Framed as a tale rendered by an Arab translator who greets the reader in flowery salutations, this novel plunges into the Sahara and the unexplored lands south of it. Sandstorms, slave raids, a beautiful girl named Azala, the mark of the asps and a black eunuch’s intrigues lead toward a hidden kingdom from which no traveller returns.
Lurid 1890s adventure from the spy-thriller writer, with the orientalist fantasies of its day. Download the free EPUB.