Books by Talbot Mundy

First established by an ancient emperor, The Nine Unknown is a secret society of men founded to protect knowledge that would be a danger to the human race should it fall into the wrong hands. Entrusted with guarding the existing knowledge as well the pursuit of new understandings of science, religion, philosophy, and other impactful subjects. Set in 20th century India, The Nine Unknown follow the secret society as they are forced to face additional challenges tied to their sacred mission. A cult of Kali worshippers has emerged, confusing people with their fake wisdom and claiming to be something they are not. While the members of the Nine Unknown fight against these false idols, another threat to their mission arises-Father Cyprian, a priest, who has obtained the secrets of The Nine, and seeks to destroy them in order appease his views of Christian piety. Originally published in 1923, Talbot Mundy's The Nine Unknown is an adventure of ancient mystery and conspiracy. Written with evocative prose, The Nine Unknown is captivating and thrilling. Featuring a narrative of secret societies, thrilling action, and thought-provoking theories, The Nine Unknown explores themes and topics still relevant and intriguing to contemporary audiences. Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.

The gifted romanticist, Talbot Mundy, offers in these pages an epic adventure spanning Africa, the Middle East, and Armenia in the early years of the 20th century. Mundy draws on a combination of personal experience and political conviction in portraying four fortune-hunters, Englishmen and American, who encounter colonial brutality in Africa, then join the defense of Armenia against Turkish genocide. This is the first book publication of this entire saga from the original magazine serialization, and includes an introduction by Mundy biographer Brian Taves explaining the genesis and impact of the stories.

Told in the East in an adventurous romance set in India.

Story of a native uprising in India just before the mutiny. Hindus and Mohammedans, missionaries and British soldiers are all involved and there are some rather exciting scenes.

Yasmini, the Indian princess who has had a part in others of the author's tales is the heroine of this story, and a young American couple have a part in the action. Intricate plot and picturesque settings.

During the British Raj, the Khyber Pass was the witness to the struggles of wild, untamed people, conquerors, traders and adventurers. This is the tale of one of those adventurers, Athelstan King, Anglo-Indian captain of the Khyber Rifles.

Oh, ye shall burst the ties that bind If ye will come with me! It is written with authority of Tarsus that once it was no mean city, but that is a tale of nineteen centuries ago. The Turko-Italian War had not been fought when Fred Oakes took the fever of the place, although the stage was pretty nearly set for it and most of the leading actors were waiting for their cue. No more history was needed than to grind away forgotten loveliness.

A highly exciting adventure story featuring James Schuyler Grim, better known as Jimgrim. Jimgrim is an American secret service agent employed by the British and stationed in Jerusalem. With him are his faithful sikh shadow, an American and an ex-soldier of the Australian forces, all eager for a fight of any kind. This opportunity soon presents itself, as the ambitions of the French in Syria arouse the enmity of King Feisal of the Arabs. For his aid in WWI, the Allies promised Feisal the kingship of Syria, Palestine and Trans-Jordania.

During the Sepoy mutiny, a young British officer on his first overseas assignment gets involved in the feud between two Maharajahs.