Viper Hand

by Douglas Niles
First Pubished in August 1990
Part of the Maztica Trilogy
Takes place in 1361 DR

TOTAL DESTRUCTION!

Erix, the former slave girl, and Halloran, the legionnaire, flee from the waves of catastrophe sweeping Maztica. The God of War feasts upon chaos while the desperate lovers strive to escape from the enemies on all sides.

Finally each is forced into a choice of historical proportions and deeply personal emotion. The gods themselves awaken, and the destruction of the fabulously wealthy continent of Maztica looms on the horizon.

Yet Erix bears with her a desperate secret, and with that secret comes the lone hope that Maztica can survive...