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- THE MOGHUL
- THE MOGHUL
- A SWEEPING ADVENTURE THAT SWEPT THE CRITICS!
- BOOKS BY THOMAS HOOVER
- Nonfiction
- Zen Culture
- The Zen Experience
- Fiction
- The Moghul
- Caribbee
- Wall Street Samurai
- Project Daedalus
- Project Cyclops
- Life Blood
- Syndrome
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- Copyright (C) 1983 by Thomas Hoover
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- Author: Thomas Hoover
- Title: The Moghul
- AUTHOR'S NOTE
- BOOK ONE
- LANDFALL
- CHAPTER ONE
- She smiled and her voice was like always. "Methinks 'tis plain enough."
- CHAPTER TWO
- Again the rudder swiveled in its locks, while seamen aloft
- The quartermaster signaled the bosun, and a line of
- CHAPTER THREE
- Hawksworth heard the first bell and walked to the stern
- His voice trailed off. "Ah, lad, the women there."
- CHAPTER FOUR
- As Hawksworth passed the mainmast, bosun's mate John
- As though sensing Hawksworth's thoughts, Karim seized
- BOOK TWO
- SURAT-- THE THRESHOLD
- CHAPTER FIVE
- George Elkington had rolled himself in a corner of the
- I must be tired. I hadn't noticed the door until now.
- CHAPTER SIX
- CHAPTER SEVEN
- The music soared on to a final crescendo, a simultaneous
- CHAPTER EIGHT
- Hawksworth studied her wistfully. "You know about the letter?"
- Shirin stiffened. "Not now. Not today. You have to leave."
- CHAPTER NINE
- The entire _gulal_ _bar _was sealed from common view by a
- Which means we lose the Deccan. But she'd gladly give the
- He began in Urdu, a hybrid camp tongue of Persian and
- And slowly in his mind a form had taken shape. He had
- CHAPTER TEN
- Shirin waved her hand and laughed again. "If you
- He waded through the mud and pulled himself onto the
- CHAPTER ELEVEN
- CHAPTER TWELVE
- She sighed. "We had everything there. Wine and sweet
- Hawksworth was watching her, entranced. "I'll never forget you."
- Hawksworth shifted uncomfortably. "What next?"
- BOOK THREE
- THE ROAD
- CHAPTER THIRTEEN
- Nayka struck up a fire of twigs, to ignite the chips of dried
- Hawksworth studied the half-starved, almost toothless
- CHAPTER FOURTEEN
- I must be dead. Why is there still pain?
- From the reading the latitude here is 21 degrees and 20
- Hawksworth was already peeling off his jerkin. He'd seen
- Hawksworth drew himself up, his eyes still smarting from
- CHAPTER FIFTEEN
- Jadar inspected the reception room until he was certain
- BOOK FOUR
- AGRA
- CHAPTER SIXTEEN
- Nadir Sharifs body tensed perceptibly. "What name did he give?"
- I'm only a soldier."
- CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
- Nadir Sharif coughed lightly and turned back toward the
- On the signal of a eunuch standing by the doorway the
- Arangbar seemed surprised. "Is he not safe? Has he no guards?"
- Arangbar shifted impatiently. "Tell them this should be brief."
- Kamala whirled on him. "One who dances for Shiva, in his
- CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
- Hawksworth suddenly remembered the curious Indian
- Hawksworth examined her quizzically. "You mean you were like a nun?"
- She laughed as she watched the disbelief flood Hawks-
- CHAPTER NINETEEN
- Nadir Sharif moved closer and lowered his voice. "You
- Nadir Sharif's face darkened. "You must _teslim _to His Majesty."
- CHAPTER TWENTY
- Samad laughed and finished off his glass. "Then let me tell
- Is wrought of sand and tear."
- CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
- He burst into laughter. "Tell me why."
- Which I desir'd, and got, 'twas but a dream of thee."
- Hawksworth squinted through the half-light. "What's going to happen?"
- She rose and looked. "I think it's something Samad had left for us."
- CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
- CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
- The two eunuchs with Arangbar also stopped, wondering
- Open your eyes with joy and see
- The hundred ways His love is proved."
- Even as he spoke, the large brown elephant wheeled and
- CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
- Hawksworth examined him a moment. "Maybe the Shahbandar stole it all."
- Oh great, oh beautiful God
- Great God who gives release
- From the sorrows of the world . . ."
- CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
- Only when Arangbar was seated did Hawksworth notice
- CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
- She laughed. "Then perhaps you should begin by explaining a playhouse."
- Hawksworth shifted, avoiding her gaze. "I've mainly heard of it."
- Hawksworth stared at her. "Tell me why."
- Allaudin giggled. "I visit her tent every night, Majesty."
- Allaudin's eyes brightened. "What rank would I have?"
- Janahara studied him closely. "Do you believe there would be unrest?"
- He turned back to the doorway in time to see the other two
- BOOK FIVE
- PRINCE JADAR
- CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
- Jadar paused uncertainly. "What do you mean by 'longbow'?"
- CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
- RAM RAM. RAM RAM. RAM RAM.
- Hawksworth notched an arrow and rose up in the _howdah_
- Hawksworth shifted uncomfortably. "What exactly do you mean?"
- CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
- After the dancers had been dismissed, Prince Jadar rose
- Hawksworth turned to Shirin and whispered. "What's he saying?"
- Jadar paused. "Who do you mean?"
- LONDON
- Geo. Elkington
- AFTERWORD
- GLOSSARY
- Asvina--Lunar month of September-October
- Diwan-i-Am--Hall of Public Audience
- Diwan-i-Khas--Hall of Private Audience
- Puranas--Hindu scriptures
- BOOKS BY THOMAS HOOVER
- Nonfiction
- Zen Culture
- The Zen Experience
- Fiction
- The Moghul
- Caribbee
- Wall Street Samurai
- Project Daedalus
- Project Cyclops
- Life Blood
- Syndrome
- All free as e-books at