Böcker i The Toltec Conquests, an Alter-serien

THE SECOND CHAPTER IN THE SAGA OF A WORLD WHERE THE TOLTEC EMPIRE CONQUERED THE BRITISH ISLES 1215AD: The Toltec Empire rules the Isles, within it three lives struggle to survive turbulent times of war, plague and religious conflict. The Toltec Fortress overlooking London is under siege from a native revolt as Londoners try to overthrow their oppressors. Trapped within the Fortress, our three protagonists must endure their own trials. Fergus, appointed Interrogator for the god Tezcatlipoca in England with the mandate to suppress or convert the native Christians, must find a way to work with the local priests of Tezcatlipoca and that god's rival, Quetzalcoatl. He finds himself caught in a delicate balance as a go-between for the people trapped in the fortress, and the rebel forces surrounding them. Captain Mixcoatl's loyalty is torn as his best friend throws in with the desperate governor and his scheme to turn the Toltec province into an independent kingdom. Outnumbered and beset, Mixcoatl must once again look to the sly King of Gwynedd for assistance to raise a force to save England and the life of his pregnant wife. Rowena, maid to Captain Mixcoatl's wife, finds herself on the parapet with her mistress staring down at a rebel army, facing the final assault with a group of women and children. The fate of the Island Colonies hangs in the balance, and our three protagonists are drawn ever closer, as forces clash over who will rule the overseas jewel of the Toltec Empire.

915 AD: The vast treasure fleet of China's Tang Dynasty reaches the western shores of North America, encountering the emerging Toltec Nation1115 AD: With advantages of steel and gunpowder acquired from China, the emerging Toltec Empire's junk, Golden Jaguar, makes landfall on the coast of Ireland.1215 AD: Amid wars, rebellion and plague the Toltec Empire has stretched across the Atlantic, conquering England and Ireland and setting its sights on the Continent beyond. 12:15 AD: Captain Mixcoatl, a hero of the Toltec Empire settles in with his wife at his new command at a fortress overlooking the provincial town of London.. Across the Irish Sea in Cashel, a local youth Fergus, renounces Christianity and is apprenticed to the service of the Toltec God Tezcatlipoca. On the road to nearby Saint Albans, Rowena, a young Saxon girl, trying to flee to the continent, falls into the hands of a band of outlaws. In a very different history where a New World empire conquers the old, where English knights in armour battle Toltec warriors with gunpowder, three very different people struggle to survive turbulent times beset with wars, rebellions and religious strife.

TOLTEC NOON, the final Book of the Toltec Conquests plays out, set in 1215AD, the Toltec Empire has conquered England and Ireland, and set its sights on Europe. Contending with revolts from within and without, as the expanding Empire struggles to rule their English provinces, with three protagonists struggling to survive. Fergus continues to plot in the devious world of London politics. Taking matters into his own bloodied hands, he lets nothing stand in the way of becoming the high priest. But there are others as ruthless. General Mixcoatl must lead an army into Scotland before he can assume the rank of governor of the province. But old debts and old passions return to plague him as a new and deadly crisis rises from across the ocean. Rowena's lover and the father to her unborn child has left for the wars across the Channel and she fears he will not return, or if he does, it will be impossible for him to wed her. Hunted by assassins, she must leave those she loves and once more strike out on her own. Religious politics blaze hot, wars rage, and blood is shed as these three struggle for power and the ultimate good of the land.