INCA: THE PUMA'S SHADOW, A B Daniel, UK pb 2002

This paperback is A B Daniel's novel 'INCA: THE PUMA'S SHADOW' published by Pocket Books in the UK in 2002.  Book is in reasonable condition. 436 pages. Picture is of actual book.

SYNOPSIS: Since childhood Anamaya has lived as a captive, waiting to learn how and when she will be offered as a sacrifice. But when the dying emperor, Huayna Capec, summons her, she is granted destiny, not death. Her eyes, as blue as the sacred waters of Lake Titicaca, are a powerful sign that she was sent by Quilla, the Moon Goddess, to ensure the emperor's passage to the Other World -- and she is entrusted with the emperor's last words: the secrets of the past and the future of the Incan empire. Anamaya's new role as guardian of the emperor's Sacred-Double plunges her into the intrigues of Incan politics, the complexities of war, and the passions of a handsome Spanish nobleman, Gabriel Montelucar y Flores, a stranger marked with the puma, a symbol of Incan spirituality and power. Traveling with the great conquistador Don Francisco Pizarro, Gabriel hungers for grand adventure, exotic wonders, great wealth, and a new life. The entwined fate he discovers with Anamaya will change both of their worlds forever.