Review: An exhilarating ride!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 29, 2013
The Tepanec empire is in turmoil.  The palace politics have left the realm of intrigue and entered the world of betrayal and murder.  In The Currents of War we see the rise a new generation bent on destroying one empire to build another.  We see a new strength in the women, Itzca and Dehe, as they emerge from their former free-spirited, adventurous selves and take on a more commanding tenor.  The Highlander is far more disciplined and purposeful, yet still retains that wild streak that sets him apart from and makes him feared by other men. His boyhood friend Nezahualcoyotl, always the diplomat, exhibits just how refined those skills can get. Tlacaelel, now a full warlord, displays not only the savagery that marked Aztec warriors, but the strategic and tactical acumen of a true military leader.  The reader is not spared brutality of war, nor the horror of hand-to-hand fighting.  Indeed those are key to domination in this spectacle of the decline of the Tepanec and ascension of the Aztec empires.Zoe Saadia continues to embrace her characters, allowing us to experience their growth and transformation as if we were part of their extended family.  Your emotions will run the gamut from joy to sadness, revulsion to horror as this fascinating tale unfolds.  Zoe makes the characters and story live... and then lets you live in it.  Buckle your seat-belts, it's going to be a bumpy ride!