{"product_id":"9781250295040","title":"Aztec Fire","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAztec Fire\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Gary Jennings, Robert Gleason, Junius Podrug\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Aztec uprising in 1810 left young Juan Martez orphaned in a savage land.  Like many native Aztecs, Juan was sentenced to hang by the Spanish.  But his life is spared when a Spanish gunmaker learns of his skills with gunpowder and buys him to make munitions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKeeping his Aztec heritage low key, Juan becomes the finest gunmaker in the colony--and the best shot.  But both talents are kept secret--if the Spanish knew of his skills, he would surely be killed.  Juan secretly works the Mexican underground, running guns and black powder to guerrilla forces fighting for independence.  Along the way he falls in love with Maria Volza, a fiery revolutionary stirring up the masses, but she rejects him as fallen under the Spanish boot. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Juan's destiny is to lead the Mexicans against Spanish rule, and when Maria discovers the life Juan has hidden so well, a battle is ignited and the revolution begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eAztec Rage\u003c\/i\u003e is the most extraordinary historical novel to appear in years. It will leave you dazed, shaken, delighted, and moved.” —\u003ci\u003eDouglas Preston, New York Times bestselling author of Tyrannosaur Canyon on Aztec Rage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fast-paced, absorbing...the authors paint a vivid picture of the early stages of hte bloody war of independence.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly on Aztec Rage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A beautifully detailed novel for historical fiction fans.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist on Aztec Rage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250295040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Forge Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40678649921742,"sku":"9781250295040","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250295040","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}