{"product_id":"rayas-colony-stone-ginger-booth-9798305560411","title":"Rayas Colony Stone","description":"Six months into his virtual life, traveling to colonize distant planet Rayas, Gabe Oliveri devises shapeshifter magic for a campaign in the Classic Maya world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the video-game time travel that is history class, beliefs are real, and fuel Gabe's magical powers. But the AI's Maya campaign amounts to gringo-grade tourism, because it skips Mexico's most challenging belief - shapeshifting shamans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpecifically, were-jaguars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the lush rainforests of Mexico and Guatemala, the Stone Age flourished into one of Earth's great civilizations. The Maya mastered mathematics and astronomy. They bequeathed corn and ball sports to the world. They built pyramids and beguiling art, all without horsepower. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInstead they relied on blood sacrifice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaya religion is mystifying. To gain a shapeshifter's power, Gabe must embrace his unknown dark side, including his fears on the cusp of manhood. The Rayas expedition ruled out older students, because the virtual life broke their mental health. He fears the same fate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan Gabe warp his mind into the arcane Maya worldview, plumb his darkest depths, and master the jaguar? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRayas Colony is a time travel LitRPG adventure with gritty bootstrapped space colony and overpowered artificial intelligence. In book 2, mage Gabe relives history in early Britain and Classic Maya scenarios, while competing to lead a viable space colony.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ginger Booth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798305560411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.79d","brand":"Ginger Booth","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48066479718655,"sku":"9798305560411","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a85281e6-59b5-4879-85ff-8f030250c31f.jpg?v=1768678697","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rayas-colony-stone-ginger-booth-9798305560411","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}