{"product_id":"9781941026717","title":"Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky: Myths of Mexico","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe stories in \u003cem\u003eFeathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky\u003c\/em\u003e trace the history of the world from its beginnings in the dreams of the dual god, Ometeotl, to the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors in Mexico and the fall of the great city Tenochtitlan. In the course of that history we learn about the Creator Twins—Feathered Serpent and Dark Heart of Sky—and how they built the world on a leviathan's back; of the shape-shifting \u003cem\u003enahualli\u003c\/em\u003e; and the \u003cem\u003ealuxes\u003c\/em\u003e, elfish beings known to help out the occasional wanderer. And finally, we read Aztec tales about the arrival of the blonde strangers from across the sea, the strangers who seek to upend the rule of Motecuhzoma and destroy the very stories we are reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Bowles stitches together the fragmented mythology of pre-Colombian Mexico into an exciting, unified narrative in the tradition of William Buck's \u003cem\u003eRamayana\u003c\/em\u003e, Robert Fagles's \u003cem\u003eIliad\u003c\/em\u003e, and Neil Gaiman's \u003cem\u003eNorse Myths\u003c\/em\u003e. Readers of Norse and Greek mythologies will delight in this rich retelling of stories less explored.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLegends and myths captured \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Bowles\u003c\/strong\u003e's imagination as a young Latino reader; he was fascinated with epics like the \u003cem\u003eIliad\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/em\u003e. Despite growing up on the United States\/Mexico border, he had never read a single Aztec or Mayan myth until he was in college. This experience inspired him to reconnect with that forgotten past. Several of his previous books have incorporated themes from ancient Mexican myths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cinco Puntos Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033547161840,"sku":"9781941026717","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781941026717_p0.jpg?v=1763793402","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781941026717","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}