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   Book 1   

Pages: 228

Following a mysterious map of dubious reliability, a small group of men, led by the English adventurer and fortune hunter Allan Quartermain, trek into southern Africa in search of a lost friend—and a lost treasure, the fabled mines of King Solomon.

They encounter a frozen corpse, survive untold dangers in remote mountains and deserts, face danger and hardship, lost tribes and an evil sorceress, only to meet the merciless King Twala en route to the legendary hoard of diamonds. Through a series of adventures the men escape near-certain death, with pocketfuls of diamonds from King Solomon’s Mines – enough to make them rich for life.

King Solomon's Mines was the first English adventure novel set in Africa, and is widely considered to be the genesis of the Lost World literary genre.

Allan Quatermain Series—Summary and Book Order

Series: Allan Quatermain
Reading level: 12+
Books in series: 15
Read in order? Yes
Next release: Finished
Tags: action  adventure  classic  historical  culture  myth & legend 

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