by Iotis Erlewine
synopsis
This early epic is set in 16th-century Mexico amidst a carefully-researched and painstakingly-detailed recreation of an East coast Aztec village. The people there are peaceful and when a Spanish child washes up half-drowned upon the shore, they adopt him. Years pass and he becomes the new leader.
characteristics
- Orphans
- Leader
- Star-Crossed Lovers
- Tribal
- Village
- Tribe
- Heritage
- Forbidden-love
- Battle [war]
- Aztecs
- Capture
- Combat
- False-accusation
- Enemy
- Adopt
