The Young Jaguar (Pre-Aztec Series, Book 1) [Kindle Edition]

Zoe Saadia (Author)

Book Description

The Capital of the great Tepanec Empire is in turmoil, with the old Emperor dead and his heirs struggling for succession.

Tecpatl, the Chief Warlord and a very content man, still married to the Anasazi woman his peers view as a barbarian, tries to obey the old Emperor's edicts. Yet, when Atolli, his elder son and a very promising but hotheaded youth, gets caught in the political turmoil, everything changes. Tecpatl is forced to choose between his duty and his family, while his wife takes her own non-traditional paths to deal with the crisis.

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

Fifteen years later, Tecpatl is back in the Great Capital of the Tepanecs, a Chief Warlord and a very content man, still married to the Anasazi woman he loves, the woman his peers view as a barbarian. Yet, when Atolli, his elder son and a very promising but hotheaded youth, gets caught up in the political turmoil, he is forced to face a whole new set of troubles.

From the Back Cover

Set amidst the adventure and intrigue of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, this fascinating novel follows a chief warlord who must choose between duty and family when his son is caught in a potentially destructive political crisis

Product Details

• File Size: 355 KB
• Print Length: 192 pages
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B007UII58E
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #237,407 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Living through History Vividly June 4, 2012

By Mallory Anne-Marie Haws TOP 1000 REVIEWER

Format:Kindle Edition

"The Young Jaguar" is the second entry in author Zoe Saadia's exciting Pre-Aztec Series. I totally enjoyed Book 1, "At Road's End," but possibly this novel may be even better. Any of Ms. Saadia's books are an education in themselves: with smooth writing, fast pace, and enjoyable characters who quickly elicit the reader's empathy, we learn about a period of time so long ago, and yet in many ways, so much like our own. Certainly the peoples of that time suffered and joyed, became impassioned or bored, frustrated or patient, just as do we. Ms. Saadia brings all this home vividly, and we feel as if we're reading the story of our friends, family, and neighbors-only the setting, fashions, and some of the situations are different. Probably not too many of us (in Western culture) encounter temples on every corner, each dedicated to a different deity (or do we?) yet how is this so dissimilar? Certainly we can each relate to the ongoing plot lines and to the characters, and we learn much more about the settings and the era than if we were instead reading a dry-as-dust archaeological recounting. Ms. Saadia possesses an immense talent for bringing these long-gone eras to life, making them vivid, sensory, and clear to contemporary readers. What are you waiting for? Drop everything and go buy this series!

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Second Book in Great Series September 30, 2012

By Melodie Ramone

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I was so impressed with Zoe Saadia's "At Road's End", the fist in the series belonging to The Young Jaguar, that I plunged right into the second book in the series. I wasn't disappointed. Zoe has a gift for moving a story along with just enough action, just enough emotion and just enough suspense to keep you greedily turning the pages. Great book, great author. A must read.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a Masterpiece April 1, 2013

By Paul in St Louis

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Unless the reader has some knowledge of Meso America, a lot of the color in the tale will make little sense. On the other hand, it is an interesting read.

More About the Author

Zoe Saadia is the author of several novels of pre-Columbian Americas.

Having researched various pre-contact cultures of this continent for more than a decade, she is convinced that it's a shame that such a large part of history was completely overlooked, by historical fiction most of all.

Both Americas has an extremely rich, diverse, fascinating history long before this continent was discovered by other civilizations.
So her professional motto is set. America has not been discovered by other continents, not yet. Not in her novels :)