About this audiobook
While travelling in Africa, Allan Quatermain and his companion Hans take shelter from a storm in a cave. An image of a monstrous being found there becomes the beginning of a new mystery. The wizard Zikali connects it with the legend of Heu-Heu and a distant country, drawing the travellers towards a journey whose dangers they cannot yet judge.
H. Rider Haggard returns to his recurring adventurer, combining exploration with the idea of a hidden world. Quatermain and Hans must depend on observation, resourcefulness and loyalty to one another. Alarming stories, unfamiliar rituals and competing interests repeatedly force them to reconsider what they believe they understand.
The novel combines suspense with humour, particularly in the relationship between the two companions. It explores fear of the unknown and the power of legend, following people who must act before they can be certain how much of what they have heard is true.
