The Incas Trilogy
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Book 1
Conquistadors and Incas, New World and old, and a clash of cultures which will change both civilisations forever, in this epic historical adventure in the tradition of Wilbur Smith and Christian Jacq. In sixteenth-century Peru, as Huayna Capac, king of the Incas, dies, he confides the mysteries of other worlds and the Inca Gods to Anamaya, daughter of an Incan princess. After his death she is the guardian of the Empire. But Anamaya cannot remember these secrets when Atahualpa, the king's chosen successor, asks for guidance. Although she knows they are within her, the only concrete reminder is the black puma spirit which prowls around her at night. In Spain, Francisco Pizarro has returned from his first voyage to Peru and seeks the king's permission to conquer this new land and be named its governor. When he sails, amongst the 180 men who accompany him is Gabriel Montelucar y Flores, a young nobleman who has escaped the clutches of the Inquisition. As the journey continues, first by sea and then overland in Peru, Gabriel will play a role he could never imagine, and become a linchpin both for Pizarro and Anamaya.
Epic and unforgettable, it captures the Incas in all their splendour, savagery and spirituality - and the determination and ruthlessness of the Spanish conquistadors. And it is a classic novel of love across religious and cultural boundaries.
Epic and unforgettable, it captures the Incas in all their splendour, savagery and spirituality - and the determination and ruthlessness of the Spanish conquistadors. And it is a classic novel of love across religious and cultural boundaries.
Book 2
Volume Two in the bestselling Incas trilogy, set in C16th Peru. THE GOLD OF CUZCO continues the epic tale of Anamaya, daughter of an Incan princess, and her love for a Spanish nobleman, Gabriel Montelucar y Flores, both of them caught up in the ferocious power struggle between the Incas and the Conquistadors. The inconceivable has happened: Emperor Atahualpa has been taken captive during the dreadful night following the Great Massacre at Cajamarca. He hopes to buy back his freedom with gold - a great deal of gold. But for the newcomers, there is never enough. So the Conquistadors decide to send an expedition to the legendary city of Cuzco, with its famous temples of gold. It will be a treacherous and very dangerous journey because the Incas, for the first time, are fighting back. Against this chaotic background, Anamaya must remain loyal to her Emperor, while Gabriel has no choice but to fight alongside his commander, Captain Pizarro. But, for the sake of their impossible love, Anamaya and Gabriel are prepared to sacrifice everything.
Book 3
Third volume in the bestselling Incas trilogy, set in C16th Peru. This magnificent epic of the forbidden love between an Incan princess with supernatural powers and a Spanish nobleman reaches its stunning climax in THE LIGHT OF MACHU PICCHU. After three years of foreign occupation, the Incas are finally ready to launch their counter-offensive against the Conquistadors. The Spaniards, who consider their conquered foe to be wholly cowed and beaten, are unprepared for this massive counter-attack. The ensuing conflict will be apocalyptical, with Anamaya on one side and her lover, Gabriel Montelucar y Flores on the other. But on whose side will love fight?