Acatl, high priest of the dead in the Mexica empire, becomes caught up in a web of political intrigue when the emperor, the living link between the world of mortals and the protector god Huitzilpochtli, dies, and a star-demon invades the palace, killing one of the council members and complicating the issue of who will be the emperor's successor.

After the new emperor's coronation war ends in failure Acatl, high priest of the dead in the Mexica empire, must investigate when a captive dies under mysterious and magical circumstances.

"1940: When the island of Guernsey is invaded by the Nazis, two sisters are determined to rebel in any way they can. But when forced to take in a German soldier, they are shocked to find a familiar face on their doorstep - a childhood friend who has now become their enemy. 2016: Two generations later, Lucy returns to Guernsey after the death of a distant cousin. As she prepares the old family house for sale, Lucy discovers a box of handwritten note,...

As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, the rulers insist the key to prosperity is to build more temples and offer human sacrifices. Jaguar Paw is a young man who is captured for sacrifice, but flees to avoid his fate. He is taken on a perilous journey to a world that is ruled by fear and oppression, where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate...