This exotic historical novel tells the fact-based story of the first group of Europeans to encounter the Maya civilization in 1511. Those who survive their initial enslavement react to this fantastic new world in radically different ways. Two eventually rise to become major players on opposing sides of the Spanish Conquest of Mexico. One of the survivors is now considered the father of the first Mestizo children, the ethnic group that makes up the majority of the Mexican population. Maya Lord probes the impact of culture clash on adventurers struggling in a tumultuous world unlike anything they could have imagined. Producer/director Roland Emmerich has purchased the screen rights to Maya Lord.