cover image A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya

A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya

Linda Schele. Harper Perennial, $24.99 (544pp) ISBN 978-0-688-11204-2

Two Maya archeologists base this tale of war, expansion and ritual on recently deciphered Mayan hieroglyphics and artifacts. According to PW , the authors ``vividly conjure the Maya world of cyclical time and multiple levels of reality, a universe where all things are alive with meaning.'' Illustrated. (Jan.)