Gary Jennings

I have several authors that I enjoy. I have every book that John Grisham has written and am a fan of Robin Cook. But my all time favorite is Gary Jennings. I was introduced to his writing by a friend many years ago. He primary works are historical novels. “His novels were known for their historical detail and occasionally graphic content. Jennings’s novels are well-researched: he lived for 12 years in Mexico to research the Aztec novels, traveled the Balkans while researching Raptor, and joined nine circus troupes during the writing of Spangle.”

His primary books are:

• Aztec (1980) : A story of the Aztec empire just before and during the arrival of the Spaniards.
• “The Journeyer (1984): An account of the travels of Marco Polo to the Far East.
• Spangle (1987): A chronicle of the lives of circus entertainers. Also released in paperback, split into a trilogy: The Road Show, The Center Ring and The Grand Promenade.
• Raptor (1992): Thorn, a hermaphrodite, and his/her adventures in a post-Roman world

He and his protégée (Robert Gleason) & his editor (Junius Podrug.) wrote several books that were extensions of Aztec. After Gary’s death in 1999 they wrote several more in this series. The best are the original four but the Aztec series is also good. I have them all. Warning: these are very long books. For more details see: