Re: The last survivors of once great societies [1]

David DeLaney wrote:

On 4 Sep, 03:32, jdnic...@xxxxxxxxx (James Nicoll) wrote:
What I had in mind was fantasy with some basis in the
actual cultures of Central and South America [1], not Old World
cultures slathered on top of New World georgraphy or modern
cultures mirrored in the distant past.

And there was a trilogy a while back set in the Maztica (?) portion of
the Forgotten Realms D&D setting. More Aztec-&-SA-flavored than actual-Aztec-&-
SA-researched, of course. ... Douglas Niles wrote it, I believe, and it's
Ironhelm / Viperhand / Feathered Dragon.

That was the first thing I thought of, but in the part you snipped
James asked for /decent/ novels.

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