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Yanez de Gomera has exchanged the life of a pirate for the throne of Assam—but ruling a kingdom may prove more dangerous than conquering one.
Years after the great adventures of the Tigers of Mompracem, Yanez reigns beside his wife, Surama, seemingly secure in the kingdom they fought to win. Then his ministers begin to die. Poison, venomous snakes, and whispered conspiracies point toward an enemy determined to bring down the royal house from within.
At the center of the mystery stands a sinister Brahmin whose powers extend far beyond assassination. Captured by Yanez and his companions, the enigmatic prisoner possesses an extraordinary ability to bend the will of others—and soon even Surama herself is caught in his influence. As intrigue gives way to fire, flight, and open rebellion, Yanez, Tremal-Naik, and the faithful Kammamuri must uncover the conspiracy before Assam falls back into the hands of its former ruler.
Published in 1911, The Brahmin of Assam is one of the final novels in Emilio Salgari's celebrated Indo-Malayan adventure cycle. Here the spotlight falls on Yanez, the irreverent Portuguese adventurer who has grown from Sandokan's comrade-in-arms into a ruler fighting to defend his family and his throne.
Filled with poisoned plots, jungle pursuits, secret passages, hypnotic menace, palace intrigue, and Salgari's characteristic headlong action, The Brahmin of Assam launches the climactic struggle that will carry the saga toward its conclusion.
This Gradient Books edition presents Salgari's classic adventure for a new generation of English-language readers.
