Inca - Softcover

Blom, Suzanne Alles

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ISBN 10: 081257883X ISBN 13: 9780812578836

Publisher: Tor Books, 2001

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What if the ancient Inca had defied the Spanish Conquerors?

1532 A.D. The Inca, weakened by a civil war, were vulnerable when a Spanish galleon approached their shores-and the cunning leader of the Conquistadores, Francisco Pizarro, used this advantage well. Within a year, he seized the ruling Inca, Prince Atahualpa, received a room filled with gold for his ransom, then executed him and enslaved the natives.

But were these events fated to be? Or could a few crucial alterations have allowed the Inca to prosper?

In this startling alternate history Prince Atahualpa, which means Exemplary Fortune, does not become emperor but is instead sent away by his father, to discover the purpose of the strange ship that has come to their shores.

Soon he discovers the threat the Spanish pose, and he realizes that, even as an outcast, he must not cease in his quest to warn an unbelieving empire, and save his people from ultimate destruction.

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About the Author:

Suzanne All�s Blom studied ancient history at a college in Sioux City, IA. She went to Milwaukee as a VISTA volunteer, working for the local tenants' union. In due course, she became a tax preparer, helping people "keep the tax man away from the door," and has been in Milwaukee ever since.

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Intrigued by what might have been, novelist Blom has penned a fictional alternate history of the conquest of the Inca Empire. When Atahualpa, son of the powerful Incan emperor, realizes the Spanish conquistadors intend to ravish and destroy his civilization, he attempts to launch a resistance designed to preserve his threatened nation. Unfortunately, factions within his own tribe are determined to discredit the haughty young prince. As Atahualpa works feverishly to save his people from the foreigners, he must also protect himself from jealous and shortsighted enemies. A vividly re-created historical adventure chock-full of colorful characters, unexpected plot twists, and authentic period detail. Margaret Flanagan
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