The pulp magazine, Adventure, first appeared in 1910 and soon became renowned for its fiction from the top authors of the day. With the The Best of Adventure from Radio Archives, listeners will be able to listen to these classic stories for the first time. We kick off with “The Curved Sword” by Harold Lamb. Lamb was a medieval scholar whose historical works were well received and later was a Hollywood screenwriter. “The Curved Sword” is one of Lamb’s tales featuring Khlit the Cossack. Armed with his keen wits and curved sword, Khlit-surnamed the Wolf-roamed throughout Central Asia in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, finding adventure and danger at every turn.

“The Curved Sword” unites Khlit with his boon companion, the Afghan warrior Abdul Dost. Join us now for a tale of high adventure as Khlit and Abdul Dost match swords and wits with the armies of Jahangir, the Mogul, and his bride to be, Nur-Jahan, the Light of the World!