Captain Sandoval is in charge of escaping with all the Tenochtitlan's gold, facing the fury of those who once believed them gods.
Who was Captain Hernán Cortes? Under the spell of those lands and peoples, Hernán wanted to make them his own--forever.
Hernan needs an interpreter and finds out Marina is worth her weight in gold. She will give him the power to change history.
Dire signs and prophecies burden Moctezuma. Hernán--is he a god? What to do, when misfortune comes, the way it has been written?