The 2012 Codex (Aztec)

Jennings, Gary, Gleason, Robert, Podrug, Junius

ISBN 10: 0765362465 / ISBN 13: 9780765362469

Published by Tor Books, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The 2012 Codex (Aztec)
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0765362465
• ISBN 13: 9780765362469
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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 ago, Pacal, a young slave-scholar, sets out on the same deadly quest. He too must find those apocalyptic writings, knowing that his era€”the Age of the Aztecs€”may well come to an end if he does not find them.  For Pacal, the End-Time is at hand. Montezuma has built a vast empire based in what will one day be Mexico City. Now, however, he faces war, disastrous drought, death-cult priests, who rip the hearts out of thousands of people atop their pyramids...and the arrival of red-bearded horse-borne conquistador, bearing preternaturally powerful weapons and catastrophic plagues, sowing pandemic death wherever he goes.America€™s leaders are also

About the Author

Gary Jennings was known for the rigorous and intensive research behind his books, which often included hazardous travel—exploring every corner of Mexico for his Aztec novels, retracing the numerous wanderings of Marco Polo for The Journeyers, joining nine different circuses for Spangle, and roaming the Balkans for Raptor. Born in Buena Vista, Virginia in 1928, Jennings passed away in 1999 in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, leaving behind a rich legacy of historical fiction and outlines for new novels.

Robert Gleason was Gary Jennings’ editor for a number of years. He lives in New York City.

Junius Podrug is an accomplished writer of both fiction and nonfiction. He lives on Cape Cod.