Publisher's Synopsis
BOOK 19: Rise of the Aztecs: Magnus returns from China to watch a four-sided battle in Paris; Alaric the Goth invades Gaul; the Mexica conquer the Zapotecas to control the Valley of Mexico; Iris centralizes control; Clark plots rebellion; Tabascans attack the new capital; Jaguar Bird gets the deadly duel he desires; horsemen sweep the Southwest; Frisco Bay gets a new governor; Hudson has big dreams for New York City; old veterans in Venezuela pose a new threat; a Sea Dragon flies free; a major silver mine gives Aztecs imperial ambitions; and Max fears a new foe.
BOOK 20: League of Emperors: Emperor Valens leads legions, Emperor Gratian goes to war, Emperor Ojin gets injured, the Gupta emperor besieges Bombay, King Alaric seizes a city, Magnus fights a new enemy, Cyrus invades Mesopotamia, Iberia gets a new king, Carthage gets a new rival, a Sea Dragon sets sail, and Max gets ambushed by angry Arabs.
BOOK 21: Prince of Persia: After the ambush by the Saracens outside Jerusalem, the allied army invades Mesopotamia, only to find the Shah of Persia built concrete forts that deny normal ballistae. The conquest becomes a slog and the outcome is in doubt when Max shows up with a secret. The death of Emperor Valens makes Sarus the Goth go rogue. Cyrus builds a new capital, upon the ruins of the old. Max confronts Yaz, while old Persia has a new ally: the Gokturks.
