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Author
Series
Storm runner ; 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"To prevent the Mayan gods from battling each other and destroying the world, thirteen-year-old Zane must unravel an ancient prophecy, stop an evil god, and discover how the physical disability that makes him reliant on a cane also connects him to his father and his ancestry." --
Author
Series
Storm runner ; 3
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"When a few Mexican gods try to put their Maya counterparts out of commission, it's up to Zane and some godborns-in-training to save the universe"--
7) Resurrection
Author
Series
Domain ; 2
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Less than a year after Michael Gabriel's disappearance, his grieving wife gives birth to twin sons, each possessing remarkable mental and physical abilities, who could be the Hero Twins destined to confront the Lords of the Underworld.
Author
Series
Domain ; 2
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
Español
Description
"Hace quinientos años, el Popol Vuh de los mayas profetizó el nacimiento de unos poderosos hermanos gemelos: los hijos de Michael Gabriel. Jacob, de cabellos blancos y ojos azules oscuros, dotado de cualidades inhumanas tales como una gran capacidad psíquica, una inteligencia especial y una visión profunda del cosmos, que sabe desde el momento de nacer que su destino va más lejos. Su hermano Immanuel, de cabello oscuro, rechaza su vocación genética...
Author
Series
Storm runner ; 2
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Zane Obispo faces an impossible choice--to save other godborns like himself from the angry gods, or rescue his father, Hurakan, from his eternal prison." --
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
"Having been left with the responsibility to tend to her grandfather's prized cornfields upon his death, 7-year-old Ixkem is overwhelmed by the task, but after encountering a group of tiny people in the field who she entertains with her fantastic tales, Ixkem's new friends offer her their services and work alongside her to get the important job done." --
Author
Language
English
Description
"The Mayan God of Death sends a young woman on a harrowing, life-changing journey in this dark fairy tale inspired by Mexican folklore. The Jazz Age is in full swing, but Casiopea Tun is too busy cleaning the floors of her wealthy grandfather's house to listen to any fast tunes. Nevertheless, she dreams of a life far from her dusty small town in southern Mexico. A life she can call her own. Yet this new life seems as distant as the stars, until the...
16) The honey jar
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
In this book - the companion volume to The Girl From Chimel - Nobel Peace Prize winner and Maya activist Rigoberta Menchu Tum returns to the world of her childhood.
The Honey Jar brings us the ancient stories her grandparents told her when she was a little girl, and we can imagine her listening to them by the fire at night. These Maya tales include creation myths, a classic story about the magic twins (which can also be found in the Popol Vuh), explanations...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
Español
Description
Immanuel Gabriel journeys with his deceased grandfather, archaeologist Julius Gabriel, to learn everything the Mayans knew and feared--then stop a very real threat that can wipe out not only humanity but the entire planet.
El tercer libro de la saga de Steve Alten sobre la profecía maya es una montaña rusa apocalíptica de aventuras que sigue a Immanuel Gabriel, el héroe gemelo superviviente descrito en el Popol Vuh, hasta el fin del mundo y hacia...
Author
Series
Jaguar stones ; 1
Publisher
Smith & Sons
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
"In the ancient city of Itzamna, Lord Six-Rabbit wakes up screaming. A great warrior king of the mighty Maya, he has dreamed he was a lowly, flea-bitten monkey. How could this be? Was this some sorcery sent by his half-brother, Tzelok, the evil priest? 1200 years later, in Boston, Massachusetts, 14-year-old Max Murphy is looking forward to a family vacation. But his parents, both archaeologists and Maya experts, announce a change in plan. They must...
