While the majority of the chapters are about the invasion or clash of the two forces, there are some pre-contact stories, such as rise of the Incas (the section about Incan tax is my favorite). The central setting is South America, so it most South America. What follows is the arrival of those from the Old World. This opening salvo is peaceful and magical. You will never look at bats the same way.
The first few stories are creation myths, stories not only about the start of the world but about the birth of animals. The book is one that you can alternately dip into and out while at times being engrossing. Men, women, rich poor, royal, servant, playwright and theatre grower, prostitute and nun. Some of these stories are creation myths of First Peoples, some are the views of the Incas, Mayas, and other tribes as the Spanish arrive, some the view of the would be conquerors, and some the view of those who stayed in the Old World. The story is conveyed via the use of small, short mini stories. Genesis is the story of the Americas, in particular South America, and the invasion of it by the Europeans, mostly the Spanish in this book. And you wouldn’t know until you have read at least a quarter or more of it.
This is a book you are either going to love or going to hate.
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