- Location(s): Argentina
- Genre(s): Fiction, In Translation
- Era(s): 1970s and 1980s
TRANSLATED BY AMALIA GLADHART Jaguars’ Tomb is a novel in three parts, written by three interconnected characters. Part one, “Hidden Variables” by MarÍa Celina IgarzÁbal, is narrated by Bruno Seguer. Seguer in turn is the author of the second...
Jahanara: Princess of Princesses
- Location(s): India
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 17th century
In the 1600s, the Mughal emperors of India were among the greatest rulers of the East. Jahanara is the daughter of one of these ultra-rich and powerful figures, Shah Jahan The Magnificent. The oldest and favorite of his children,...
- Location(s): Jaipur
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): N/A
The beautiful city of Jaipur is rejoicing. The Maharajah and his people, all dressed in their best, are getting ready to welcome the Emir from faraway Dubai. But behind all the music, dancing and gaiety, there is something very...
- Location(s): Jaipur
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1930s
Jaipur, 1934 When Philip Grainger and Frank Fletcher met late at night on the edge of an indigo plantation in Gujarat back in 1916, and one of them handed a new born baby to the other and walked away,...
- Location(s): Jakarta (Batavia)
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Prowling the seedy red-light districts, the underground club circuit and the house parties of wealthy Indonesian society, Moammar Emka offers a unique glimpse into the underbelly of modern, urban Jakarta. Jakarta Undercover features: * sex-for-sale in chauffeur-driven SUVs *...
Jake Atlas and the Hunt for the Feathered God
- Location(s): Honduras
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): N/A
TREASURE HUNTER, TOMB ROBBER, TROUBLE MAKER Jake Atlas and his family are on the run, hunted by international police while chasing the mysterious People of the Snake to stop them from hiding the secret history of humankind. But when...
Jake Atlas and the Keys of the Apocalypse
- Location(s): Rome, Morocco
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): N/A
JAKE ATLAS: TOMB ROBBER, TREASURE HUNTER, TROUBLEMAKER This fourth riveting Jake Atlas adventure takes Jake and his family to Rome, where they uncover the secret history of a Roman legion sworn to protect four mysterious keys. The keys hold...
Jake Atlas and the Quest for the Crystal Mountain
- Location(s): Tibet
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): N/A
TREASURE HUNTER, TOMB ROBBER, TROUBLEMAKER Jake Atlas and his family are searching for the fifth emerald tablet that will reveal the secret to the history of humankind. At China’s Terracotta Army Museum, Jake retrieves a clue to a safe...
Jake Atlas and the Tomb of the Emerald Snake
- Location(s): Cairo
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): N/A
Jake Atlas – tomb robber, treasure hunter, troublemaker! When Jake’s parents vanish, Jake and his sister team up with shady tomb robbers to find them in the Egyptian desert in this riveting page-turning adventure by award-winning author Rob Lloyd...
- Location(s): India
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1556 - 1605
Set in the turbulent twilight of the reign of the Mughal Emperor of India, Jalaluddin Akbar, Jalendu tells the story of the socially awkward, but politically important young Prince Adinath and Jali, a handsome, spiritually inclined farm boy who...
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