– A Chullunder Ghose Story of Adventure and Enlightenment by Talbot Mundy

FIRST AMERICAN PRINTING IN BOOK FORM!

It is with great pleasure that Ariel Press announces the publication of The Red Flame of Erinpura by Talbot Mundy. This story first appeared in the 1920s in Adventure magazine, but was never printed as a novel in this country — until now!

American John Duncannon wakes in a strange room somewhere in India running a high fever. He does not know how he got there, or what has happened to him. Nor does he yet grasp the fact that he is a small piece of a great drama that is about to unfold, as mighty forces clash over a decaying temple with a lurid past—Erinpura—in a remote corner of India. Duncannon soon finds himself in the midst of intrigue, murder, and rank ambition, with only the irrepressible babu Chullunder Ghose to guide him. But then the Gnani, a local holy man, inserts himself and his two tigers into events, and everything changes.

It is the Gnani, a Hindu term for "Knower,” who is the “stage manager” behind the scene of this fast-paced novel. Duncannon is on a quest to find the unknown, but all of his efforts backfire—until the Gnani begins shaping events to help him find what he seeks. Slowly, Duncannon overcomes his ignorance of the ways of the wise to grab for the prize.

Does Duncannon triumph? Or will he die trying? Does Chullunder Ghose wiggle his corpulent self out of yet another desperate situation?

The Red Flame of Erinpura is a magnificent allegory of the quest for hidden knowledge.

The Red Flame of Erinpura sells for $16 plus $6 shipping or $12 in ebook or epub format.