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Viperhand: Forgotten Realms (Maztica Trilogy, Book 2)

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This book picks up the action immediately after the events of Ironhelm. Erixitl and Holloran must run if they are to stay alive, but great events are unfolding in the land of Maztica, and Erix and Holloran are integral in what will happen. Captain-General Cordell has seen enough of the golden richness of this land, and he has conceived an audacious plan that will make him the richest man in the Forgotten Realms. But, the very gods themselves are gathering for a showdown, and the fate of the land of Maztica hangs in the balance.

Let me start out by saying that I am a big fan of good old fashioned, swords-and-sorcery fantasy literature. But, if there's one thing that I enjoy even more, it's a story where the author successfully takes the swords-and-sorcery to a whole new milieu. Well, I must say that I think that the author of this book succeeded admirably.

In this book, the author does a great job of bringing pre-Columbian Mesoamerica to life, and then adapting the story of the coming of the conquistadors to it. If you are familiar with the story of the conquest of Mesoamerica, you might think that this book will have nothing new to tell you. But, don't think that! This is an exciting and extremely interesting story.

Overall, I think that this is a great book, well worth reading over and over again...as I have!

I loved this series! first of all to the nay sayers blah on you! it may be a historical rip off of cortez but thats what makes it great! second! each side has both good and bad "guys" but isn't that how real life is? I thought the story was great and the series was better than most of the dragon lance and forgotten realms books i have read, this was one of the last ones i read and now am hunting down the series to buy.

Heroes flee from the waves of catastrophe sweeping Maztica and try to escape from enemies on all sides.

The God of War feasts upon chaos!

Heroes flee from the waves of catastrophe sweeping Maztica and try to escape from enemies on all sides.

The God of War feasts upon chaos!

It's just as bad as the first book. The child skewering occurs in almost the same place (pagewise) as in the first book to show you that the good guys are actually quite bad. But never fear. They are actually the good guys because the bad guys enjoy and acknowledge their evil deeds. Confusing? This is the second book in a trilogy and trust me. Save your money and time. There are plenty of good Forgotten Realms novels out there. Don't go for this historical rip-off that can't clearly define who the bad and good guys are. They're all bad. So is the trilogy.