tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17595589.post4748290973559152188..comments2023-08-19T07:50:51.818-05:00Comments on Lyn Perry, Writer: Ulemet and the Jaguar GodLynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11998346902027037420noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17595589.post-61662741637573057822012-07-28T14:18:04.245-05:002012-07-28T14:18:04.245-05:00Here's the blurb:
Deformed and misshapen at b...Here's the blurb:<br /><br />Deformed and misshapen at birth, Ulemet is ugly in a way that attracts second looks, but seldom pity. Cursed by her Olmec village elders and taunted by her people, she flees into the rainforest never to return. Rejected and alone, the young girl's only solace is her small jade carving of Uaxaca, the jaguar animal spirit she wagers will guard her as she makes her way to Tenochtitlán, the golden city of hope.<br /><br />Escaping danger after danger only to be captured by slavers, Ulemet is forced to play in the ulama, the sacrificial ball game that could result in her freedom or end in her death. Will her hopes in Uaxaca prove misplaced, or will the jaguar god, who's visited her dreams as a mysterious shaman, finally prove true?Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11998346902027037420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17595589.post-5345028951969239742012-07-28T07:15:03.718-05:002012-07-28T07:15:03.718-05:00Thanks, Jeff. Exactly what I felt, it really exude...Thanks, Jeff. Exactly what I felt, it really exudes Mesoamerica, I think. Not much is known about the Olmecs, really, so this is definitely fiction, but I do have some "fact and fiction" historical notes following the story. So this novella should be intriguing.Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11998346902027037420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17595589.post-16837459907554695802012-07-27T23:20:37.548-05:002012-07-27T23:20:37.548-05:00Great concept for the cover. It certainly makes me...Great concept for the cover. It certainly makes me think Mayan or Aztec.Jeff Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08374806472853391788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17595589.post-4121539972495293562012-07-27T21:49:15.136-05:002012-07-27T21:49:15.136-05:00Earlier comment asked what the story was about.
T...Earlier comment asked what the story was about.<br /><br />Thanks for asking! It's about a young girl, rejected by her village, who endures a harrowing experience in the "ulama" - the sacrificial games of the Olmec people (set about 3000 years ago). I'll have to come up with a blurb ASAP!Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11998346902027037420noreply@blogger.com