num_pages: 210
description: As part of a Spanish expedition to the New World, a Jesuit seminarian witnesses the enslavement and exploitation of the Mayas and is seduced by greed and ambition.
language: English
title: The Captive
titlecomplete: The Captive
characters: Julian Escobar
genres: Historical, Childrens, Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 189
places: Mexico
series: The Seven Serpents Trilogy
publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt