Gary Jennings: 27 books

Marco Polo was nicknamed "Marco of the millions" because his Venetian countrymen took the grandiose stories of his travels to be exaggerated, if not outright lies. As he lay dying, his priest, family, and friends offered him a last chance to confess his mendacity, and Marco, it is said,...

Gary Jennings's 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...

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...

Mexico’s capital city is an ancient gem. The city center is centered on the Zócalo (Plaza de la Constitución) and the historic Aztec Templo Mayor, can be found here. The Zocalo is the largest square in Latin America and the third largest in the world. As one of the largest cities in...

There is a timelessness to the majesty and opulent architecture of Laos. Its little-known cities, like the capital Ventiane and the ancient capital Luang Prabang contain spectacular Buddhist temples and monuments.  There are many unique rituals to be seen in Laos including the giving of alms by the orange-robed monks in Luang Prabang.

Azteca raconte la légende colorée et puissante d'une civilisation qui s'épanouit pendant de longs siècles dans un isolement splendide. Ce monde éclatant, et pourtant condamné, c'est un homme, Mixtli, dit Nuage Sombre, qui le décrit, dans un récit bouleversant, mouvementé, riche de la beauté...

Goa is the smallest state in India and visitors come from far and wide to enjoy its idyllic beaches and sunshine. Goa offers colonial architecture, luxurious coastal resorts, bustling markets and its party atmosphere is legendary. Goa is situated on the west coast of India and is easily reachable from Mumbai, one of India’s major air gateways.

The magnificent Aztec empire has fallen beneath the brutal heal of the Spaniards. But one proud Aztec, Tenamaxtli, refuses to bow to his despised conquerors. He dreams of restoring the lost glory of the Aztec empire, and recruits an army of rebels to mount an insurrection against the seemingly invincible...

North and South America meet on the narrow isthmus of Panama and is where east met west in the early 16th century with the arrival of the Spanish Conquistadors. Panama City is the capital of Panama and is located at the entrance of the Panama Canal. In the natural world, Panama is a melting pot of...

Beautifully situated in the Indian Ocean to the south of the Indian subcontinent, the Maldives is a group of over a thousand tiny islands and atolls. Offering its visitors luxurious pampering combined with peace and seclusion, the Maldive islands are a popular romantic destination for newlyweds and...

The fascinating history of Mexico that began in the #1 New York Times bestselling novel Aztec continues . . . . Don Juan de Zavala was the most skilled fighter in all of New Spain—as gifted with weapons and horses as he was with women. These pleasures were all he desired. But the magnificent...

Juan is a "mestizo," of mixed Spanish and Indio heritage, sure to be doomed to a short, violent life begging on the streets. But Juan has a special gift for handling horses and an ability to defend himself at a time when a man's best friends are his horse and his sword. Only El Mestizo,...

In ancient Mexico, the "End-Time Codex"--prophesizing the world's end in 2012--is entombed. A young Aztec-Mayan slave tells us its story. Gifted in math and astronomy, Coyotl rises to king's counselor in Tula, a golden city of milk and honey ruled by the brilliant god-king, Quetzalcoatl,...

In the arid canyonlands of Mexico the race is on for the ultimate end-of-the-world codex—the final 1000-year-old prophesy of the god-king, Quetzalcoatl, who ruled Mexico 1000 years ago. Rita Critchlow and Cooper Jones hunt for that sacred codex in those scorching desert canyons, while 500 years...