Cajamarca: The Sun God's Twilight: He promised a room of gold for his life. They took both.

By Gaurav Garg

1532. Tawantinsuyu, the magnificent Empire of the Sun God, stands at its zenith, yet teeters on the brink of self-destruction. A devastating plague has swept the land, and a bloody civil war rages between two Inca brothers, Atahualpa and Hu scar, for the crimson mascapaicha fringe of imperial power. As Atahualpa emerges victorious, his empire exhausted but his authority seemingly absolute, a new, far more insidious threat appears on the horizon: Francisco Pizarro and his band of fewer than two hundred Spanish conquistadors. Driven by religious fervor, an unquenchable thirst for gold, and the promise of eternal glory, they are an insignificant force in numbers, yet possess an audacious plan and terrifying new weapons.

Lured into a parley in the highland town of Cajamarca, Atahualpa, the triumphant Son of the Sun, fatally underestimates the cunning and ruthlessness of the bearded strangers. In a meticulously planned ambush, Pizarro shatters the Inca leadership, capturing Atahualpa and holding him for a ransom of unimaginable wealth - a room filled with gold. But even this colossal treasure cannot buy the Inca king his freedom, leading to his sham trial and tragic execution.

"Fall of the Sun God" chronicles the brutal ensuing decades: the Spanish march on the sacred capital of Cuzco and its systematic plunder; the rise of Manco Inca and his Great Rebellion that engulfs the Andes in flames; the desperate sieges of Cuzco and Lima; the bitter civil wars among the Spanish conquerors themselves as they fight over the spoils of a ravaged empire; and the decades of fierce Inca resistance from the hidden sanctuary of Vilcabamba.

Through the eyes of historical figures and compelling fictional characters-from the conflicted Spanish soldier igo de Z iga to the defiant Inca warrior Kusi and his resilient descendants-this epic saga explores the profound human cost of empire, the clash of civilizations, and the enduring spirit of a people who, though their world was broken, refused to be entirely vanquished.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F8M2ZXC1
• ISBN13: 9798283771120
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 394 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"