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The King of the Khyber Rifles

The King of the Khyber Rifles

Mundy, Talbot

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ISBN10: 1162777184
ISBN13: 9781162777184
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 400
Weight: 1.17
Height: 0.82 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The King of the Khyber Rifles is an adventure novel written by Talbot Mundy. The story takes place in British India during the early 1900s and follows the exploits of Captain Athelstan King, an officer in the British Indian Army. King is sent on a mission to the remote Khyber Pass region to investigate reports of unrest and rebellion among the local tribes.As he travels deeper into the region, King finds himself caught up in a web of intrigue and betrayal. He discovers that a powerful local chieftain, known as the King of the Khyber Rifles, is plotting to overthrow British rule and establish himself as the ruler of the region. King must navigate the treacherous political landscape and use all his military skills to stop the rebellion and bring the King of the Khyber Rifles to justice.The novel is full of action-packed scenes of battles and skirmishes, as well as moments of intrigue and suspense. Mundy's vivid descriptions of the rugged landscape and the colorful characters that inhabit it bring the story to life. The King of the Khyber Rifles is a classic adventure tale that will appeal to fans of historical fiction and military thrillers.1916. During the British Raj, the Khyber Pass, a perilous mountain bottleneck that separates India from Central Asia, was a wild place, a refuge of outlaws and a center of banditry. This is the tale of an adventurer, Athelstan King, Anglo-Indian captain of the Khyber Rifles. King, a hero with the face of a Roman conqueror, is sent to the Khyber Pass to quell a jihad. He is aided by the beautiful, exotic, and powerful Yasmini in the battle to keep the pass open against the insurgence of a mad mullah and his forces. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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