Inés Suárez, a young, humble woman from Extremadura who sets out for the New World to look for her husband, lost on the other side of the Atlantic along with his dreams of glory. Once there, Inés does not find her husband, but she does find the passionate love of Pedro de Valdivia, Francisco Pizarro's Field Master.
WriterIsabel Allende
A New World
Jul 31, 2020
After her mother’s death, Inés Suárez lives in Plasencia with her sister Asunción and her authoritarian grandfather. There, she meets Juan de Málaga, a merchant with whom she falls in love and marries after running away from the family home and travelling to Seville, a vibrant and prosperous city, gateway to the "New World."
The Conquest of a Dream
Jul 31, 2020
After her journey through the jungle, Inés arrives in Cuzco exhausted and devastated to find out that Juan has died. Without anything or anyone tying her to the New World, Inés arranges an audience with Francisco Pizarro, Marquis of Peru, to ask him for a ticket back to Spain. But her desire to return will have to wait until the Carnival celebrations are over and there are boats available.
Death Gives More Life When Less Feared
Jul 31, 2020
Christmas is coming to Cuzco, but it looks like there will be no time for peace and recollection: an Almagrist faction is plotting to rise up against the Pizarro regime and threatens to blow everything up. Meanwhile, Valdivia and De la Hoz dispute the right of conquest over Chile and challenge each other to see who gets there first.
The Promised Land
Jul 31, 2020
Inés, Valdivia and the rest of the Spanish expedition finally part to Chile. But, in order to reach the ‘Promised Land,’ they will first have to cross the Atacama Desert, a vast, sandy terrain that threatens to consume all of their resistance: not only will they have to face the harshness of the land, but the threat of the Mapuches will also loom over them.
Blood and Fire
Jul 31, 2020
Six months have passed since the Spanish expedition led by Valdivia arrived in Chile and founded the city of Santiago of New Extremadura. Since then, Valdivia has been completely dedicated to the conquest of the country, while Inés spends her days alone and bored in the city except for when she is with Rodrigo de Quiroga, Valdivia’s officer and right-hand man.
Hunger for Glory
Jul 31, 2020
Three months after Santiago was destroyed, poverty and famine seem to have taken their toll on the city’s inhabitants: the Promised Land turned out not to be what they were told. In the face of this desperate situation, a small group of soldiers who are dissatisfied with the project of conquest plots to rise up against Valdivia, who seems oblivious to the suffering of his own people.
Seeds of Betrayal
Jul 31, 2020
A few years have passed since Valdivia abandoned Inés and the rest of the inhabitants of Santiago. During this time, the Chilean city has become a prosperous place thanks to the management of Inés, who has had the invaluable help of Quiroga. For his part, Valdivia has increased his fame by suffocating a new civil war in the Indies.
To the End of the World
Jul 31, 2020
Inés and Quiroga try to get married despite all the obstacles that Valdivia puts up for them. After the couple formalize their relationship, the Governor becomes extremely irascible and pours all his anger and frustration into the conquest of Arauco. So much so, that Valdivia proposes a crazy plan to complete it as soon as possible and thus satisfy his hunger for glory.
