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Writings of the Scribe
Zachary Shadoan
Letters to a Savage

Letters to a Savage follows the epic tale of Spanish conquistador, Rodrigo Diaz, during the fall of the mighty Aztec Empire. Blind to the truth of why the Spanish have invaded this foreign land, Rodrigo fights for a cause that he soon discovers to be based on lies and deceit.
After witnessing the atrocities committed against the "savage" Aztec people by his fellow conquistadors and their commander, Hernan Cortes, Rodrigo becomes disillusioned with the Spanish cause and questions his loyalty to the expedition. Betrayed and left to die after discovering a devastating truth, Rodrigo is saved by the most unlikely of people: a beautiful young Aztec woman named Atzi. An unbreakable bond forms between the two young lovers of different worlds as Rodrigo slowly abandons his old life and finds a new home amongst the Aztec people in their capital city of Tenochtitlan. Past friendships are strained, and new alliances are forged from the fires of a dying world.
Cortes and the Spanish conquistadors, along with their superior weapons and technology, carve a path of death and destruction as they attempt to eradicate the Aztec people and their way of life. Rodrigo must navigate his way through an uncertain and intriguing new world as the countrymen from his old life come to destroy what he has come to love.
Letters to a Savage uncovers the identity of the true savages and transcends the perception of what it means to fight, love, and even die for a cause greater than one's self.
Blood of a Savage

I am Blooded, and this is my creed.
I am warrior, and this is my sword.
I am shadow, and this is my cloak.
I am darkness, bringer of light.
The whisper in the wind.
The order in the chaos.
I am the blood, and the blood is me.
From this breath until my last.
I am Blooded, and this is my creed.
A great spirit rises from the ashes of a dying world. Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital and greatest city in the New World, crumbles and burns under the weight of the Spanish onslaught. Familiar faces abound as an unlikely trio of Aztecs escape the city and set a course for the safety of Tawantinsuyu, the land of the Incas. With the Spanish conquistadors hot on their trail, the Aztecs must undergo a long and dangerous journey to reach their destination and discover their true purpose.
In the South, the drums of battle beat and the Inca Empire is beset by a brutal civil war between sons of the dead emperor. From the highest peaks of the Andes Mountains at their mysterious fortress of Machu Picchu, a secret brotherhood known only as The Blooded lurks in the shadows and vows to defend the people of Tawantinsuyu to their dying breath.
As the Spanish ships land on the shores of the Inca lands, will the embattled Incas fight back the invaders? Or will their empire experience the same gruesome fate as the Aztecs?
Legend of the Savage
This is the third installment of the Savage Series. It is currently in production.
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