WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE, the old
way of life is often violently replaced with the new. A thousand
years ago, such a culture-destroying change struck the Anasazi, the
pueblo-based "Ancient Ones" who constructed the
magnificent city-states of Mesa Verde, Chaco Canyon, and similar
enclaves throughout the southwestern? region of the U.S.
Caleb Stone, the Anglo rancher, and Shannni, the Anasazi princess
are forced to face the violent upheavals of the 1870s American West
during their epic journey back to Palenque, in the Sierra del Sur
mountains of southern Mexico, the ancient "Center" of the
Huastecs' civilization.
"I WANTED TO write
something different." says author James Gibson. "I wanted
to capture the grandeur of the historical American West, and to show
how different the Native American culture was at that time. As a
result, the story look on a life of its own during the 5-book
series."
While the books depict an epic journey from Mesa Verde in the
Territory of Colorado all the way south to Palenque, Mexico, they
are written on the three levels: (1) an action-packed adventure
story, (2) the coming of age of Caleb and Shanni in a drastically
changing world, and (3) how religion, mythology, and shamanism
create world views that shape people's action, both positively and
negatively
The books are both entertaining and provocative.
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Check out the
Anasazi Quest Blog to learn about Jim's adventures of his travels
and insight into his writing.
www.anasaziquest.blog
Such topics include:
- The ABCs of Writing
- The Caste War of the Yucatan
- Origin of the “Anasazi Quest”
Series
- Mesa Verde and Environs
- About the Anasazi Quest, series
of 5 Books
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