Part one of Karl May's In the Shadow of the Padishah, this is a gripping first person narrative of a German traveler who encounters murder, a kidnapping, and war between Arabian tribes on his journey through the Middle East."

Oriental Odyssey I

May, Karl F.

Nemsi Books

This is the second part of the first and only unabridged translation of Karl May's "Giölgeda padishanün" - "In the Shadow of the Padishah". As this book, translated by Michael Michalak, is the first of a larger series that is estimated to span some seven volumes, it has been appropriately renamed "Oriental Odyssey II". This second part of the original travel narrative, along with the many parts that follow, is referred to the "Orient Zyklus" in German. It was first published in the "Deutscher Hausschatz" magazine as a serial between 1881 and 1888. Karl May is known in Germany as the most prolific and most published author whose many books have been and still continue to be on the best seller list in that country. During the 120 years after the travel tales first appeared, many authors have tried to copy Karl May's style as well as make the story line contained in his writings their own. His manuscripts have been translated into many popular world languages, yet they have rarely been translated into English. Most of the English language versions in existence today are abridged, adapted or otherwise purloined. For that reason, English language readers have been denied access to these literary masterpieces and the greater spiritual message woven into Karl May's writings. Yet his thoughts and ideas deal with issues that are as relevant today as they were more than a century ago.

Oriental Odyssey II: The Shadow of the Padishah - The Devil Worshippers

Michalak, Michael M.

This is the third part of the first and only unabridged translation of Karl May's Oriental Adventures. As this book, translated by Michael Michalak, is part of a larger series that is estimated to span some seven volumes, it has been appropriately renamed "Oriental Odyssey III - Travel Adventures in Kurdistan". This third part of the original travel narrative, along with the many parts that follow, is referred to the "Orient Zyklus" in German. It was first published in the "Deutscher Hausschatz" magazine as a serial between 1881 and 1888. Karl May is known in Germany as the most prolific and most published author whose many books have been and still continue to be on the best seller list in that country. During the 120 years after the travel tales first appeared, many authors have tried to copy Karl May's style as well as make the story line contained in his writings their own. His manuscripts have been translated into many popular world languages, yet they have rarely been translated into English. Most of the English language versions in existence today are abridged, adapted or otherwise purloined. For that reason, English language readers have been denied access to these literary masterpieces and the greater spiritual message woven into Karl May's writings. Yet his thoughts and ideas deal with issues that are as relevant today as they were more than a century ago.

Oriental Odyssey III: Travel Adventures in Kurdistan

Literature & Fiction

May, Karl

Contemporary

The first and only unabridged translation of Karl May's "Giölgeda padishanün" - "In the Shadow of the Padishah". As this book, translated by Michael Michalak, is the first of a larger series that is estimated to span some seven volumes, it has been appropriately renamed "Oriental Odyssey I". This original travel narrative, along with the many parts that follow, is referred to the "Orient Zyklus" in German. It was first published in the "Deutscher Hausschatz" magazine as a serial between 1881 and 1888. Karl May is known in Germany as the most prolific and most published author whose many books have been and still continue to be on the best seller list in that country. During the 120 years after the travel tales first appeared, many authors have tried to copy Karl May's style as well as make the story line contained in his writings their own. His manuscripts have been translated into many popular world languages, yet they have rarely been translated into English. Most of the English language versions in existence today are abridged, adapted or otherwise purloined. For that reason, English language readers have been denied access to these literary masterpieces and the greater spiritual message woven into Karl May's writings. Yet his thoughts and ideas deal with issues that are as relevant today as they were more than a century ago. Now, for the first time since Karl May originally penned these manuscripts, his writings can speak clearly to English language readers of today. Thanks to Mr. Michalak's diligent research and the editing efforts of his wife Elaine, the first and second volumes of Karl May's "Giölgeda padishanün" can now be enjoyed in all their intended glory. The often frustrating and demanding task of rendering the uniquely German perspectives and concepts of an earlier era into modern English that can be equally well understood by children as well as adults has consumed the precious hours available to Mr. Michalak and his wife Elaine. But it is thanks to Elaine that the first volume made it into print and it is her legacy that the remaining volumes will be produced over the coming years. It is Mr. Michalak's intention to publish the second part of their joint work by the end of June 2002, along with the first ever German-English comparative version suitable for German, as well as English language students.

Oriental Odyssey I: The Shadow of the Padishah - Through the Desert

The 'Treasure of Silver Lake' is a literary treasure. Written by Karl May in 1891, when he was at the peak of his creativity. It was read by millions of avid adventure lovers and has never been out of print in its native language. Now you may enjoy this gripping adventure in English, thanks to the efforts of Herbert Windolf.

The Treasure of Silver Lake

Karl, May

The Spanish name Llano Estacado, meaning Staked Plain, is part of the high plains of the United States, located west of today’s Lubbock, Texas. It covers an area of about 30,000 square miles, extending to the state of New Mexico. It is a strikingly flat and monotonous area at an elevation of between 3,000-4,000 feet. Local water-retaining depressions and washes that, due to the meager rainfall, rarely hold water occasionally break this semiarid plain. Sandstorms can cut down vision in the midst of day and scour the unwary with tiny bullets of sand. It is said that even Indians hesitated to cross this wasteland. Myth holds that the Coronado expedition planted stakes as guideposts for the return trip when it first crossed the plain westward, giving the area its name. Karl May has used the myth of the stakes as a backdrop for his story of ‘The Ghost of Llano Estacado’. Again, he assembles many of his Western heroes for new adventures and the performance of good deeds, in the process adding a few new characters. One of his recurring characters, Hobble-Frank, owner of the Villa “Bear Fat” in Saxony, know-it-all, mangler of half-knowledge, with his persistent and extensive elaboration’s, may have been funny a hundred years ago when read in German. However, his argumentative discourses, when translated into English, become rather tedious. They often have no meaning for the English-only reader, since they deal with local events and characters of his (and Karl May’s) home state, and mangle geography and ancient history in an attempt to be funny. At worst, they make no sense when translated. Hence, I have taken the liberty to severely edit his profuseness to make the story line flow more smoothly. Rest assured, that I have otherwise stayed as close as possible to Karl May’s writings and left even his many, many compass directions unaltered.

The Ghost of Llano Estacado

Herbert Windolf

During the course of the German Russian occupation of Paris 1814, a young Prussian lieutenant, Hugo von Löwenklau comes to the rescue of a young Parisian woman, Margot Richmonte. He becomes engaged with her calculating and oppotunistic stepbrother, Captain Richmonte. The captain is determined in marriyng her off to his aquantance, a rich Baron, all in an effort to extricate himself from his mounting gambling debts. The Baron and the Captain are not about to let Löwenklau whisk the young Mademoiselle away. They will stop at nothing to rid themselves of the young officer, even murder. They concoct a daring plot which put Löwenklau into contention with the famous Corsican Napoleon Bonaparte. Faced with the viles of the relentless Captain and pursued by a spurned Emporer, Löwenklau has to rely on his wits to stay alive - and keep Margot out of the clutches of the two villains. Overwhelmed and outnumbered, Hugo struggles to stay ahead of them while maintaining his honor and integrity.

The Prussian Lieutenant

The Son of the Bear Hunter

Karl May and Herbert Windolf

"Now revenge drives me away from you," Winnetou had said, "but affection will bring us together again." But would it? Would Winnetou succeed in finding Santer and avenging the murders of his father Intshu¿tshuna and his beautiful sister Nsho¿tshi? Would the two blood brothers ever meet again in that vast, raw land? It seemed an outside chance at best and now Old Shatterhand, on his way to his homeland to visit his parents was shipwrecked in a violent hurricane on the jagged rocks just off Fort Jefferson leaving him with nothing but his life. This now was all but impossible. Not wanting to be a burden to his friends back in St. Louis, Old Shatterhand opted to make his own fresh start, to get back on his feet. Where better than in New York, to where the people of Fort Jefferson had arranged free passage for him? The book bristles with action and hair-raising adventure from a death-defying rescue through the flames of an oil fire in the New Venango oil fields to the Comanche slaughter at the hands of the Apache under the mighty Winnetou, finally standing shoulder to shoulder with the giant, Old Firehand against the white chief Parranoh and his Ponca tribe. The tables are turned on Old Shatterhand and Winnetou when the trader to whom they are seeking to sell Old Firehand¿s furs, turns out to be none other than the evil and elusive Santer. Karl May has once again produced a blockbuster of an adventure tale to inspire people both young and old in a manner only a master storyteller can.

Winnetou II

Victor Epp

Kruger Bei

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