Fierce people. Forbidden rituals. A war for the soul of a continent, worth fighting. Apocalypse of the Calusa is a gripping historical novel set in 1500s South Florida, where the Calusa people—fierce warriors of the sea—face the full force of Spanish conquest. As missionaries baptize children in secret and conquistadors claim sacred land, Chief Carlos prepares for war. Armed with ancestral rituals, poisoned arrows, and the strength of the panther spirit, the Calusa fight not just for survival but for the memory of his father, Senquene and their ancestors. From the burning mangroves of Mound Key to the haunted waters of Pine Island, Marco Island, and all of southern Florida, this richly imagined epic blends real historical events with spiritual resistance. Through betrayal, sacrifice, and the wisdom of shamans, the Calusa rise against Pedro Menéndez de Avilés and his soldiers in a final stand. Based on documented encounters, letters, lost shipwrecks, and indigenous memory, Apocalypse of the Calusa brings a lost civilization to life.