Quest for a Throne
| Author | Emilio Salgari |
|---|---|
| Original title | Alla conquista di un impero |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| Genre | Adventure novel |
| Publisher | Donath |
Publication date | 1907 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| OCLC | 166871759 |
Quest for a Throne (original title: Alla conquista di un impero) is an exotic adventure novel written by Italian author Emilio Salgari, published in 1907. It features his most famous character, Sandokan.
Plot introduction
Sandokan and Yanez travel to Assam to restore Surama to the throne of her ancestors. Aided by Tremal-Naik, Kammamuri and the Tigers of Mompracem, the Portuguese devises an ingenious plan to take the capital. However, all does not go as easily as planned for an expected adversary thwarts their every move: Teotokris, the rajah’s favourite courtier, and a deadlier foe than any they have faced before.
Sources
Emilio Salgari was an avid researcher and spent months reading and researching his exotic tales. The sources he used to pen this adventure include India and its Native Princes. Travels in Central India and in the Presidencies of Bombay and Bengal by Louis Rousselet, and Hindu Manners, Customs and Ceremonies by the Abbe Jean-Antoine Dubois.
See also
- The Tigers of Mompracem
- The Pirates of Malaysia
- The Two Tigers
- The King of the Sea
- The Black Corsair
- The Queen of the Caribbean
- Son of the Red Corsair
External links
- Read the first three chapters.
- Read about the series.
- Read reviews on Goodreads.com.
- Read a review of Sandokan: The Tigers of Mompracem.
- Read a review at Pirates and Privateers.
- Read a Sandokan Biography.
- Read about the historical Sandokan.
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