The Outlaws of Falkensteig
Description
"The Outlaws of Falkensteig" contains seven stories about the Outlaws of the Falkensteig mountain region, in a fabulous 17th-Century Germany that lives only in our imagination. And what an imagination Sabatini gave us to play with! Kings and courtiers, bad men and captains of the guard; fops and swordfighters and rustic innkeepers. And women who love, and threaten our hero, and save his life, drive him to the edge of destruction and bring him true happiness. And we haven't even mentioned the plot twists that turn the world inside out and upside down. Sabatini scholar Jesse F. Knight has written an introduction that places these stories in Sabatini's literary history and lets the reader appreciate how they helped form his work. Karen Schaffer has created a cover based on one of the original magazine illustrations, hand-colored in the style of an engraving of the period. This is the first new story collection by Sabatini in ten years, and the first time these stories have been available to the public since their original appearance a hundred years ago.This book is a Hidden Knowledge exclusive! * Fully corrected to first edition text * New cover art * Layout and design optimized for Kindle * Hosting Sabatini informational and biographical website rafaelsabatini.com Hidden Knowledge is a small electronic publishing company specializing in SF/F, and Adventure and Historical fiction and non-fiction. We are particularly proud of our Rafael Sabatini editions, all of them carefully proofread and edited to be textually identical to the first American editions, with new cover art and careful book design and layout, individually optimized for this e-book format. Hidden Knowledge also publishes new collections of Sabatini stories not seen or reprinted since their original magazine publication, with introductions by Sabatini experts. Finally, we host and sponsor the Sabatini website RafaelSabatini.com, where enthusiastic fans of his historical adventures can find out more about this amazing writer and meet others similarly interested.