Wednesday 8 February 2017

The Link   Man Eating Tigers Of Bhim Bandh: Great White Hunter

                                            Man Eating Tigers of Bhim Bandh: Great White Hunter by [Singh, Ashok Kumar]


Note: This book has been edited by Stephen Kagen and is the first book in the 'Great White Hunter' series. it is a fictional story spun around real events in the forests near where Jim Corbett once worked. 


A wounded tiger goes berserk in the Bhim Bandh jungle. It kills 46 humans forcing the latter to flee from homes and villages. Panic grips the area so the tiger must be hunted. But who will do the hunting? In the age of wildlife conservation, big game hunters are extinct. Except for a few old men.



Among'st these few old men, Henry is the best. He is a retired American hunter who lives in India due to his love for Indian wildlife. The Government invites him to hunt. But there is a problem. The 'man eating tiger' is his baby. He had nurtured it and watched it grow into a strong male tiger. Will he kill his own baby?
The Link   Man Eating leopard In Bhim Bandh: Great White Hunter

                                       Man Eating Leopard in Bhim Bandh: Great White Hunter by [Singh, Ashok Kumar]


This book has been edited by Stephen Kagen and is the second book in the 'Great White Hunter' series. It is a fictional story spun around real events near the place where Jim Corbett once worked.


A leopard has become a man eater. It has killed 36 humans. The Government wants it captured or killed. Unfortunately it is the age of wild life conservation and big game hunters are extinct. Except for a few old men. Among'st these ancient relics, Henry is the best. Over populated rural India is encroaching into the jungles, into the leopards territory. So food in human form is plenty. The leopard is in a killing spree. Will Henry kill the leopard???
The link   Man Eating Crocodile In The Ganges: Great White Hunter

                                            Man Eating Crocodile In The Ganges: Great White Hunter by [Singh, Ashok Kumar]


This book has been edited by Stephen Kagen and is the third in the 'Great White Hunter,' series. 


Mokameh Ghat was once Jim Corbetts territory. Situated on the banks of the Ganges, crocodiles were unknown in this part of the river. They had gone extinct sixty years ago due to excessive hunting. Till one strayed in. It was fleeing from poachers. Being an ambush hunter skilled in ambush hunting, the crocodile ambush hunts the humans living on the banks. It becomes a dreaded man eater and is credited with sixty human kills. 



The Indian Government wants it hunted and killed. But who will hunt it? When crocodiles went extinct, so did crocodile hunters. There is no one to hunt and kill the man eater.



Thankfully, there are a few old hunters still alive. Among'st them Henry Phibbs is the best. The villagers living on the banks of the river have heard of him. He is an American who has settled down in India. The villagers home in on him and invite him to the hunt. Unfortunately age is against Henry. Will he accept the challenge?
The Link   Rogue Elephant Of Olipore: Great White Hunter


                                        Rogue Elephant Of Olipore: Great White Hunter by [Smith, Steven]


Note: This book has been edited by Stephen Kagen and is the fourth book in "The Great White Hunter" series. It is a fictional story spun around real events.


Problems arise when thieves steal a baby elephant from the village of Olipore. The mother goes berserk. She searches for her new born. And when she fails to find it she goes on the rampage. She mercilessly kills humans and becomes a nuisance in the area. Henry Phibbs is a retired American hunter who lives nearby. So villagers rush to him and request him to capture the elephant. The rogue has killed twenty humans.



Henry uses Jeeps to chase the elephant in an attempt to capture it alive. He realizes it is in a killing spree. To save human lives the locals want him to go in for the kill. Does he kill the mother? Or does he find the baby and return it to her? Read on.






The link Killer Elephant

                                           Killer Elephant by [Smith, Steven]


It is the wild wild east. The author realized that rural India was still feudal where landlords still kept elephants as a symbol of their strength and power. "Killer Elephant" is such a story. 


The land greedy landlord uses his elephant to kill and maim humans to create an atmosphere of fear in the surrounding villages. He does this to usurp peoples lands. Villagers fight back and kill the elephant. Unperturbed, the landlord buys a new one. He swears by the size and temperament of the animal. "This one is a brute," he says, "not a fly swatter like the one that was gunned down." The new elephant appreciates its job and does what the master bids. 



"If the humans want me to kill humans," the elephant rumbles, "then so be it." Being a simple animal and with freedom to kill, it becomes over aggressive and terrorizes the villagers in the surrounding area. It goes berserk, chases and kills humans and rampages through villages causing villagers to flee from their homes. The elephant must be stopped, and if necessary, it must be gunned down. So hunters are called in who use jeeps to chase the elephant. The hunt is on.


The Link  Killer Snake

                                              Killer Snake by [Smith, Steven]

Folks, did you like reading Rudyard Kiplings Rikki Tikki Tavi? It was a story about a mongoose and a snake. Well "Killer Snake" comes from the land of Rikki Tikki Tavi. This is in north India in the Terai where the British colonials loved to hunt. And where the famous Kipling got the idea for his story. And folks an unknown small time author by the name of Ashok Kumar Singh, who lives in this area, got the idea for his story too. This area is infested with cobra's with hundreds of snake bite deaths every year. If you read "Killer Snake." You will enjoy it. It is sinister, its deadly, its funny. It is inspired by Rikki Tikki Tavi. But I assure you it isn't half as good as the latter.

Synopsis : A snake escapes from a snake charmers basket and creates havoc before it is captured again. It grows a pair of milky white fangs backed with fresh new venom bags. Its first victim is a little girl who put her hand into a rat hole which it had usurped. Another victim is the landlords maid servant in whose hair it gets entangled. The humans are terrified and pray to it to the consternation of the British officer who sometimes comes visiting. He is employed in the service of His Majesties Government of India. He just doesn't understand why anyone would pray to a snake. Especially one sitting coiled cozily on a scarecrows head. Folks it's a clash of different cultures. Read on.You will enjoy it.


  The link    Dog And Bear Fights of Sonepore


                                                             
                                           Dog And Bear Fights Of Sonepur by [Smith, Steven]
                                           

It is a cruel world. David and Blacky are bears. The one eyed Jack runs a racket where he makes bears fight dogs in a ring while humans bet on who will win. The dogs or the bears. He steals David and Blacky from their master, the local bear keeper, and brings them to the ring to fight his dogs. The bears fight the dogs and manage to escape. The one eyed Jack hunts around for them. The bears decide to search, find, and kill the one eyed Jack.