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Valentine Strange, a former officer of Britain’s 21st Benhali Lancers, finds himself in debt and accepts a lucrative offer from the wealthy Holy Orders of Harappu: recover the diadem of the goddess Purya from an ancient temple buried in a mountainous jungle. Strange, familiar with the treacherous terrain from past campaigns, quickly sees a deeper, darker motive when Master Aleister Grimshaw, a powerful witch linked to a traitorous bloodline, joins the expedition. Grimshaw warns of a long‑contemplated evil surrounding the diadem, a force that has haunted his own past. As curses, bandits and supernatural creatures obscure their path, the uneasy partnership between Strange and Grimshaw is tested when a demonic power awakens, plunging the civilized world into revolt and forcing each man to confront the destruction of the lives he knows.
The novel blends action, adventure, romance and fantasy elements, exploring themes of loyalty, betrayal, and the clash between ancient evils and modern order.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Fantasy/Historical Fantasy
Authors: Josh Lanyon
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