When the Jaguar Prince, greatest warrior of the Xiu Tribe, and the Princess Flower-of-Jade of the Cocom are held prisoners by the Aztecs, they fall hopelessly in love.
When Prince Rogar, a shapeshifter from another time and place, awakens her own shapeshifting abilities, zoo worker Callie Jordan soon discovers that he has come to take her back with him--and won't take no for an answer. Original.
The novel is solidly based on archaeological evidence and the recent interpretation of the Mayan hieroglyphs found at Yaxchilan.
"Madagascar: The Rise of a Queen tells the story of the Queen that the world tried to erase, weaving a gripping narrative of defiance, courage, and the fight for identity.
Kahuel volunteered to sail away on his brother's Galleon to get away from a roguish past, and prove his worth as a prince.
Prince Philip was trying to get Midnight into heavy felt boots that he might get his stallion up on deck and down onto dry land ... Prince Philip finally got Midnight's hooves covered, doing all that he could to keep his horse calm, ...
... The news item said that the Prince of Wales, with the tacit agreement of the Government, had decided to assume the rôle of Roving Ambassador to the Inner Cities against the background of ministerial attempts to improve them. So our ...
Warfare is rampant and enemies are on all sides. The story encompasses warriors battling, pagan rituals, human sacrifices and primal festivals bringing the physical and spiritual world together, as ordained by the gods.
The postures of the Prince and of the Tattooed jaguar come to us from the Olmecs, the most ancient of the classical societies of the region. The latter was known in precontact time all over Central America and as far north as Tennessee.
... the revolt , the Aztec became extremely nervous fearing the example could be imitated . Spreading across the land was the news that a large jaguar had helped the prince Teoxi . That jaguar was a monster ! It was as big as a tree ! There ...