Masters emerged as a powerful voice in literature, transforming his extensive military experiences into compelling narratives. His writing draws deeply from his service in the Indian Army and combat during World War II, marked by a profound understanding of the realities of conflict. Through his work, Masters masterfully explores themes of courage, loss, and human resilience in the face of adversity. His style, characterized by unflinching honesty and keen observations, resonates with readers seeking authentic and moving stories.
Enter the world of the Dragon Knights!Quinn, Thea and the Fire and Storm Dragons journey to the next island of Alariss to find Nord, the Wind Dragon. Nord is finally awakened to the evil that is taking place and trusting Quinn he allows himself to be released to assume his dragon form .
Enter the world of the Dragon Knights!Evil General Vayn gained power twelve years ago on the Islands of Alariss, defeating the Dragon Knights, an elite force with the ability to transform into dragons, using dark magic to bind them in their human forms.
The Dragon Knights, an elite force loyal to the emperor, with the ability to transform into dragons, were defeated by Vayn's dark magic during a fierce battle.
English Civil servant uncovers cult of Kali, which murders and robs as part of its religion.
The second part of the bestselling novelist's autobiography about his time in the Gurkhas during the second world war
The tensions and conflicts that accompanied the birth of modern India are grippingly evoked in John Masters' classic Bhowani Junction. Set in the late 1940s and first published in 1954 in the wake of Partition, the novel has increased in stature over the years
First published in 1951, The Nightrunners of Bengal is one of John Masters' series of seven novels which followed several generations of the Savage family serving in the British Army in India.Nightrunners of Bengal focuses on the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The central character, Captain Rodney Savage, is an officer in a Bengal Native Infantry regiment, based in the fictional city of Bhowani. When rebellion breaks out, the British community in Bengal is shattered. Savage's empathy for the Indians is shaken, as the British try to discover who is loyal to them and who is not.One of the great novels of India, Nightrunners of Bengal combines John Master's mastery of story-telling with an intuitive sense of history. This was the first novel that Masters wrote in the series, though not the first novel chronologically, and alongside Bhowani Junction is one of his best-known works.