“ epic adventure of conquest, war, and cultural differences.Wright displays his mastery of the historical fiction form with this terrific novel that will enlighten anyone interested in the conquest of Peru.” - Library Journal *starred review* Sarah Dunant, New York Times bestselling author of Blood and Beauty and The Birth of Venus And always, the beauty and epic scale of the land around them, colored with the pain of small individual lives which both are, but are not, history.” “ The Gold Eaters is majestic in its sweep and gives the reader a tangible sense of a culture that is being destroyed, its weaknesses as well as its wonders, as well as the semi-demented state of conquerors, separated from home and driven by desperation as well as greed. Part coming-of-age novel, part first-contact saga, The Gold Eaters tells the story of Spain’s battle for Peru through the eyes of its participants.' Diligent research colorful details capture the flavor of Peru.

'Wright’s fast-paced historical novel unfolds in the early 16th century. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. Only then can he be reunited with the love of his life and begin the search for his shattered family, journeying through a land and a time vividly depicted here.īased closely on real historical events, The Gold Eaters draws on Ronald Wright’s imaginative skill as a novelist and his deep knowledge of South America to bring alive an epic struggle that laid the foundations of the modern world. To survive, he must not only learn political gamesmanship but also discover who he truly is, and in what country and culture he belongs. Forced to become Francisco Pizarro's translator, he finds himself caught up in one of history's great clashes of civilzations, the Spanish invasion of the Incan Empire of the 1530s. Kidnapped at sea by conquistadors seeking the golden land of Peru, a young Inca boy named Waman is the everyman thrown into extraordinary circumstances. The Gold Eaters is truly the gold standard to which all fiction - historical and otherwise - should aspire.” - BuzzfeedĪ sweeping, epic historical novel of exploration and invasion, of conquest and resistance, and of an enduring love that must overcome the destruction of one empire by another.

The gold eaters by ronald wright