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Aztec by Gary Jennings

Came here to suggest these as well. I know his son wrote some of his stuff after his death ,but I believe it's Gary Jennings. http://www.amazon.com/books/dp/0765317508

I found Aztec fascinating. Hell, I need to reread it, its been ages.

Aztec by Garry Jennings 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 splendor of the Aztec Capital of Tenochtitlan to the arrival of Hernán Cortás and his conquistadores, and their destruction of the Aztec empire. The story of Mixtli is the story of the Aztecs themselves

http://www.amazon.com/Aztec-Gary-Jennings/dp/0765317508/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=undefined&sr=8-2&keywords=aztec

Is this a book reference? There are several scenes just like that in Aztec, is that where you got it?

and by just like it I mean not that like it at all. There's a cruel Queen, and a slave girl, and the guy painting in the corner was a hermaphrodite, I think. I haven't read it in a long time and the details are fuzzy.

EDIT: Right, he's not a hermaphrodite in this book, that was another one by the same author.

I forgot a lot of details, I guess.

>b) Mixtli is a serveant to a Noble woman who assigns him the task of drawing pictures of random people around town. She then picks one of the pictures and requires Mixtli to find the person and order them to the palace where she has sex with them and then has them cooked and served as food. A lesbian encounter here as well.

If you love Aztecs you will love this book.
http://www.amazon.com/Aztec-Gary-Jennings/dp/0765317508

I am (finally) getting close to finishing the book and it continues to blow me away with its research, accuracy, descriptions, and twists. Its a long ass book and slow at points but it is sooooo worth it

I agree that Aubrey/Maturin is the top of the heap for literary historical fiction.

For other entertaining historical fiction reads:

Gates of Fire by Pressfield. Really any of Pressfield's historical novels are pretty good.

Aztec by Jennings

The Assyrian and The Blood Star by Guild

The Physician by Gordon

Masters of Rome series by McCullough

River God and The Courtneys by Smith

[Sharpe] (https://www.amazon.com/gp/bookseries/B00CKCKXFS/ref=dp_st_0140294295) and Saxon series by Cornwell

The Sand Reckoner by Brandshaw

The Alienist by Carr

Three Day Road by Boyden

[All Quiet on the Western Front] (https://www.amazon.com/Quiet-Western-Front-Erich-Remarque/dp/0449213943/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1479241663&sr=1-1&keywords=all+quiet+on+the+western+front) by Remarque

Let me know if you need more, this is what I came up with off the top of my head.

I've been an avid reader for most of my life, and Aztec, by Gary Jennings, is one of my absolute favorite books.

Aztec series by Gary Jennings, if you're into something epic.

Unfortunately, I haven't played this game so I can't speak for its veracity or lack thereof. But I am going to piggy-back off your question to ask my fellow panelists about some other Mesoamerica-in-pop-culture questions.

Have any of you read Gary Jennings Aztec? It's been sitting on my shelf for a while but I haven't gotten around to reading it yet. If you have read it, how well does it score for historical accuracy?

I've also not seen Apocalypto either. How well (or poorly, if what I've heard of it is accurate) does that film reflect Mayan culture at the time?

Historical Fiction... Aztec by Gary Jennings. It is an excellent book. Just fantastic. But be warned. It broke my heart. When I finished it, I just went into my room, curled up and sobbed.

I enjoyed Refuge, by Richard Herley. It's about a man who thinks he is the last person in the world until he discovers a recently-killed body in a creek near his home.

Here is the book's first chapter.

There's also Aztec, by Gary Jennings, which is a fantastic adventure story set in pre-Columbian Mexico. You can get a preview on its Amazon.com page.

I have all the books in a box in storage. I was reading them when I was in 6th grade, and now I'm 48.... tells you what an impact they had. There might have been 5 or 6 of them. I honestly don't remember much from them now except for the physical things (like the reallly thin string that can cut you in half if you don't handle it right, made to hold the night/day solar panels together). Since then, I've been much more into real science, black holes, physics, etc. I tried reading some of the classic sci-fi like Asimov and Dune and the Hobbit books but just couldn't get into them.

One exception is a book called Aztec [Amazon.com link] by Gary Jennings who wrote about the Spanish invasion of Mexico from the viewpoint of an Aztec. He also wrote one about Marco Polo (I think?) which was about the spanish explorer's world travels. Other than those..... I only really read about hard science and scientists' biographies. And I'm a jazz musician if I didn't mention it before.

Here is a good read: AZTEC by Gary Jennings www.amazon.com/Aztec-Gary-Jennings/dp/0765317508

Did you try "Aztec" ? It's not a "horror" book but historical fiction.

There is some good horror elements though, because of their weird relationship with death (sacrifices, cannibalism, etc) :

https://www.amazon.com/Aztec-Gary-Jennings/dp/0765317508/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=gary+jennings&qid=1558981213&s=gateway&sr=8-1

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>I would like similar themes (does not have to be Aztec) but i would like it based in the jungle. More horror then fantasy, no romance with very little sex. Fiction loosely based on facts but not a must. Could have expeditions to find lost citys, a bit like the movie lost city of oz flick

It will be very hard to find the book you want, at this point, maybe try to write it yourself ;-)

Aztec by Gary Jennings. The author spent 10 years researching this book prior to writing. Warning: it starts slowly. Stick with it for the first 50 pages and then you won't be able to put it down.

There are 5 sequels, spanning the period up to and after the Revolution. The first of those sequels was written by Jennings, the rest were written by his editor based on his notes.

I would also suggest cross-posting this to r/booksuggestions.

Also, I love historical fiction so a few of my recommendations:

• A - Aztec
  
• B - Book Thief, The
  
• F - First Man in Rome
  
• P - Pillars of the Earth, The