Would you be the greatest pirate in the South China Sea or would you hang up your sword to be with the woman you love?

Malaysia, 1849. The Tigers of Mompracem are a band of rebel pirates fighting for the defense of tiny native kingdoms against the colonial powers of the Dutch and British empires. They are led by Sandokan, the indomitable "Tiger of Malaysia", and his faithful friend Yanez de Gomera, a Portuguese wanderer and adventurer. Orphaned when the British murdered his family and stole his throne, Sandokan has been mercilessly leading his men in vengeance. But when the pirate learns of the extraordinary "Pearl of Labuan" his fortunes begin to change...

Selected by Julia Eccleshare as one of the 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up
Soon to be a TV miniseries featuring Can Yaman.

Other novels by Emilio Salgari

The Sandokan Series
The Tigers of Mompracem
The Mystery of the Black Jungle
The Pirates of Malaysia
The Two Tigers
The King of the Sea
Quest for a Throne
The Reckoning (forthcoming)

The Black Corsair Series
The Black Corsair
The Queen of the Caribbean
The Black Corsair's Daughter (forthcoming)

Captain Tempesta (Lady Knight)

Reviews
Many writers have shaped our country's literary history, filling anthologies and school curriculums. But too often, their works are forced upon us in the worst ways -- stripped down to dry summaries and recycled commentary -- when all they ever wanted was to be read and enjoyed.

But if we became readers, it's because something sparked that love early on, when we were children. Kids don't ask for great literature -- they ask for stories that grip them, that keep them awake past bedtime, that make them beg, "Again, again, again!"

The literary giants come later. But for children, for young readers, for restless teenagers, Emilio Salgari is the one who works. He may not have the most elegant prose or paint mountains rising from the sea, but no one else could launch the Tigers of Mompracem into battle aboard their swift prahus quite like he could.

He knew how to take a young reader by the hand and whisk them away to places he never saw himself, setting them on a journey that would eventually lead them to greater literary heights.

So let's give credit to Emilio Salgari -- for the countless young readers he introduced to the magic of the written word. Without him, who knows what paths they might have taken? Maybe they would have lost that spark, never daring to chase a dream. A calling. Let alone a Pearl of Labuan. ~ Pagine Elogi, Avvenire.it, Italy 2016

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