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Norte Chico
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 13 2025
Pages: 132
Weight: 0.41
Height: 0.28 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In the sun-baked hills of Italy, two brilliant academics, Dr. Billy Harlan and his prodigy Emma Rossi, make a discovery that defies all known history: a flawless, black sword sealed in a Roman tomb, an artifact thousands of years out of time and place. But their academic triumph quickly turns into a terrifying, reality-shattering ordeal when the sword activates, tearing them from their world and casting them into a past so distant it has been lost to legend.
They awaken in the lush, primal landscape of ancient Peru, prisoners of the Norte Chico, a civilization believed to be a myth. Here, surrounded by a people who are both beautiful and brutal, the impossible sword marks them not as outsiders, but as gods. Forced to assume the roles of Whil, a reluctant divine king, and Em, his brilliant consort, they must navigate the treacherous currents of a new society where their modern knowledge is a source of immense power and their every action can shape the course of a civilization.
As they struggle to survive, their relationship transforms, forged anew in the crucible of their shared, impossible circumstance. They build a new life and a powerful, complex family that blurs the lines between love, duty, and political necessity. But their reign in the ancient world eventually leads them to a staggering revelation... a truth that reveals their arrival was no accident, and their true purpose is far grander and more terrifying than they ever imagined. Their struggle for survival becomes an epic, world-spanning quest, a journey driven by a paradox that threatens the very fabric of history and demands the ultimate sacrifice.
Norte Chico is a time-spanning epic of love, adventure, and destiny. It is a story that explores the clash of worlds, the weight of power, and the unbreakable bonds of a family forged against the odds. It is a journey into the primal past that asks a profound question: what happens when the people who study history are forced to create it?
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