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Tears of the Sun God
Author Saviour Pirotta
Historical
Tenochtitlan, 1520. The Spanish conquistadors have arrived in the valley of the Mexica people, and their leader, Hernán Cortés, is a guest of Emperor Moctezuma. Everyone feels uneasy about the visitors. What do they want? Suspicion and fear reign in the island city. Meanwhile, twins Zuma and Atzi must take their goods to market to sell, and Atzi has another mission he wants to complete… a mission that could change his life forever.
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Chapters
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Chapter 1 Ten Thousand Hummingbird Feathers
Atzi and his sister Zuma have done well selling their wares at the market. But before they return home, Atzi wants to retrieve his flute, and that means breaking into a nobleman’s home...
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Chapter 2 Tayanna
Atzi is faced with the biggest decision of his young life when a shocking occurrence makes his mind up. He is told that Tayanna will help him, but who, or what, is Tayanna?
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Chapter 3 No Te Muevas! Don’t Move!
Atzi and Zuma have found the cloak of ten thousand hummingbird feathers, but their journey has only just begun. And the twins remain in grave danger...
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Chapter 4 El Insomne—The Sleepless One
Atzi and Zuma must quickly decide whether they can trust the Spanish boy, Alfonso. He could be their only hope of finding the sacred cloak and continuing their mission to the sun god’s temple...
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Chapter 5 It Will Never Be The End
The twins must complete their mission and find the temple of the god Huitzilopochtli, but many obstacles still lie before them. Will Zuma and Atzi make it to their final destination?
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