Merchant to the Lords of Death

In a crypt deep beneath a great Mayan temple, a humble marketvendor faces a terrible choice -- to save his family or to assassinate theruler of Palenque, greatest city of the Mayan north.8 Manik, named for the fortunate day of his birth in the ancientMayan calendar, has built a comfortable life for his family traveling frommarket to market, selling the feathers that nobles use in their elaboratecostumes. Now his reputation as a wily and successful trader hasattracted the attention of a bizarre noble, bent on seizing power. 8Manik knows the plot is insane and the noble's allies are the mostviscous outlaws of the Mayan world. Drawn into a world of violence, sexual manipulation, drug use, and human sacrifice, he must find a wayto use his everyday talents to save those he loves and avoid a conflictthat could destroy the order of his ancient kingdom