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Nights of the Witch

War God, Book 1

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Nights of the Witch

By: Graham Hancock
Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
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A young girl called Tozi stands at the bottom of a pyramid, waiting to be led to the top where her heart will be cut out....

Pepillo, a Spanish orphan who serves a sadistic Dominican friar, is aboard the Spanish fleet as it sails towards Mexico.... This is the epic story of the clash of two empires, two armies and two gods of war.

Five hundred desperate adventurers are about to pit themselves against the most brutal armies of the ancient Americas, armies hundreds of thousands strong. This is a war of gods and men.

Dark powers that work behind the scenes of history show their hand as the prophecy of the return of Quetzalcoatl is fulfilled with the arrival of Cortes. The Aztec ruler Moctezuma fights to maintain the demands of the war god Huitzilopochtli for human sacrifice. The Spanish Inquisition is planning an even greater blood-letting.

Caught up in the headlong collision between two gods of war are Tozi, Pepillo and the beautiful sex slave Malinal whose hatred of Moctezuma runs so deep she will sell out her own land and people to destroy him.

©2013 Graham Hancock (P)2016 Audible, Ltd Classics Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Horror War & Military Scary War Heartfelt Thought-Provoking Mexico Ancient History Latin American
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"[P]art historical fact, part fantasy, the effect is as intense as the events themselves. It's a fascinating read that will have you booking a flight to Mexico long before you finish the book." ( Evening Standard)
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Just a great job on capturing small details from that time period and the whole book from start to finish is brilliant.

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Story collects you up and journeys you through effortlessly. Throughly enjoyed and narration also very well done.

Excellent

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I have been pulled in to the world of the Spanish conquest of the Native South American Empire in the 1500s. Well written and also well read. Very interesting account with details of how it was done. Highly recommended, now on to book two of the series.

Gripping

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I have never listened a book this much, I couldn’t ever find a good time to pause. Would recommend to anyone who likes ancient history, violence, and adventure.

Just what I was hoping for from Hancock!

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Not what I thought it was going
be but I enjoyed it an interesting mix of history and fantasy. I am now going to read the rest of the trilogy

not what I expected but!

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