Kings of the Sun

When Hunac Ceel leads his army of warriors against the Mayan tribes of the Yucatán Peninsula, he kills their king, and the king's son, Balam, flees. He takes his people in ships across the gulf, hoping to settle peaceably in a new world. But a native tribe, led by Black Eagle, is hostile, and takes Balam prisoner. Gradually, Balam and Black Eagle forge an understanding, and when Hunac Ceel shows up, bent on destroying the Mayans, the two join forces.