{"product_id":"9781429986403","title":"Apocalypse 2012: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn ancient Mexico, the \"End-Time Codex\"--prophesizing the world's end in 2012--is entombed. A young Aztec-Mayan slave tells us its story.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGifted in math and astronomy, Coyotl rises to king's counselor in Tula, a golden city of milk and honey ruled by the brilliant god-king, Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent of lore.  Gathering artists, scientists and craftsmen, this legendary ruler builds a city that will awe humanity for one thousand years.  But he also faces war, catastrophic drought, betrayal and the rise of an evil death-cult religion.  Instituting the infamous \"Blood Covenant,\" its priests drag thousands of people a year atop temple-pyramids and rip their hearts beating from their chests.  To stop them Quetzalcoatl must defy the flames of bloody civil war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA thousand years later scientists discover the End-Time Codex.  While struggling to decipher it, they realize their own age mirrors Tula's.  Can they crack the 2012 code and save their world from Tula's deadly fate?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tom Doherty Associates","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124700365040,"sku":"9781429986403","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429986403_p0.jpg?v=1769903713","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429986403","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}