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Aztec #3
Aztec Blood
The third volume in Gary Jennings' historical epic that began with Aztec and Aztec Autumn.
In this colorful and exciting era of swords and cloaks, upheaval and revolution, a young beggar boy, in whose blood runs that of both Spanish and Aztec royalty must claim his birthright. From the torrid streets of the City of the Dead along the Veracruz Coast to the ageless glory of Seville in Old Spain, Cristo the Bastardo connives fights, and loves as he seeks the truth—without knowing that he will be the founder of a proud new people.
As we follow the loves and adventures of Cristo and experience the colorful splendor and barbarism of the era, a vanished culture is brought back to life in all its magnificence.
“This exotic, sensuous novel works on many levels. It is at once history, mystery, and a coming-of-age novel all permeated by the teeming world of seventeenth century Mexico as seen through the eyes of a teenage boy.” -- Library Journal
In this colorful and exciting era of swords and cloaks, upheaval and revolution, a young beggar boy, in whose blood runs that of both Spanish and Aztec royalty must claim his birthright. From the torrid streets of the City of the Dead along the Veracruz Coast to the ageless glory of Seville in Old Spain, Cristo the Bastardo connives fights, and loves as he seeks the truth—without knowing that he will be the founder of a proud new people.
As we follow the loves and adventures of Cristo and experience the colorful splendor and barbarism of the era, a vanished culture is brought back to life in all its magnificence.
“This exotic, sensuous novel works on many levels. It is at once history, mystery, and a coming-of-age novel all permeated by the teeming world of seventeenth century Mexico as seen through the eyes of a teenage boy.” -- Library Journal
768 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published August 18, 2001
About the author
Gary Jennings
141 books469 followersGary Jennings led a paradoxically picaresque life. On one hand, he was a man of acknowledged intellect and erudition. His novels were international best sellers, praised around the world for their stylish prose, lively wit and adventurously bawdy spirit. They were also massive - often topping 500,000 words - and widely acclaimed for the years of research he put into each one, both in libraries and in the field.
Jennings served in the Korean War, where he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal- a decoration rarely given to soldier-reporters- and a personal citation by South Korean President Syngman Rhee for his efforts on behalf of war orphans.
Where the erudition came from, however, was something of a mystery.
http://us.macmillan.com/author/garyje...
Jennings served in the Korean War, where he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal- a decoration rarely given to soldier-reporters- and a personal citation by South Korean President Syngman Rhee for his efforts on behalf of war orphans.
Where the erudition came from, however, was something of a mystery.
http://us.macmillan.com/author/garyje...
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September 19, 2017
E' il seguito de "L'azteco" a quanto ho capito. E sempre stando all'introduzione, non è stato propriamente scritto da Gary Jennings. Io ho adorato questo romanzo, in cui la trama si intreccia con sottotrame molto divertenti. E' la storia di un azteco, figlio di una principessa azteca e un nobile spagnolo, e di come giunge a rivoluzionare la sua vita, fuggendo in giovane età dalle mani della nonna spagnola che vorrebbe invece ucciderlo.
November 25, 2010
Ben scritto e storicamente molto interessante.
October 18, 2012
Meglio del secondo libro della saga, ma non raggiunge ancora i livelli de "L'azteco".
La realtà storica viene sempre più lasciata sullo sfondo a favore della trama (comunque avvincente).
La realtà storica viene sempre più lasciata sullo sfondo a favore della trama (comunque avvincente).
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