Devils of the Desert - Dennis Santaniello

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Résumé :
Arizona, 1540. Francisco Vazquez de Coronado leads an expedition into the desert looking for the Seven Cities of Gold. He's not going to find them. Sardina is still here - older, damaged, following another madman into another hell. The desert gives nothing. The men are breaking. The terrain is as cruel as the conquistadors themselves, and hope is running out faster than water. Then they find The Turk. A shaman. Mysterious. Quiet. He says he knows where the cities are. He says he can lead them there. The Spanish have no reason to trust him and no choice but to follow. The price is another crossing - through land that doesn't want them, toward a promise that may be a trap. Every step forward is a gamble. Every mile costs something that can't be recovered. Devils of the Desert is the second book in the Conquistadors Trilogy - a brutal, hallucinatory march through uncharted territory where the real enemy isn't the landscape. It's what the men brought with them. Continues Sardina's story from Brothers & Kings. Reads well on its own....

Biographie:
Dennis Santaniello is a New Jersey-born author who writes novels, screenplays, and essays. His work moves between historical fiction and nonfiction, with a steady interest in how people carry memory, loyalty, and damage through time. His books include Sergei and Hans, a World War I novel set on the Eastern Front, The Conquistadors Trilogy about the Spanish conquest of the Americas, the nonfiction series The Fruits of History, and Dennis At The Movies. He publishes independently and approaches his work with patience, curiosity, and a voice shaped by long years of writing and revisiting the same questions from different angles....

Sommaire:
Discover the untold horrors of the Arizona desert as you embark on the treacherous journey of a lifetime with Devils of the Desert, the second installment of the Conquistadors Trilogy. Follow Francisco Vazquez de Coronado as he sets forth on his own Entrada in search of the elusive Seven Cities of Gold, but the treacherous terrain proves to be just as deadly as the conquistadors themselves. As the journey takes its toll, and the men begin to despair, regret and hopelessness sets in. But just as all hope seems lost, the Spanish come across a mysterious shaman they call The Turk who holds the key to the location of the cities, but with a price. They must pass through another hell, and the cost may be more than they bargained for. Will they make it to the end of their journey? Will they finally uncover the secret of the Seven Cities of Gold? Or will their quest for gold be their downfall? Find out in Devils of the Desert - a thrilling, must read historical fiction tale of adventure, mystery, and danger. Grab your copy now....