Monday, May 28, 2012

Amazon Kindle Outsells Nook - Again?

Amazon Kindle sells more Martin Culver action adventure novels than Barnes and Noble Nook again this month, by a margin of 45 to 1!

So I am curious. Why is that true? Are Kindle owners more inclined to read adventure? Are Nook owners just not interested in exciting, well-written stories? Does the share feature on Nook extend so far that one Nook sale gets passed around 40 to 50 times?

It is hard to understand. If you have not read "The Lost Calendar of the Maya: The Return of Kukulkan", go to Amazon.com today and get it. Because Amazon apparently leads the way. (Don't forget to sign in to your Amazon.com account for the lowest price of $4.99)

Monday, May 21, 2012

Scenes from the Book!

        Last week we traveled to Chichen-Itza and stayed at the Hacienda Chichen, the actual hacienda mentioned in "The Lost Calendar of the Maya: The Return of Kukulkan". This hacienda is right next to the Chichen-Itza archaeological zone, so close that we could see the Caracol observatory from our breakfast table.  Our cottage was built by Edward Thompson, a former private owner of the Hacienda Chichen. After checking in we walked approximately 300 meters from our cottage to the back entrance to the Chichen-Itza ruins.



     The West Gate of the Chichen-Itza property has a new feature, as Old Chichen, Chichen Viejo, the old city of Chichen, has been discovered to have had walls around it and four stone Mayan Arch gates at each of the cardinal points, north, east, west and south. The West Gate is the only one that has been restored so far. We met our guide and began our tour of  places at Chichen-Itza that are mentioned in "The Lost Calendar of the Maya: The Return of Kukulkan".

   
Of course the most impressive site at Chichen-Itza is El Castillo, as it was called by the Spanish, or the Temple of Kukulkan as it was known to the Maya. This is the massive temple in the center of the property that has the famous Equinox snake-shadow which decends the stairs to touch the earth and then re-ascends again.  This structure is much more impressive to see in person than you might imagine.
I then could hardly wait to get to the Temple of the High Priest and the Mysterious Round Structure in front of it, as these two ruins represented a pivotal scene in the book. Every detail is just as I had described it, the right distances, angles, etc. It gave me an eerie feeling to be standing in one of the most exciting scenes of "The Lost Calendar of the Maya: The Return of Kukulkan", as if the characters would come running down the steps of the pyramid at any moment!

If you have not read this exciting fiction novel yet, go to Amazon.com and order it today. Other readers have found it to be exciting, the best in the series, and well worth their time for a great action adventure. Order yours today!                                                                                                        

Monday, May 14, 2012

Why Should You Buy It?

Many readers are curious about 2012, but do not want to be disappointed by a book that insults their intelligence or disappoints with wild speculation. And there are plenty of those books out there.

Let me assure you that "The Lost Calendar of the Maya - the Return of Kukulkan" is not like those other books about 2012.

This novel is well researched; the plot lines have been developed from established facts and events that lend themselves, when combined, to an excellent fast-moving story that may challenge your current understandings of events related to everything from the Mayan 2012 prophecies, to archaeology,  astronomy, international relations and even to the the future of earth. I promise that if you are looking for an insightful action adventure, this book will not disappoint you.

Instead of relying on the December 21, 2012 Mayan Calendar countdown controversy as its main impetus, "The Lost Calendar of the Maya - the Return of Kukulkan" focuses on the Mayan Prophecies of Chilam Balam of Chumayel. These prophecies accurately predicted the arrival of the Spanish in the New World, but also have many cryptic and enigmatic messages regarding the future return of the Mayan god Kukulkan.

If you are considering reading "The Lost Calendar of the Maya - the Return of Kukulkan" I would encourage you that you are making a wise choice. I am not just saying this to sell books.  This story is well within the realm of possibility, and daily events world wide confirm its plotline.

Prepare to be thrilled and excited as you follow Martin Culver, John Robert Chartwell and the other characters you have come to enjoy from the Martin Culver Series in this exciting Mayan Adventure.