by Tl Morganfield (Author)
Death is her gift.Discovering the truth about her forgotten past sets Quetzalpetlatl-former Queen of Tollan and High Priestess of Quetzalcoatl-on a new journey, to rebuild her life from the ashes of the Feathered Serpent's deception. Her top priority is to rescue her son from the underworld, but the Lord of the Dead will only resurrect him in exchange for the most powerful of the gods: Quetzalcoatl himself.For such a dangerous mission, Quetzalpetlatl needs help. She finds allies among the gods, but the only one willing-and powerful enough-to take on the Feathered Serpent is the one god who's responsible for so much of her personal pain these last thirty-five years. The Smoking Mirror holds the key to everything she's ever longed for...if she's willing to give him the one thing he's sought for countless bundles of year.But with Tollan's throne and the future of the Tolteca empire at stake, is the price one that humanity can afford to pay?