During Mundy's career his work was often compared with that of his more commercially successful contemporaries, H. Rider Haggard and Rudyard Kipling, although unlike their work his adopted an anti-colonialist stance and expressed a positive interest in Eastern religion and philosophy. In 1922, when Talbot Mundy published this novel in the magazine Adventure, its readers voted it best novel of the year. And that's not surprising: Caves of Terror is a fast-paced, riveting tale. Athelstan King (hero of Mundy's early classic King -- of the Khyber Rifles) and burly and down-to-earth American Jeff...

The Lion is Ali Higg, a Bedouin nomad who has set up shop in the inaccessible valley of Petra, from which he raids Palestine. Having bested Higg and forced him to post bond of fifty thousand pounds as a promise of good behavior, "Jimgrim" must now help Higg if he wants him to hold to the agreement. He must take his force of twenty men and somehow subdue Higg's rival, Hassan Saoud, who calls himself the Avenger and commands an army of eight hundred.

55 B.C. - an adventurer ensnared in the Roman invasion of BritainWhen his ship is taken and his crew slaughtered Tros of Samothrace is captured by Imperial Rome. Whilst his father is held hostage, Tros is coerced by Julius Caesar into helping find the best route for his assault on Britain. Tros must play a double game-he must try to save his father and encourage the British chieftains' resistance to thwart Rome and its legions-who are ready in Gaul to make the crossing to occupy their lands. Treachery, intrigue and assassination plots threaten, before Tros must accompany Caesar in his...

55 B.C. - an adventurer ensnared in the Roman invasion of Britain When his ship is taken and his crew slaughtered Tros of Samothrace is captured by Imperial Rome. Whilst his father is held hostage, Tros is coerced by Julius Caesar into helping find the best route for his assault on Britain. Tros must play a double game-he must try to save his father and encourage the British chieftains' resistance to thwart Rome and its legions-who are ready in Gaul to make the crossing to occupy their lands. Treachery, intrigue and assassination plots threaten, before Tros must accompany Caesar in his...

55 B.C. - Caesar plots, Britons war among themselves and the Vikings are comingTros of Samothrace burns for vengeance and has declared himself the implacable enemy of Rome. Caesar has vowed to hunt Tros down and crucify him after Tros humiliates him by sinking his fleet. With his new allies, under King Caswallan, Tros must face the new threat of raiding Nosemen in their longships. After a pitched battle, his vanquished foes-Olaf Sigurdsen and his beautiful sister Helma-form an alliance with Tros and together they command a crew of fierce Norsemen in a quest to save Lunden and embark on new...

55 B.C. - Caesar plots, Britons war among themselves and the Vikings are coming Tros of Samothrace burns for vengeance and has declared himself the implacable enemy of Rome. Caesar has vowed to hunt Tros down and crucify him after Tros humiliates him by sinking his fleet. With his new allies, under King Caswallan, Tros must face the new threat of raiding Nosemen in their longships. After a pitched battle, his vanquished foes-Olaf Sigurdsen and his beautiful sister Helma-form an alliance with Tros and together they command a crew of fierce Norsemen in a quest to save Lunden and embark on new...

55 B.C. - Caesar is poised to invade Britain - only a grand strategy can foil him!Following their last clash, Tros, his allies and the forces of Rome have drawn apart to prepare for the conflict to come. King Caswallan of the Trinobantes is determined to resist any incursion, but the other British tribal leaders do not unanimously support him. Tros must suffer plots and revolts as he struggles to prepare his ship-the serpent prowed Liafail-for sea, but he needs more seamen and must lure Caesar into battle to win them. With the crew in place Tros pursues a desperate gamble! He will sail to...

55 B.C. - Caesar is poised to invade Britain - only a grand strategy can foil him Following their last clash, Tros, his allies and the forces of Rome have drawn apart to prepare for the conflict to come. King Caswallan of the Trinobantes is determined to resist any incursion, but the other British tribal leaders do not unanimously support him. Tros must suffer plots and revolts as he struggles to prepare his ship-the serpent prowed Liafail-for sea, but he needs more seamen and must lure Caesar into battle to win them. With the crew in place Tros pursues a desperate gamble He will sail to...

54 B.C. - Rome- Tros treads in the streets of his sworn enemies!As Tros of Samothrace continues in his attempts to confound Caesar's plans for the invasion of Britain, he journeys to the Eternal City to seek the aid of its great leaders-and Caesar's opponents-Cato, Pompey and the Vestal Virgins themselves! While in Rome, Tros bizarrely finds himself serving Caesar's interests as well as his own and those of his allies. Then his crew is captured. As intrigue follows intrigue Tros becomes embroiled in the Circus Maximus-with its chariot races and sudden death in the gladiatorial arena. This is...

54 B.C. - Rome - Tros treads in the streets of his sworn enemies As Tros of Samothrace continues in his attempts to confound Caesar's plans for the invasion of Britain, he journeys to the Eternal City to seek the aid of its great leaders-and Caesar's opponents-Cato, Pompey and the Vestal Virgins themselves While in Rome, Tros bizarrely finds himself serving Caesar's interests as well as his own and those of his allies. Then his crew is captured. As intrigue follows intrigue Tros becomes embroiled in the Circus Maximus-with its chariot races and sudden death in the gladiatorial arena. This...