The Serpent, the Puma, and the Condor (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781732678101)

From an early age, Umiƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚a's clairvoyance and ability to communicate with animals and even plants become apparent. Seeking to improve upon her natural gifts as a healer, she convinces a shaman to take her on as his apprentice. With his help, she becomes aware of the strange details of her birth and of a secret prophecy ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚"ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚€ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚" that one day her land will be invaded by tall, white strangers from across the sea who will tear down The People's sacred sites and cause their gods to be forgotten. Knowing that everything happens for a reason, Umiƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚a comes to believe that her destiny is to somehow prevent The Prophecy from occurring.

Father Cigueƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚a is a Spanish priest who has broken eight of the Ten Commandments. Fearful of condemnation to everlasting hell, he confesses his sins and is forced to travel to the New World where, as his penance, he is to convert the "soulless heathens" and build a church. Among the other Spaniards on the ship bound for Perƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚ is Rodrigo de Cotero, a peace-loving atheist who finds himself surrounded by brutes looking forward to killing their first "savage."

When the three meet in the land of the Incas, the clash of cultures and faiths results in a stunning conversion for one of them.

Author: Gayle Marie
ISBN-10: 1732678103
ISBN-13: 9781732678101
Publisher: Mnemosyne Books
Language: English
Published: 01/22/2019
Pages: 356
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.40w x 1.30d