at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Mexico’s idealistic president has dared to vote against the U.S. occupation of Colombia and Washington’s refusal to pay OPEC prices for oil. Retaliation is swift. Concocting a “glitch” in a Florida satellite, America’s president cuts Mexico’s communications systems–no phones, faxes, or e-mails–and plunges the country into an administrative nightmare of colossal proportions.

Now, despite the motto that “a Mexican politician never puts anything in writing,” people have no choice but to communicate through letters, which Fuentes crafts with a keen understanding of man’s motives and desires. As the blizzard of activity grows more and more complex, political adversaries come out to prey. The ineffectual president, his scheming cabinet secretary, a thuggish and ruthless police chief, and an unscrupulous, sensual kingmaker are just a few of the fascinating characters maneuvering and jockeying for position to achieve the power they all so desperately crave.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 3 1 false Mon Oct 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 01:25:16 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 23 20:10:03 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 33359731 554580 59412 0812972554 9780812972559 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170531466m/59412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170531466s/59412.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59412.The_Eagle_s_Throne_A_Novel 3.34 58 In the near future, at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Mexico’s idealistic president has dared to vote against the U.S. occupation of Colombia and Washington’s refusal to pay OPEC prices for oil. Retaliation is swift. Concocting a “glitch” in a Florida satellite, America’s president cuts Mexico’s communications systems–no phones, faxes, or e-mails–and plunges the country into an administrative nightmare of colossal proportions.

Now, despite the motto that “a Mexican politician never puts anything in writing,” people have no choice but to communicate through letters, which Fuentes crafts with a keen understanding of man’s motives and desires. As the blizzard of activity grows more and more complex, political adversaries come out to prey. The ineffectual president, his scheming cabinet secretary, a thuggish and ruthless police chief, and an unscrupulous, sensual kingmaker are just a few of the fascinating characters maneuvering and jockeying for position to achieve the power they all so desperately crave.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 4 0 false Sat Sep 20 11:14:50 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 20 11:15:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 62129902 1259178 59412 0812972554 9780812972559 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170531466m/59412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170531466s/59412.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59412.The_Eagle_s_Throne_A_Novel 3.34 58 In the near future, at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Mexico’s idealistic president has dared to vote against the U.S. occupation of Colombia and Washington’s refusal to pay OPEC prices for oil. Retaliation is swift. Concocting a “glitch” in a Florida satellite, America’s president cuts Mexico’s communications systems–no phones, faxes, or e-mails–and plunges the country into an administrative nightmare of colossal proportions.

Now, despite the motto that “a Mexican politician never puts anything in writing,” people have no choice but to communicate through letters, which Fuentes crafts with a keen understanding of man’s motives and desires. As the blizzard of activity grows more and more complex, political adversaries come out to prey. The ineffectual president, his scheming cabinet secretary, a thuggish and ruthless police chief, and an unscrupulous, sensual kingmaker are just a few of the fascinating characters maneuvering and jockeying for position to achieve the power they all so desperately crave.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 4 0 false Wed Jul 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 11:29:43 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 05:28:20 -0700 2009 55264873 647824 59412 0812972554 9780812972559 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170531466m/59412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170531466s/59412.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59412.The_Eagle_s_Throne_A_Novel 3.34 58 In the near future, at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Mexico’s idealistic president has dared to vote against the U.S. occupation of Colombia and Washington’s refusal to pay OPEC prices for oil. Retaliation is swift. Concocting a “glitch” in a Florida satellite, America’s president cuts Mexico’s communications systems–no phones, faxes, or e-mails–and plunges the country into an administrative nightmare of colossal proportions.

Now, despite the motto that “a Mexican politician never puts anything in writing,” people have no choice but to communicate through letters, which Fuentes crafts with a keen understanding of man’s motives and desires. As the blizzard of activity grows more and more complex, political adversaries come out to prey. The ineffectual president, his scheming cabinet secretary, a thuggish and ruthless police chief, and an unscrupulous, sensual kingmaker are just a few of the fascinating characters maneuvering and jockeying for position to achieve the power they all so desperately crave.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 2 0 false Thu May 07 09:51:41 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 09:52:37 -0700 2009 20810402 433697 59412 0812972554 9780812972559 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170531466m/59412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170531466s/59412.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59412.The_Eagle_s_Throne_A_Novel 3.34 58 In the near future, at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Mexico’s idealistic president has dared to vote against the U.S. occupation of Colombia and Washington’s refusal to pay OPEC prices for oil. Retaliation is swift. Concocting a “glitch” in a Florida satellite, America’s president cuts Mexico’s communications systems–no phones, faxes, or e-mails–and plunges the country into an administrative nightmare of colossal proportions.

Now, despite the motto that “a Mexican politician never puts anything in writing,” people have no choice but to communicate through letters, which Fuentes crafts with a keen understanding of man’s motives and desires. As the blizzard of activity grows more and more complex, political adversaries come out to prey. The ineffectual president, his scheming cabinet secretary, a thuggish and ruthless police chief, and an unscrupulous, sensual kingmaker are just a few of the fascinating characters maneuvering and jockeying for position to achieve the power they all so desperately crave.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 4 0 false Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Apr 23 13:07:40 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 13:10:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 75752800 2878658 825953 0747579377 9780747579373 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178724315m/825953.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178724315s/825953.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/825953.The_Eagle_s_Throne 3.34 58 In the near future, at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Mexico’s idealistic president has dared to vote against the U.S. occupation of Colombia and Washington’s refusal to pay OPEC prices for oil. Retaliation is swift. Concocting a “glitch” in a Florida satellite, America’s president cuts Mexico’s communications systems–no phones, faxes, or e-mails–and plunges the country into an administrative nightmare of colossal proportions.

Now, despite the motto that “a Mexican politician never puts anything in writing,” people have no choice but to communicate through letters, which Fuentes crafts with a keen understanding of man’s motives and desires. As the blizzard of activity grows more and more complex, political adversaries come out to prey. The ineffectual president, his scheming cabinet secretary, a thuggish and ruthless police chief, and an unscrupulous, sensual kingmaker are just a few of the fascinating characters maneuvering and jockeying for position to achieve the power they all so desperately crave.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 4 0 false Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 04:06:53 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 04:06:53 -0700 2009 3914523 241091 59412 0812972554 9780812972559 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170531466m/59412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170531466s/59412.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59412.The_Eagle_s_Throne_A_Novel 3.34 58 In the near future, at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Mexico’s idealistic president has dared to vote against the U.S. occupation of Colombia and Washington’s refusal to pay OPEC prices for oil. Retaliation is swift. Concocting a “glitch” in a Florida satellite, America’s president cuts Mexico’s communications systems–no phones, faxes, or e-mails–and plunges the country into an administrative nightmare of colossal proportions.

Now, despite the motto that “a Mexican politician never puts anything in writing,” people have no choice but to communicate through letters, which Fuentes crafts with a keen understanding of man’s motives and desires. As the blizzard of activity grows more and more complex, political adversaries come out to prey. The ineffectual president, his scheming cabinet secretary, a thuggish and ruthless police chief, and an unscrupulous, sensual kingmaker are just a few of the fascinating characters maneuvering and jockeying for position to achieve the power they all so desperately crave.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 2 0 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 01 11:08:32 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 03:14:06 -0800 2009 more...]]> 27019511 1314773 59412 0812972554 9780812972559 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170531466m/59412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170531466s/59412.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59412.The_Eagle_s_Throne_A_Novel 3.34 58 In the near future, at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Mexico’s idealistic president has dared to vote against the U.S. occupation of Colombia and Washington’s refusal to pay OPEC prices for oil. Retaliation is swift. Concocting a “glitch” in a Florida satellite, America’s president cuts Mexico’s communications systems–no phones, faxes, or e-mails–and plunges the country into an administrative nightmare of colossal proportions.

Now, despite the motto that “a Mexican politician never puts anything in writing,” people have no choice but to communicate through letters, which Fuentes crafts with a keen understanding of man’s motives and desires. As the blizzard of activity grows more and more complex, political adversaries come out to prey. The ineffectual president, his scheming cabinet secretary, a thuggish and ruthless police chief, and an unscrupulous, sensual kingmaker are just a few of the fascinating characters maneuvering and jockeying for position to achieve the power they all so desperately crave.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 5 0 false Sat Jul 12 00:45:23 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 00:45:23 -0700 2008 more...]]> 21455066 1132408 59412 0812972554 9780812972559 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170531466m/59412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170531466s/59412.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59412.The_Eagle_s_Throne_A_Novel 3.34 58 In the near future, at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Mexico’s idealistic president has dared to vote against the U.S. occupation of Colombia and Washington’s refusal to pay OPEC prices for oil. Retaliation is swift. Concocting a “glitch” in a Florida satellite, America’s president cuts Mexico’s communications systems–no phones, faxes, or e-mails–and plunges the country into an administrative nightmare of colossal proportions.

Now, despite the motto that “a Mexican politician never puts anything in writing,” people have no choice but to communicate through letters, which Fuentes crafts with a keen understanding of man’s motives and desires. As the blizzard of activity grows more and more complex, political adversaries come out to prey. The ineffectual president, his scheming cabinet secretary, a thuggish and ruthless police chief, and an unscrupulous, sensual kingmaker are just a few of the fascinating characters maneuvering and jockeying for position to achieve the power they all so desperately crave.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 1 0 false Fri May 02 08:12:29 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 14:32:10 -0700 2008 10559342 344791 59412 0812972554 9780812972559 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170531466m/59412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170531466s/59412.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59412.The_Eagle_s_Throne_A_Novel 3.34 58 In the near future, at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Mexico’s idealistic president has dared to vote against the U.S. occupation of Colombia and Washington’s refusal to pay OPEC prices for oil. Retaliation is swift. Concocting a “glitch” in a Florida satellite, America’s president cuts Mexico’s communications systems–no phones, faxes, or e-mails–and plunges the country into an administrative nightmare of colossal proportions.

Now, despite the motto that “a Mexican politician never puts anything in writing,” people have no choice but to communicate through letters, which Fuentes crafts with a keen understanding of man’s motives and desires. As the blizzard of activity grows more and more complex, political adversaries come out to prey. The ineffectual president, his scheming cabinet secretary, a thuggish and ruthless police chief, and an unscrupulous, sensual kingmaker are just a few of the fascinating characters maneuvering and jockeying for position to achieve the power they all so desperately crave.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 3 0 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 17 08:53:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 02 15:22:21 -0800 2008 30448447 522204 59412 0812972554 9780812972559 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170531466m/59412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170531466s/59412.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59412.The_Eagle_s_Throne_A_Novel 3.34 58 In the near future, at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Mexico’s idealistic president has dared to vote against the U.S. occupation of Colombia and Washington’s refusal to pay OPEC prices for oil. Retaliation is swift. Concocting a “glitch” in a Florida satellite, America’s president cuts Mexico’s communications systems–no phones, faxes, or e-mails–and plunges the country into an administrative nightmare of colossal proportions.

Now, despite the motto that “a Mexican politician never puts anything in writing,” people have no choice but to communicate through letters, which Fuentes crafts with a keen understanding of man’s motives and desires. As the blizzard of activity grows more and more complex, political adversaries come out to prey. The ineffectual president, his scheming cabinet secretary, a thuggish and ruthless police chief, and an unscrupulous, sensual kingmaker are just a few of the fascinating characters maneuvering and jockeying for position to achieve the power they all so desperately crave.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 2 0 false Mon Aug 18 08:24:39 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 08:37:35 -0700 2008 18892847 1010783 59412 0812972554 9780812972559 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170531466m/59412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170531466s/59412.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59412.The_Eagle_s_Throne_A_Novel 3.34 58 In the near future, at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Mexico’s idealistic president has dared to vote against the U.S. occupation of Colombia and Washington’s refusal to pay OPEC prices for oil. Retaliation is swift. Concocting a “glitch” in a Florida satellite, America’s president cuts Mexico’s communications systems–no phones, faxes, or e-mails–and plunges the country into an administrative nightmare of colossal proportions.

Now, despite the motto that “a Mexican politician never puts anything in writing,” people have no choice but to communicate through letters, which Fuentes crafts with a keen understanding of man’s motives and desires. As the blizzard of activity grows more and more complex, political adversaries come out to prey. The ineffectual president, his scheming cabinet secretary, a thuggish and ruthless police chief, and an unscrupulous, sensual kingmaker are just a few of the fascinating characters maneuvering and jockeying for position to achieve the power they all so desperately crave.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 4 0 false Fri Mar 28 20:01:12 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 28 20:01:39 -0700 2008 77301719 888662 59412 0812972554 9780812972559 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170531466m/59412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170531466s/59412.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59412.The_Eagle_s_Throne_A_Novel 3.34 58 In the near future, at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Mexico’s idealistic president has dared to vote against the U.S. occupation of Colombia and Washington’s refusal to pay OPEC prices for oil. Retaliation is swift. Concocting a “glitch” in a Florida satellite, America’s president cuts Mexico’s communications systems–no phones, faxes, or e-mails–and plunges the country into an administrative nightmare of colossal proportions.

Now, despite the motto that “a Mexican politician never puts anything in writing,” people have no choice but to communicate through letters, which Fuentes crafts with a keen understanding of man’s motives and desires. As the blizzard of activity grows more and more complex, political adversaries come out to prey. The ineffectual president, his scheming cabinet secretary, a thuggish and ruthless police chief, and an unscrupulous, sensual kingmaker are just a few of the fascinating characters maneuvering and jockeying for position to achieve the power they all so desperately crave.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 0 0 false Tue Nov 10 04:58:02 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 04:58:02 -0800 2009 76600184 2905857 1330294 0747577692 9780747577690 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182795548m/1330294.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182795548s/1330294.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1330294.The_Eagle_s_Throne 3.00 1 In the near future, at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Mexico’s idealistic president has dared to vote against the U.S. occupation of Colombia and Washington’s refusal to pay OPEC prices for oil. Retaliation is swift. Concocting a “glitch” in a Florida satellite, America’s president cuts Mexico’s communications systems–no phones, faxes, or e-mails–and plunges the country into an administrative nightmare of colossal proportions.

Now, despite the motto that “a Mexican politician never puts anything in writing,” people have no choice but to communicate through letters, which Fuentes crafts with a keen understanding of man’s motives and desires. As the blizzard of activity grows more and more complex, political adversaries come out to prey. The ineffectual president, his scheming cabinet secretary, a thuggish and ruthless police chief, and an unscrupulous, sensual kingmaker are just a few of the fascinating characters maneuvering and jockeying for position to achieve the power they all so desperately crave.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 0 0 false Tue Nov 03 11:36:09 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 12:05:05 -0800 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=59412