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A kingdom in revolt. An army bought by the enemy. And Yanez de Gomera fighting to save everything he has won.
The conspiracy that began in The Brahmin of Assam has become open rebellion. Betrayed by his own soldiers and surrounded by enemies, Yanez finds his hold on Assam slipping away as the forces of the ruthless Sindhia gather against him.
With his army disintegrating and the countryside descending into violence, Yanez sends the faithful Kammamuri and Timul on a desperate mission to reach Calcutta and summon the one ally who may still be able to turn the tide: Sandokan, the legendary Tiger of Malaysia. But even carrying the warning becomes an adventure of its own, through railway catastrophe, wild beasts, pursuit, arrest, and escape.
By the time they return, rebellion has become war. Thousands are fleeing before Sindhia's advancing army, the capital itself is threatened, and Yanez is forced into an audacious last stand amid a city in flames.
First published in 1911, An Empire Crumbles is the penultimate novel in Emilio Salgari's celebrated Sandokan saga and the direct continuation of The Brahmin of Assam. Fast-moving and increasingly desperate, it drives the story toward the final confrontation that will bring Yanez and Sandokan together once more.
This Gradient Books edition presents Salgari's classic adventure for a new generation of English-language readers.
