As part of my New Year’s resolution, I decided to read a book a month. For me, that is quite an ambitious project since I don’t read as often as I should. Well on to the books that I have been reading.
When “The Seven Serpents Trilogy” was first published in the 80’s, all that was available at the time were two books from the trilogy. I had read both the first and second book but was left wanting to read the final conclusion of the story. Unfortunately the final book had not been publish yet.
Fast forward to the present. Some long lost memory or a some faint desire to finally find out what happened caused me to search for the books and find them I did. I purchased the trilogy in late 2009 and commence to reading this old tale again. The fragments of memory that I had from the original story did not do much to bring back the characters, until I started to read the story.
From the very beginning, the very first page, the very first words on the page, I started to remember why I loved this trilogy so much. Perhaps it’s not for everyone, but because of my Spanish heritage from Spanish and Latin American roots, I was able to relate to the tales told within the books.
I had not realized how much I had forgotten. It was like reading the story for the first time again. I had faint memories of the end of each book, but I couldn’t remember what happened in between. To make a long story short, I’ve finished reading the first two books of the trilogy. I read the second book in the month of January 2010 and the first book between November and December 2009. At the moment I’m slowly pacing myself through the third book in the trilogy and if I continue at this pace I should finish reading this final book by the end of the month.
Is it recommended reading? If you like historical novels, this is a good insight into the Spaniards who came to conquer the New World for the three “G’s”: Gold, God and Glory”. Above all, they came for the gold, but the story also gives you a perspective of the ancient Mayan and Aztec Worlds, their rituals and sacrifices. Finally, it’s about a young man who struggle between his Christian faith and the desire to become a pagan god in a world near the edge of its downfall. Good reading overall.
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The Seven Serpents Trilogy
When “The Seven Serpents Trilogy” was first published in the 80’s, all that was available at the time were two books from the trilogy. I had read both the first and second book but was left wanting to read the final conclusion of the story. Unfortunately the final book had not been publish yet.
Fast forward to the present. Some long lost memory or a some faint desire to finally find out what happened caused me to search for the books and find them I did. I purchased the trilogy in late 2009 and commence to reading this old tale again. The fragments of memory that I had from the original story did not do much to bring back the characters, until I started to read the story.
From the very beginning, the very first page, the very first words on the page, I started to remember why I loved this trilogy so much. Perhaps it’s not for everyone, but because of my Spanish heritage from Spanish and Latin American roots, I was able to relate to the tales told within the books.
I had not realized how much I had forgotten. It was like reading the story for the first time again. I had faint memories of the end of each book, but I couldn’t remember what happened in between. To make a long story short, I’ve finished reading the first two books of the trilogy. I read the second book in the month of January 2010 and the first book between November and December 2009. At the moment I’m slowly pacing myself through the third book in the trilogy and if I continue at this pace I should finish reading this final book by the end of the month.
Is it recommended reading? If you like historical novels, this is a good insight into the Spaniards who came to conquer the New World for the three “G’s”: Gold, God and Glory”. Above all, they came for the gold, but the story also gives you a perspective of the ancient Mayan and Aztec Worlds, their rituals and sacrifices. Finally, it’s about a young man who struggle between his Christian faith and the desire to become a pagan god in a world near the edge of its downfall. Good reading overall.