The Gold Eaters

Name: The Gold Eaters
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Ronald Wright
ISBN: 9781490699356

Author: Ronald Wright

Narrator: Luis Moreno

Unabridged: 12 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 11/03/2015

Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Hispanic & Latino, Literary Fiction

Synopsis

A sweeping, epic historical novel of exploration and invasion, of slaves and conquerors, and above all, an enduring love that must overcome the forging of an empire. Plucked from his small fishing village and captured by the conquistadors looking to plunder the gold of Peru, young Waman is the everyman thrown into extraordinary circumstances, caught up in history's throes. He finds himself at every major moment in the empire-building of the Spanish explorers, including Francisco Pizarro, and in the culture clash and violent overthrow of the Incan leaders. He becomes an indispensable translator between the two worlds, who must learn political gamesmanship in order to survive and so that he can one day find the love of his life and be reunited with his family. Based closely on real historical events, The Gold Eaters draws on Ronald Wright's expert knowledge of sixteenth-century South America, as well as his imaginative ability to bring to life an unforgettable epoch and a world forged anew from violence and upheaval.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nancy on November 30, 2015

Here's my thinking on this novel: Ronald Wright is the author of ten books, three of which (A Scientific Romance, Henderson's Spear, and this one, The Gold Eaters) are fiction. He has traveled extensively and as far as the subject of this novel goes, he is beyond well informed, having written about P......more

Goodreads review by Krista on October 08, 2015

The Gold Eaters starts out as an adventure tale: Ready to prove himself worthy of his newly bestowed adult name, a 13-year-old Peruvian fisherman, Waman, runs away from his village home to sign on as a deckhand on an ocean-going trading ship. Shortly into the voyage, the ship is captured by raiders......more

Goodreads review by Amie's Book on September 16, 2015

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ * I was the lucky winner of an advance uncorrected and unpublished proof from the Goodreads Giveaway program. This program is a wonderful way to discover new authors and soon to be released books. Winning books is a great way to expand your library and to read titles t......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea on October 01, 2016

The tragedy of reading any book about indigenous people of the Americas is that it never ends well for the natives (ah…spoiler?). Reading books like this is like watching a bull in a bullfight that gets pricked and stabbed and jabbed until the bull finally rolls over and dies. However, this is an in......more

Goodreads review by Teresa on January 09, 2016

Won this here on goodreads. I am not really a big historical fiction fan, but this book broke the mold for me. Very easy to read - I got caught up right from the start. Really enjoyed this.......more