Sandokan: The Tigers of Mompracem
This tale captivates the reader and sweeps him/her back in time on a whirlwind ride through storm-swept seas and lush tropical jungles inhabited by dangerous beasts. --Cindy Vallar, Pirates and PrivateersSalgari's pirate tale is chock full of action, [like] the better dime-novel adventures of the late 19th-early 20th century, Douglas Fairbanks' Sr. swashbuckling movies, or the Indiana Jones films -- this is the sort of thing Salgari has put to paper.--George Dodds, Sfsite.comSelected byJulia Eccleshareas one ofthe1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow UpSandokan was included in Lucy Daniel'sDefining Moments in Books: The                     Greatest Books, Writers, Characters, Passages and Events that                     Shook the Literary World.--This text refers to an alternatePaperbackedition.