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Aztec series

1. Aztec
   Aztec (book)
   
   Aztec is a historical fiction novel by Gary Jennings. It is the first of five novels in the Aztec series. The book is written as a series of letters from the Bishop of the See of New Spain to King Carlos of Spain containing a transcribed biography of Mixtli , an elderly Aztec man, by Spanish Catholic monks during the 16th century....
    (1980) : A story of the Aztec
   Aztec
   
   Aztec is a term used to refer to certain ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl and who achieved political and military dominance over large parts of Mesoamerica in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, a period referred to as the Late post-Classic period in Mesoamerican chronology....
    empire just before and during the arrival of the Spanish
   Spain
   
   Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
   .
2. Aztec Autumn
   Aztec Autumn
   
   Aztec Autumn is a 1997 historical fiction novel by Gary Jennings; it is a sequel to Jennings's 1980 bestseller Aztec ....
    (1998), a story of the Aztecs following the Spanish conquest.
3. Aztec Blood (2002) : Cristo El Bastardo, a half-caste, sets out to discover the secret of his birth in the new Mexico. *
4. Aztec Rage (2006) : Set in the early 19th century, it deals with the Mexican War of Independence
   Mexican War of Independence
   
   Mexican War of Independence , was an armed conflict between the people of Mexico and Spanish colonial authorities, which started on 16 September 1810....
    with Spain. *
5. Aztec Fire
   Aztec Fire
   
   Aztec Fire is a widely recognized song, written in 1982 by Jay Bocook. Aztec fire is played often by large marching bands for football games or to open up some kind of event....
    (2008) : The Aztec uprising in 1810 left young Juan Martez orphaned in a savage land. Like many native Aztecs, Juan was sentenced to hang by the Spanish. But his life is spared when a Spanish gunmaker learns of his skills with gunpowder
   Gunpowder
   
   Gunpowder, also called black powder, is an explosive mixture of sulfur, charcoal and potassium nitrate, KNO3 that burns rapidly, producing volumes of hot solids and gases which can be used as a propellant in firearms and as a pyrotechnic composition in fireworks....
    and buys him to make munitions. *

Novels

• The Journeyer
  The Journeyer
  
  The Journeyer is a historical novel about Marco Polo, written by Gary Jennings and first published in 1984....
   (1984) : An account of the travels of Marco Polo
  Marco Polo
  
  Marco Polo was a trader and exploration from the Venetian Republic who gained fame for his worldwide travels, recorded in the book Il Milione also known as Oriente Poliano and the Description of the World....
   to the Far East
  Far East
  
  The Far East is a term current in English language to refer to the countries of East Asia. The term is often expanded to also include Southeast Asia and South Asia, for economic and cultural reasons, for example because Buddhism is common to East Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia....
  .
• Spangle
  Spangle (novel)
  
  Spangle is a historical novel written by Gary Jennings and first published in 1987....
   (1987) : A chronicle of the lives of circus entertainers. Also released in paperback as a trilogy including "The Road Show", "The Center Ring" and "The Grand Promenade".
• Raptor
  Raptor (book)
  
  Raptor is a 1993 historical novel written by Gary Jennings....
   (1992) : Thorn, a hermaphrodite, and his/her adventures in a post-Roman world.
• The Lively Lives of Crispin Mobey * As Gabriel Quyth (1988) : "A novel of the hilarious chronicle of the exploits of an all-too-zealous missionary." Mostly assembled from a series of short stories published under Jennings's real name in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction 1972-1979.
• Sow the Seeds of Hemp (1976)
• The Terrible Teague Bunch (1975)

For Young Adults

• March of the Gods (1976)
• March of the Heroes: The folk hero through the ages (1975)
• March of the Robots: From The Manikins Of Antiquity To The Space Robots Of Tomorrow (1962)
• March of the Demons (1977)
• The Rope in the Jungle (a novel) (1976)
• The Teenager's Realistic Guide to Astrology (1971)
• The Shrinking Outdoors (1972)
• Black Magic, White Magic (1975)
• The Killer Storms: Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Tornadoes (1974)
• Parades!: Celebrations and circuses on the march (1966)
• The Movie Book (1963)

For Preschool Readers

• The Earth Book (1975)

For Adults

• The Treasure of the Superstition Mountains (1973)
• Personalities of Language (1965)
• World of Words: The personalities of language (1967)

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