***Please remember that is is a FANTASY novel. The Chicome empire is inspired by various ancient Mesoamerican influences , but is in no way intended to be taken as historical. The world, characters, locations, and events in this book are entirely fictitious. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended. Please see the Author’s Note at the end of the novel for more information***
If you want to learn more about Aztec history specifically, please check out the site listed at the bottom of this page!
Map of The Chicome Empire:
Pronunciation Guide:
After studying the pronunciations of classical Nahuatl language, I recorded my best approximations for some of the more difficult names in the book! For more help check out: http://www.native-languages.org/nahuatl_guide.htm
Travel:
I’ve had the amazing opportunity to travel to Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala for fun and to do research for the Seventh Sun series! Check out some of the cool images from my travels below!
☀️☀️☀️For more pictures and my blog post about journeying to the Mayan underworld, click HERE!☀️☀️☀️
