These fifteen short stories by Randal Doering are all about the Maya Indians of Mesoamerica. The civilization of these Indians waxes and waned every few centuries, until the Spaniards came and "discovered" the New World and crushed the Maya people. So these stories cover more than a thousand years of Mayan history, like little candles shining spots of light into the darkness of all we don't know about this civilization. One thing for sure: the Maya are still here and still active, and they have not given up.