Rivers and Blood

The Mississippi River, 1541. Sardina is still alive. He's not sure that's a good thing.

Broken by the desert, he follows the river south, looking for something he can't name. What he finds is Hernando de Soto - his old comrade from Peru, now leading his own expedition down the Mississippi, and just as ruthless as ever.

De Soto wants gold. De Soto wants glory. De Soto doesn't care what he destroys to get it. The tribes and kingdoms of La Florida - Cofitachequi, Coosa, Tuscaloosa - stand in his...