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Nights of the Witch

War God, Book 1

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Nights of the Witch

By: Graham Hancock
Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
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A young girl called Tozi stands at the bottom of a pyramid, waiting to be led to the top where her heart will be cut out....

Pepillo, a Spanish orphan who serves a sadistic Dominican friar, is aboard the Spanish fleet as it sails towards Mexico.... This is the epic story of the clash of two empires, two armies and two gods of war.

Five hundred desperate adventurers are about to pit themselves against the most brutal armies of the ancient Americas, armies hundreds of thousands strong. This is a war of gods and men.

Dark powers that work behind the scenes of history show their hand as the prophecy of the return of Quetzalcoatl is fulfilled with the arrival of Cortes. The Aztec ruler Moctezuma fights to maintain the demands of the war god Huitzilopochtli for human sacrifice. The Spanish Inquisition is planning an even greater blood-letting.

Caught up in the headlong collision between two gods of war are Tozi, Pepillo and the beautiful sex slave Malinal whose hatred of Moctezuma runs so deep she will sell out her own land and people to destroy him.

©2013 Graham Hancock (P)2016 Audible, Ltd Classics Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Horror War & Military Scary War Heartfelt Thought-Provoking Ancient History

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"[P]art historical fact, part fantasy, the effect is as intense as the events themselves. It's a fascinating read that will have you booking a flight to Mexico long before you finish the book." ( Evening Standard)
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I usual read fantasy and sci fi. If I do read historical fiction it tends to be Wilber Smith or James Clavell who I rate up there With Frank Herbert and Tolkien. This reminded me of a James Clavell novel. Great Characters well realised, each with believable motivation and a real sense of the time and place they find themselves in. I've got so many great sequels to buy, but I got the sequel to this straight away and my next credit will be the last book in the trilogy. I regret not finding this series sooner. I will probably add it to my small list of series I listen to again (and again and again).

Simply amazing

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Story collects you up and journeys you through effortlessly. Throughly enjoyed and narration also very well done.

Excellent

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I have had over 300 audiable books over the last few years, classics (from historical Coln Iggldeon and Simon Sparrows to the R R Haywoods Undead series - and everything else he has done) , sci-fi, murder mystery, full casts, and recently had a major motorcycle accident and been listening to audiable back to back for many, many months.. I am aware of Graham and his research and TV shows and decided to give this a go - intrigued that with his research and direct experience of South America tribes may make his take on this relatively well known period of history a bit more interesting. Forget that. Forget what his views are or if he’s a crank or visionary. HE IS ONE HELL OF A STORY TELLER!!!! I have been utterly shocked and hooked at how good a writer he actually is!! And incredibly well narrated. I’m only 5 hours in on the 1st book but it’s like discovering Dune or LoTR for the first time. YES it’s that good.

Unbelievably good!!

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loved every second could not switch off every free second everyday so captivating so amazing

must listen!!!!

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I have never listened a book this much, I couldn’t ever find a good time to pause. Would recommend to anyone who likes ancient history, violence, and adventure.

Just what I was hoping for from Hancock!

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The story was absolutely brilliant , well written and I am eager for the next installment. The reading was perfect and Mr Edwards has a beautiful and alluring voice, I was very much drawn to his reading style and the timbre of his voice. Such a sexy voice and very tempting. Well written Mr Hancock, your previous books were excellent also and vastly entertaining.

confusing.

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If you can get past the first couple of chapters it is a captivating read

slow start

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Well quite a divergence for GH but brilliant and compelling story telling.
And the best read Audio book I’ve yet listened to.
Can’t wait to listen to Vols 2&3.

Riveting story brilliantly read. Voiced better than GoT

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Just a great job on capturing small details from that time period and the whole book from start to finish is brilliant.

Quality

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Not what I thought it was going
be but I enjoyed it an interesting mix of history and fantasy. I am now going to read the rest of the trilogy

not what I expected but!

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