Swords from the Desert
Lamb, Harold
Jones, Howard Andrew (EDT)
Oden, Scott (INT)
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
Countless authors have swept us into the exotic east, but few based their tales there. In a time when westerners still spoke publicly about the white mans burden, Harold Lamb was crafting action-packed stories featuring Arabs, Mongols, and Hindus as heroic, sympathetic, and believable characters: men of honor and integrity ready to lay down their lives for their countries and their comrades. Assembled in this volume are four novellas and three short stories gleaned from the work of one of the greatest pulp writers. Lamb eventually won acclaim and awards for his accurate historical research and was regularly consulted by the State Department for his Middle Eastern expertise, but before any of that he drafted these thrilling tales of adventure. In The Shield, Khalil el Khadr reaches storied Constantinople just before it is besieged by a horde of crusaders. He must survive the intrigues of his rivals, bypass the invading Franks, rescue the maiden under his charge, and escape with the citys most fabulous horse. Journey to sixteenth-century India with the brilliant Daril ibn Athir, a skilled Arab physician with a sharp wit and a sharper sword that he must wield in three novellas to keep schemers and assassins at bay. Three shorter tales of heroes and maidens from desert lands round out this volume, a must-have for those who thrill to tales of bold deeds and daring exploits.
AUTHOR BIO
Harold Lamb (18921962), who wrote biographies and screenplays as well as historical fiction, is best remembered for his tales of Cossacks and crusaders. Howard Andrew Jones is the managing editor of Black Gate magazine and the editor of the Bison Books editions of Harold Lambs Wolf of the Steppes, Warriors of the Steppes, Riders of the Steppes, and Swords of the Steppes. Scott Oden, a writer of historical fiction and fantasy, is the author of Men of Bronze and Memnon. More information about Harold Lamb and his works is available at www.haroldlamb.com.
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"Lamb knew how to write straight-ahead adventure the way Michelangelo knew how to paint."-S. M. Stirling
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0803225164
ISBN(13-digit): 9780803225169
Dewey Decimal: 813/.52
Library of Congress: 2009010878
Book Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 306
