The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 3 books · 1957 to 1978 · Often set in the fictional Lunjore, India

M. M. Kaye

RomanceHistorical fictionHistorical romanceFamily saga

M. M. Kaye, born in British India, wrote The Far Pavilions, the epic romance of Ashton Pelham-Martyn, an English boy raised as a Hindu, and the Indian princess Anjuli, at the time of the Second Afghan War.

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M. M. Kaye books in order

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Novels

3 booksHistorical romanceFamily saga
  1. 1Shadow of the Moon1957With Winter de Ballesteros and Alex Randall · Set in the fictional Lunjore, IndiaBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Trade Wind1963With Hero Hollis and Rory Frost · Set in ZanzibarBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Far Pavilions1978With Ashton Pelham-Martyn and Anjuli · Set in IndiaBuy on Amazon

Characters

6 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Leads