Turned away by Portuguese authorities at Fortaleza de Diu, Solomon Kane set out into the wilds of India, pressing east, guided by the ancient staff in his hand. After an assault by crocodiles in the Gujarati marshlands, an unlikely ally emerges: a black-maned lion whose path seems bound to Kane’s own. Meanwhile, in the kingdom of Gondwana, Rani Durgavati braces for war as two ruthless regents and the might of the Mughal Empire cast hungry eyes toward her rule. As conflict threatens, older evils stir – with the breaking of a holy man’s neck, a being both ancient and foul has risen, something not holy at all…
Turned away by Portuguese authorities at Fortaleza de Diu, Solomon Kane set out into the wilds of India, pressing east, guided by the ancient staff in his hand. After an assault by crocodiles in the Gujarati marshlands, an unlikely ally emerges: a black-maned lion whose path seems bound to Kane’s...