Post by politicidal on Jan 16, 2018 1:58:36 GMT
It's written by Kevin Costner and Jon Baird while illustrated by Rick Ross. I'm reading it a second time.
Basically it's the three men's tribute to the Victorian adventure novels of old like Kipling, Haggard, Stevenson, and Buchan. The synopsis entails the quest in search for the mythical Buddhist utopia called Shambhala (called Shangri-La in the West) and it's set during World War 1. A motley crew of soldiers, explorers, and mercenaries are in a race against a mysterious stranger and a shadowy group of monks for the lost city. Between those plot details are besieged fortresses, desert battles, zeppelin dogfights, underground river pirates, mad scientists, and more.
It's a great read. Enough material for a trilogy of adventure films; it's 750 pages. It's part novel, part comic book, with beautiful illustrations every few pages to highlight the setting and action.
Basically it's the three men's tribute to the Victorian adventure novels of old like Kipling, Haggard, Stevenson, and Buchan. The synopsis entails the quest in search for the mythical Buddhist utopia called Shambhala (called Shangri-La in the West) and it's set during World War 1. A motley crew of soldiers, explorers, and mercenaries are in a race against a mysterious stranger and a shadowy group of monks for the lost city. Between those plot details are besieged fortresses, desert battles, zeppelin dogfights, underground river pirates, mad scientists, and more.
It's a great read. Enough material for a trilogy of adventure films; it's 750 pages. It's part novel, part comic book, with beautiful illustrations every few pages to highlight the setting and action.
