Ive probably read 23,000 books in my lifetime and i can count on one hand the number of books ive given up on. The puma s shadow is going to be added to that extremely short list. Wade davis the last days of the incas surprises, delivers history, and reads like a great yarn. The new world and the old clash in this bestselling. An outcast she becomes the wife of the sun kings huayna capac sacred double after he passes the secrets of the ancient incas to her on his deathbed. The puma s shadow tells the story of the blueeyed and therefore mystical anamaya who was abducted by the incas when her village was razed as a. Ive read yards of books on the incas, but this one took me out of the classroom and into that longlost world. A sweeping tale of splendor and savagery unfolds as an ancient incan civilization is haunted by omens, shaken by civil war, shattered by european conquest. The problem was that i just didnt care about the characters. The pumas shadow incas, book 1 by a b daniel fantastic fiction. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition.
Epic and unforgettable, it captures the incas in all their splendour, savagery and spirituality and the determination and ruthlessness of the spanish conquistadors. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. The pumas shadow incas paperback july 31, 2002 by a. It would be obviously impossible to include a complete account of each tribe in the hand book, even if the necessary information existed. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Join the leading website for book clubs with over 35,000 clubs and 20,000 reading guides. Maybe its because im not willing anymore to waste my time on a book that doesnt interest me. Join our mailing list get free weekly updates on top club picks.
A unputdownable historical adventure, the pumas shadow is the first in the incas trilogy. And it is a classic novel of love across religious and cultural boundaries. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Daniel the new world and the old clash in this bestselling epic of the conquistadors and the incas.
A sweeping tale of splendor and savagery unfolds as an ancient incan civiliza. I have just read the last days of incas by kim macquarrie. An epic tale of the inca empire and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. This is a wonderful book about one of the most epic struggles of history, a conquest that transformed a continent. In 16thcentury peru, huayna capac, king of the incas, confides the mysteries of other worlds and the inca gods to anamaya, daughter of an incan princess. Prices including delivery for the puma s shadow by a b daniel. List of books and articles about incas online research. Filled with romance and adventure and colored by the changeless desires that link man and woman throughout the ages, the gold of cuzco is a thrilling followup to the puma s shadow, the first book in the incas trilogy. Huayna makes her guardian of the empire, entrusted with the mysteries of the inca gods.
The last days of the incas by kim macquarrie, paperback. When pizarro and young nobleman gabriel flores set sale from spain to conquer peru, gabriel is set to play a. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The book s spectacular climax is both an ending and a beginning not since the magic mountain have starcrossed soul mates taken so long to get together. In 16thcentury peru, gabriel mantelucar y flores, a young nobleman who escaped the clutches of the spanish inquisition, becomes the lynchpin between francisco pizarro and anamaya, the daughter of an incan princess. The south american cougar puma concolor concolor is a cougar subspecies occurring in northern and western south america, from colombia and venezuela to peru, brazil, argentina and chile. The pumas shadow is going to be added to that extremely short list. See chapters on the inca in the handbook of south american indians, vol. Anamaya holds the secrets of the inca gods, while francisco wishes to conquer peru.
In sixteenth century peru, anamaya, daughter of an incan princess, is summoned to the dying huayna capac, ruler of the incan empire. With minor exceptions, however, the whole of the literature now available which deals with this part of the andean area refers to inca culture in. The pumas shadow in brazil, like in france, the title is princess of the sun is the first part of the trilogy. I really liked the description and the information on peru and the incan empire. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers. See all 9 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Incas puma s shadow by daniel a b, 9780743432740, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The pumas shadow incas, book 1 by a b daniel book cover, description, publication history.
Published by user, 16 years ago volume one of this translation from the french is a sparkling story set against the conquest of peru and the inca empire by pizarro. Incas rites and ceremonies inca pottery inca art antiquities conquest of peru 15221548 infobuy. Alex gilly this first book of the internationally bestselling trilogy captures the life and love of the lost inca civilization in. In the lost gold chain of machu picchu, gary swagart provides a logical explanation for the establishment of machu picchu, its abandonment after being occupied for several centuries, the manner in which the rocks could have been fitted into the walls of machu picchu and cuzco as they were, and the way the large rocks were moved and placed by the incas. The pumas shadow tells the story of the blueeyed and therefore mystical anamaya who was abducted by the incas when her village was razed as a child. It started out well but about 75100 pages into the book i. Volume one of this translation from the french is a sparkling story set against the conquest of peru and the inca empire by pizarro. This is a fictional novel with hard to find inca facts. Daniel from australias online independent bookstore, boomerang books. The information on everything between the discovery of the new world and the final fall of the inca empire is described in golden detail in this book, and has many. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover. See more ideas about peru, inca empire and inca art.