Eleven years have passed since the events in India. New enemies threaten the refuge of the Malay Tiger and the daughter of Tremal-Naik! These enemies are no less mysterious; they are supported by the English and by the new Raja of Sarawak, the nephew of James Brooke. The very man whose actions once destroyed Sandakan, forcing the Raja of Sarawak into poverty in England.
On one side—an unknown pilgrim who appears out of nowhere; on the other—old enemies, the English, and in addition—the Dayaks incited against them. And yet, until very recently, they had tolerable relations with the new governor of Labuan.
Emilio Salgari (1862–1911) — one of the most popular Italian novelists, the author of more than two hundred adventure stories and novels that rightly belong among the treasures of world literature.