The Book Of All-Power

by Edgar Wallace

Overview

In the turbulent years leading up to the First World War, Malcolm Hay, an aspiring engineer for the Ukrainian-English Oil Company, finds himself entangled in a web of political intrigue and power plays in the heart of Russia.

Amidst the glittering salons of London and the dangerous streets of Kiev, Malcolm crosses paths with the alluring Grand-Duchess Irene Yaroslav. She becomes a pawn in a ruthless game orchestrated by the ambitious Russian prince, Serganoff, and their fates intertwine with the enigmatic American gunman, Cherry Bim. When Hay is bestowed with The Book of All-Power, a mysterious tome with the promise of unparalleled influence, he quickly realizes the gravity of possessing such a tool amidst a rising tide of revolution and conspiracy.

The Russian Revolution's stormy winds bring change, danger, and a harsh new order. Irene, once an aristocrat, is now a mere servant, tormented by her former butler, Boolba, who has risen to power as a loyal Bolshevik. As old regimes crumble and new powers emerge, Malcolm, Irene, and Bim find themselves on the run, pursued by relentless enemies and the weight of history.

With trust as rare as the English notes hidden within the Book of All-Power, they must navigate through the chaos, escape Russia's tightening grip, and guard the book's true secret, all while grappling with shifting loyalties and the question of who truly holds power.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798891960077
Publisher:	Nervous Robot
Publication date:	09/18/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	202
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

British author Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace lived from 1 April 1875 to 10 February 1932. Wallace, a 12-year-old illegitimate kid from London who was born into poverty, quit school. He joined the military at the age of 21. He covered the Second Boer War for Reuters and the Daily Mail. At the age of 46, he passed very abruptly from untreated diabetes while the first draft of King Kong (1933) was being written. It's been said that Wallace wrote one-fourth of all literature in England. His works have been adapted into more than 160 movies. He is famous for writing "the colonial imagination," the J. G. Reeder detective novels, and The Green Archer serial in addition to his work on King Kong. The Economist referred to him as "one of the most prolific thriller writers of [the 20th] century" in 1997 despite the fact that the vast majority of his books are no longer in print in the UK but are still popular in Germany. He sold more than 50 million copies of his combined works in various editions. The Edgar Wallace Story, a 50-minute German television documentary, was produced in 1963 and starred his son Bryan Edgar Wallace.