Ancient Mayan temples and buildings are covered with glyphs that no one can translate. But Dr. Elena Juarez, a brilliant first-year archaeology professor at the University of Texas, believes she has developed a system for their interpretation-except for one problem. The unethical dealings of her fomer mentor, Paul Ambrose, have made her career, her reputation and the validity of her research suspect. Elena can only vindicate herself and validate her research by finding reliable samples of Mayan early developmental writing. she must find a virgin Pre-Classic site for her summer dig where such samples might be discovered. As she begins her quest for the site that will prove her theory, she experiences disturbing visions of a robed apparition. Clue by clue this spirit-guide seems to draw her toward Acatenango, an ancient volcano in Southern Guatemala. Born in the shadow of this great volcanic mountain, Elena was forced to flee the country with her father during a bloody political upheaval. Is it just coincidence that now leads her back to her birthplace or is it something more?

The Winds of the Gods

Literature & Fiction

Richard N. Funk

Genre Fiction

Sarah Book Publishing

The Winds of Destruction

Drs. Elena Juarez and Ted Wilson are in Mexico City to do a quick "commercial" survey at the site of a large office complex where a six-foot gold-plated model of Cortés' ship was uncovered during the excavation. Found near the center of Tenochtítlan, capitol of the Aztec empire, the ship could cause a disastrous shutdown of the entire project.
In the Yucatan Peninsula an ancient mine is discovered. The Aztecs were mining a curious red stone from an asteroid that struck some 65 million years ago. Chemists discover that when used to filter gas into a combustion engine, the gas burns so slowly that it creates autos that could travel hundreds of miles on a single gallon of gas.  It quickly becomes apparent that whoever controls this mineral will control the world's transportation industry. Thousands of tons of the mineral had been excavated from the mine, and research indicates that the Aztecs carved statues of their principal war-god Huitzilopóchtli with the mineral and placed them in temples across the One-World. But there is not a single statue remaining in all of Mexico...
During the survey in downtown Mexico City, Elena and Ted uncover amazing discoveries about the last Aztec ruler, Cuauhtémoc, and the final days of the Aztecs. Among Elena's discoveries is a mysterious clue on a gold map of the Aztec world that she knows could reveal the hidden treasure of the Aztecs. But she's not the only one who knows of this clue. It could either lead to an amazing discovery, or to her death.

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The Winds of the Gods

The Winds of Destruction

The Winds of Destruction