Cords of Empire: An Otomí Saga of Aztec Wars (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798257424519)

Cords of Empire
An Otomí Saga of Aztec Wars

After the fall of Xaltocan, Tehyo's household is counted again under new rulers. Grain, cloth, labor, and nearly grown sons become part of the same hard arithmetic, and the road south begins to shape the future of the family more than the old island ever did.

When imperial campaigns widen across the Basin and beyond, Tehyo, Suma, Ame, and Yohu must learn what can be carried, what must be surrendered, and what kind of life can still be built under tribute and war. The journey leads from highland fields to southern roads, from household duty to garrison land, and from one generation's survival to the next.

Written in a spare, vivid style and grounded in historical reconstruction, Cords of Empire is a story of obligation, endurance, and the cost of empire. It is the most expansive book in the Otomí series, and the one where the road itself becomes the central force in the story.