#1 Gary Jennings's Apocalypse 2012

Apocalypse 2012

Gary Jennings
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In ancient Mexico, the €œEnd-Time Codex€--prophesizing the world€™s end in 2012--is entombed. A young Aztec-Mayan slave tells us its story. Gifted in math and astronomy, Coyotl rises to king€™s counselor in Tula, a golden city of milk and honey ruled by the brilliant god-king, Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent of lore. Gathering artists, scientists and craftsmen, this legendary ruler builds a city that will awe humanity for one thousand years. But he also faces war, catastrophic drought, betrayal and the rise of an evil death-cult religion. Instituting the infamous €œBlood Covenant,€ its priests drag thousands of people a year atop temple-pyramids and rip their hearts beating from their chests. To stop them Quetzalcoatl must defy the flames of bloody civil war.A thousand years later scientists discover the End-Time Codex. While struggling to decipher it, they realize their own age mirrors Tula€™s. Can they crack the 2012 code and
Genres: FictionThrillerHistorical FictionFantasyAdventure
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