2012: The Shaman's Prophecy

D. Rhoades Hoskins. Astrovibes Press, $14.95 (246pp) ISBN 978-0-9706831-0-6

On what begins as a pilgrimage in search of a Mayan shaman, Jake, Monica and their guide, Lobo, trek across Mexico in D. Rhoades Hoskins's 2012: The Shaman's Prophecy. It turns out Lobo's not simply a guide, and when the two travelers are apprenticed by the shaman, they embark on a high-stakes race for a Mayan treasure.

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