Showing results for "Henry Rider Haggard" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Leo Vincey, a beautiful young man with the looks of a Greek and his fatherly guardian Holly, a Cambridge scientist, go to Africa to avenge the death...

Twenty years have passed since their first adventure in Africa, but Leo assures Holly that Ayesha is alive and imploring him to find her. They search through Asia and eventually arrive in the city of Kaloon, ruled by the mad Khan Rassen and his devious wife, the Khania Atene. The people live under an uneasy truce with the followers of the Priestess of Hes, who dwells on the Mountain, a huge volcano that dominates the region.

This deftly crafted Viking tale depicts the terror, tragedy, and vanity of life. The ill fated lovers, Eric and "Gudruda the Fair", fall victim to the jealous Swanhild's sorcery. Eric and his 'thrall' must overcome treachery, bloodthirsty foes, the open sea and blizzards as he battles to win his beloved Gudruda. Will the star-crossed lovers triumph over the fate of the Norns and the spite of Swanhild?

La historia comienza cuando Horace Holly, un profesor de Cambridge, es nombrado tutor de Leo Vincey, el hijo de un amigo que acaba de fallecer. El padre de Leo dejó una extraña herencia, un cofre con la historia de la familia del niño que no puede ser abierto hasta que éste sea mayor de edad. En su cumpleaños número 21, Leo se adentra en la historia de los Vincey y descubre sus antepasados. Así es que Leo y Horace inician un viaje iniciático al reino perdido en el interior de África, en busca de develar el antiguo misterio sobre su familia.