Talbot Mundy

The story takes place in India about a hundred years ago. There are three main characters covering an epic adventure from Tibet to India and back again. The main protaganist, a spiritual llama, is seeking to recover a stolen jade treasure and in fact lures the criminals by creating a mysterious traveling theater group, whose wildly popular but ever-evolving story on stage comes to the attention of the bad guys, with a stunning outcome! The three are: The Llama, who travels with the group and is their behind-the-scenes director. The Chela, who is the main player among an amazing cast and who turns out to be more than just an amazing talent... The Forester who is British. He is in India because India has been colonized and he is in charge of forest lands. Over time he develops a great respect for Eastern culture and teachings. Through a twist of fate, he becomes intimately involved in the whole adventure. The beginning pages start a bit slow, with philosophy and strange narratives... But do not let that put you off! Keep reading! This is wild, exotic and altogether worthwhile journey...

Tros’s fabulous exploits make allies and enemies of shadowy figures unrecorded in the pages of history- Gwenhwyfar, treacherous and ambitious, ready to offer Tros her most treasured possession herself; Caswallon, Lord of the Trinobantes, fearless of all men save the Druids; Fflur of the Second Sight, whose clear grey eyes see far more than what is before them; and always in the background, Caesar, the arch enemy, mighty ruler of much of the world, Tros’s unrelenting foe.

In which Jim Grim, Narayan Singh and company meet Ali Higg ben Jhebel ben Hashim, self-styled Lion of Petra, Lord of the Wells, Chief of the Chiefs of the Desert, and Beloved of the Prophet of Al-Islam

"Jimgrim and a Secret Society" originally appeared in the classic pulp magazine Adventure, in the August 10, 1922 issue. It is part of Mundy's series featuring James Schuyler Grimm, better known as Jimgrim, a British agent. In this volume, he resigns from the British military service to take a job (along with his friends Jeff Ramsden, Narayan Singh, and Jeremy Ross) as a freelance agent combatting criminals who threaten world peace.

Jimgrim and Allah's Peace is another of Mundy's highly exciting adventure stories featuring James Schuyler Grim, better known as Jimgrim. Jimgrim is an American secret service agent employed by the British and stationed in the Mid-East. His adventures, protecting British interests against the French and other countries meddling in the region following World War I, comprise one of the most interesting creations from the pulp magazines of the early 20th century.

"Jimgrim and the Seventeen Thieves of El-Kalil" originally appeared in the February 20th, 1922 issue of Adventure magazine. This edition has been retypeset from the original magazine pages."Mundy's forte wasn't simply good research; Mundy was a born storyteller. Besides his predilection for creating tall tales around his early life as a scoundrel, Mundy could create larger than life heroes. Unlike creations like Robert E. Howard's "Conan" or Edgar Rice Burroughs' "John Carter of Mars," Mundy's heroes, while courageous and plenty brawny when the situation required it, were capable of bluffing, playing one enemy versus another, and exploiting the character flaws of foes, and the fortes of his associates -- traits largely absent in other adventure heroes of the time. Also, like Mundy himself, his characters pondered the meaning of life, of destiny, a spiritual development that would mold their characters and set them apart from the typical pulp heroes. "In 'The Seventeen Thieves of El-Kalil,' Jimgrim is sent to Hebron to defuse a situation where the Moslem population, led by a family of thieves, is intent on slaughtering the Jewish population. It takes all of Jimgrim's savvy to play off the different factions until help can arrive from Jerusalem. If I had one warning about the stories for today's readers it is that while Mundy could hardly be accused of racism, his characters' views do reflect 1920s attitudes about the ethnic/religious groups of the region."--Georges T. Dodds, SF Site