The Sacred Ball Game : Booklocker.com : 9781647191436 : 1647191432 : 10 Dec 2020 : It's 900 AD in Chichen Itza, Mexico. Who will win The Sacred Ball Game, a fiercely fought sport played to honor the god Kukulkan? Will it be Dzek, the prince who was kidnapped and is held hostage? Or will it be a fellow prince and hostage, the muscular, cunning Zacuul? The outcome is vital for tradition demands that the winner must behead the loser, It's a grim and bloody death, but it is honorable because the loser's spirit rises to the gods to become spokesman and protector of Chichen Itza. The winner is widely acclaimed, laden with gold and jewels and freed to return to his home city. Though the story is fictitious, it is based loosely on ancient Mayan culture. The protagonist, Dzek, has been a hostage for six years, ever since he was kidnapped at age nine. He has tried to escape many times. Two other young hostages are Poco, a small crippled lad, Dzek's best friend and admirer; the other