The Emperors Ring

A stolen ring. A private menagerie. A mysterious ‘spy’ . . . The first novel to feature master sleuth Feluda and his teenage assistant Topshe, The Emperor’s Ring is full of adventure, mystery and intrigue. Feluda and Topshe are on holiday in Lucknow when a priceless Mughal ring is stolen. Feluda begins to investigate the case and finds himself hot on the trail of a devious criminal. Feluda’s twelve greatest adventures are now available in special Puffin editions.

Two gripping novellas of suspense and mystery featuring Satyajit Rayýs inimitable detective, Feluda Feluda, a.k.a. Pradosh Mitter, arrives in the city of Lucknow on vacation with his cousin, Tapesh. The duo are just beginning to enjoy their holiday when a priceless ring, which originally belonged to the Emperor Aurangzeb, goes missing from their hostýs house. Feluda and Tapesh promptly set off on the trail of the Emperorýs Ring, but before they solve the mystery of its disappearance, they must contend with death threats, menacing sanyasis and an animal trainer with murder on his mind. 'A Mysterious Case'' starts out as an ordinary complaint lodged by Dinanath Lahiri whose attache case, containing an invaluable manuscript on Tibet, gets exchanged with a case belonging to a fellow passenger on the train. Feluda and Tapesh are joined on this investigation by Lalmohan Ganguly, alias Jatayu, a bumbling writer of cheap thrillers. The seemingly uncomplicated case quickly acquires dangerous overtonesýa criminal assault, fights and a slew of desperate men plotting out to stop Feludaýbut the tough and unorthodox detective and his assistants refuse to give up ... until the mystery is solved.

An incident near the desolate Chhinnamasta temple on the rocky riverbank of Rajrappa leads to the death of Mahesh Chowdhury, the head of a Hazaribagh family. Adding to the mystery are a set of coded diaries, a valuable stamp collection that is missing and a tiger that is roaming the streets of Hazaribagh. One of Feluda’s most intriguing adventures, this shows the master sleuth at his best.

In The Emperor's Blades by Brian Staveley, the emperor of Annur is dead, slain by enemies unknown. His daughter and two sons, scattered across the world, do what they must to stay alive and unmask the assassins. But each of them also has a life-path on which their father set them, destinies entangled with both ancient enemies and inscrutable gods. Kaden, the heir to the Unhewn Throne, has spent eight years sequestered in a remote mountain monastery, learning the enigmatic discipline of monks devoted to the Blank God. Their rituals hold the key to an ancient power he must master before it's too late. An ocean away, Valyn endures the brutal training of the Kettral, elite soldiers who fly into battle on gigantic black hawks. But before he can set out to save Kaden, Valyn must survive one horrific final test. At the heart of the empire, Minister Adare, elevated to her station by one of the emperor's final acts, is determined to prove herself to her people. But Adare also believes she knows who murdered her father, and she will stop at nothing—and risk everything—to see that justice is meted out. Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne The Emperor's Blades The Providence of Fire The Last Mortal Bond Other books in the world of the Unhewn Throne Skullsworn (forthcoming) At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.