I dedicate this book to her: with my full heart, I place this volume, the work of my life, at her feet.
—JOHN SPEED
Cardiff-by-the-Sea
February 25, 2007
ALSO BY JOHN SPEED
The Temple Dancer
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
TIGER CLAWS. Copyright © 2007 by John Speed. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America.No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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eISBN 9781466809321
First eBook Edition : January 2012
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
Speed, John.
p. cm.
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-32551-0
ISBN-10: 0-312-32551-7
1. Indian—History—1526–1766—Fiction. 2. Mogul Empire—Fiction. 3. Shivaji, Raja, 1627–1680—Fiction. 4. Aurangzeb, Emperor of Hindustan, 1618–1707—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3619.P438T54 2007
813’.6—dc22
2007020704
First Edition: September 2007