The new novel by Richard Phelps

What if the conquest had failed?

An audacious alternate history where the Mexica defeat Cortés and the future of the Americas is rewritten.

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ELDERS’ GIFT · RICHARD PHELPS
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The conquest reimagined

One victory.
A radically different present.

In 1521, the Mexica do the impossible: they defeat Hernán Cortés. Guided by ancient extraterrestrial visitors, the Mexica and Inca rise, modernize, and defend their sovereignty.

Across centuries and civilizations, Elders’ Gift asks a thrilling question: what could the Americas have become if their history had taken another path?

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Author Richard Phelps
Author
& explorer

Meet the author

Richard Phelps

A global life, a restless curiosity, and stories that challenge the world we think we know.

Richard hails from San Diego and has lived across Europe, Latin America, and Asia. He speaks four foreign languages fluently and is proficient in three more. His international experience and deep fascination with culture give his fiction an unusually expansive lens.

Before turning to books, Richard built a 20-year executive career in telecommunications and founded a worldwide luxury language-learning travel business.

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Also by Richard Phelps

Train Wreck

His bestselling memoir of love, deceit, and life among Southern California’s elite.

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Amazon #1 Bestseller
“It’s a reality show of sorts, of which I have become a part.”

Money, power, romance, and collateral damage collide along California’s glittering Southern coast.

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Contact Richard

For reader notes, media inquiries, speaking engagements, and other correspondence, send Richard a message below.

rphelps@languageandluxury.com

History belongs to those who reimagine it

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