Title: Inca Gods and Aliens: A Novel About the Incan Journey of Discovery, Conquest, and the Future
Author: Bruce Noon
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9781532068720
Pages: 394
Genre: Fairy Tale Fantasy
Reviewed by: Rae C. Bernard
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The big question the majority of the world wonders is where did we come from and who are our ancestors? A common inquiry many of us have, as we prefer to know what traits did we inherit and from who. Without knowing much about our family’s history, we’ll always tend to wonder and have a void of the unknown. Would you want to know all about your family and what happened up until the point of your very existence? The knowledge of our ansestors is passed on to us through our DNA.

To have the knowledge of what you’re capable of doing or becoming, even your attitudes and behaviors can be from those in your past generations. What has been passed along the family lines are usually things or phrases that can be used for survival. Without the gift of insight and discernment, we would probably take everything serious with a grain of salt. Our history is accessible to us in order to provide us guidance that we’ll need to understand and feel fulfilled in our whole truth. Being aware of our make-up, the enemies to stay clear of, the tribes to embrace, brings a whole new meaning to ancestry?

In Inca Gods and Aliens: A Novel About the Incan Journey of Discovery, Conquest, and the Future, author Bruce Noon introduces us to a very special individual named Jesus Ruiz, a college student studying about his family history of Incans and discovering he shares a lot in common with his ancestors. Living an introverted lifestyle, he manages to expand his social circle into four great individuals, which two share common cultural history. Friends Juan and Kukuli are amongst the descendants of the Incans, sharing the fastest running speeds in the track without breaking a sweat. In his free-time, Jesus seizes the opportunity to delve into history textbooks and documents; some were digital copied while others were original and preserved. He gained knowledge about his ancestor, Bartolome Ruiz, who was an investor with his own fleet of ships as well as being more of an adventurer.

One thing that stood out to me was that the Incans didn’t have their own written language. The priests that accompanied Ruiz and Pizarro on their journey maintained journals while at the same time Catholics believed superstitions and warned all Quipu to be destroyed. Juan happened to have both Rosary beads and Quipu, which he uses to recite stories subconsciously as if the string knots provided the hidden stories of their Peruvian ancestors. The abilities that Jesus, Juan, and Kukuli are unmatched in comparison to all other students and that allowed them benefits to improve their lives for the better. Juan recited a complete story that Jesus began reading in a historical document only brought to life an idea that there’s more truth than fiction. This proves that folklore isn’t necessarily just stories, they can very well be actual experiences that occurred in someone’s life. In understanding that some form of history tends to repeat itself, it’s better to read up on the past to give you an insight into what is yet to come.

It always amazes me when I hear other people finding out about their family background and learning bits and piece of who they are and build a connection with all those involved. Unfortunately, the way life works, the only proven method to going back in time, is to have review journals from someone who has documented everything they’ve encountered for someone to discover.

This book will encourage you to dig deep into your family history and get the answers to the questions you’ve been seeking. What you’ll find would either make you proud, as displayed with Jesus or the complete opposite. I found it amazing that many people have the advantage to read historical texts and uncover things that happened centuries before many things came into existence. Jesus, Juan, and Kukuli, as mentioned in the book, resembled the holy trinity based on Incan culture and I witnessed that observing past and future documentaries in the book. The gods and goddesses of the Incans were worshiped in a similar light to what most of us believe in today and I found that as a fascinating learning experience. My suggestion for anyone considering reading this book is to read it with a clear and open mind, there are lots of amazing things to take away from here, even if fantasy fiction I truly enjoyed reading this book and I feel the next step would be to begin my own family history journey and I encourage others to do the same.