What the Wind Brings

In the mid-1500s African slaves shipwrecked on the jungle coast of Ecuador melded with the indigenous peoples to form a mixed society that outfought and out-thought the conquistadors of Quito and won their independence.What the Wind Brings is a Spartacus story set in the mysterious deadly rainforests of 16th Century Ecuador. Against all odds a reluctant young hero rises to lead fellow escaped slaves and indigenous tribes against the might of the Spanish throne to create a new country. Matthew Hughess outstanding tale unites the beauty of The Mission with a stirring clash of swords suspense mysticism and epic battle strategy.