Queen Jade, The: A New World Novel Of Adventure (Red Lion) - Softcover

Maya Murray, Yxta

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060582650 ISBN 13: 9780060582654

Publisher: Harper Paperbacks, 2008

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date: Jun Pages: 368 Publisher: Harper Collins There is a legend of the New World that has endured for centuries: the strange tragic tale of a King a Witch ... and a blue gem of intoxicating beauty said to grant extraordinary power to whoever possesses it. Archaeologist Juana Sanchez. convinced that she's discovered the key to unlocking the mystery of the fabled Queen Jade. ventures into the Central American jungle alone - just ahead of the relentless pounding fury of Hurricane Mitch . When the terrible storm is over. Juana is gone. and an ancient. long-buried jade mine has been uncovered in the mountains of Guatemala. giving new hope to all obsessed seekers of the legendary stone. But it is a different obsession that plunges Juana's daughter - scholar and bookseller Lola Sanchez - into the remarkable adventure of a lifetime. For only by following the Queen Ja...

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Review:

"An exciting novel of archaeology and adventure." -- Library Journal

"Meticulously researched..." -- Kirkus Reviews

Meticulously researched... --Kirkus Reviews

"An exciting novel of archaeology and adventure."--Library Journal

"You'd better get comfortable before you pick up this estrogen-laced Da Vinci Code: It's a blood-pumping adventure you'll read straight to the thrilling end."--Glamour

."..It's strong female characters and Murray's thorough historical research places the [The Queen Jade] in a more prominent literary category."--El Paso Times

"'The Queen Jade' is an enjoyable escapist voyage into one of Lola's novels on her bookstore shelves, but its strong female characters and Murray's thorough historical research places the book in a more prominent literary category."--El Paso Times

"Murray has fashioned a good old-fashioned lost-treasure tale fleshed out with plenty of action, intrigue, and romance."--Booklist

"A breath-stopping, muscle-straining journey through the jungles of Central America ... Murray is quickly becoming to the action/adventure genre what Octavia Butler and Ursula K. Le Guin are to science fiction."--El Paso Times

"In the finest tradition of adventure yarns...A rip-roaring page-turner that concludes with a satisfying twist."--Booklist

About the Author:

Yxta Maya Murray is the author of The Conquest--winner of the Whiting Award--and The King's Gold, the second novel in her acclaimed Red Lion series. She is a professor at Loyola Law School and lives in Los Angeles.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0060582650
• ISBN 13: 9780060582654
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368