Bøker av Talbot Mundy

Told in the East in an adventurous romance set in India.

Story of a native uprising in India just before the mutiny. Hindus and Mohammedans, missionaries and British soldiers are all involved and there are some rather exciting scenes.

Yasmini, the Indian princess who has had a part in others of the author's tales is the heroine of this story, and a young American couple have a part in the action. Intricate plot and picturesque settings.

During the British Raj, the Khyber Pass was the witness to the struggles of wild, untamed people, conquerors, traders and adventurers. This is the tale of one of those adventurers, Athelstan King, Anglo-Indian captain of the Khyber Rifles.

Oh, ye shall burst the ties that bind If ye will come with me! It is written with authority of Tarsus that once it was no mean city, but that is a tale of nineteen centuries ago. The Turko-Italian War had not been fought when Fred Oakes took the fever of the place, although the stage was pretty nearly set for it and most of the leading actors were waiting for their cue. No more history was needed than to grind away forgotten loveliness.

A highly exciting adventure story featuring James Schuyler Grim, better known as Jimgrim. Jimgrim is an American secret service agent employed by the British and stationed in Jerusalem. With him are his faithful sikh shadow, an American and an ex-soldier of the Australian forces, all eager for a fight of any kind. This opportunity soon presents itself, as the ambitions of the French in Syria arouse the enmity of King Feisal of the Arabs. For his aid in WWI, the Allies promised Feisal the kingship of Syria, Palestine and Trans-Jordania.

During the Sepoy mutiny, a young British officer on his first overseas assignment gets involved in the feud between two Maharajahs.

A secret society founded by the Mauryan Emperor Asoka around 270 BC is entrusted with preserving knowledge that would be dangerous to humanity if it fell into the wrong hands. The nine unknown men are entrusted with guarding nine books of secret knowledge. In their fight to keep the books secret they face nine Kali worshipers, who sow confusion and masquerade as the true sages. A priest, Father Cyprian, who is in possession of the books wants to destroy them out of Christian piety but a number of other characters are interested in learning their content.