Publisher's Synopsis
In the 1890's political conflict between expansionist Russia and Great Britain is spinning out of control. The 'Great Game' is playing out over Central Asia and threatening the frontiers of the British Raj in India. Kim is an orphaned son of an Irish soldier who earns his living on the streets of Lahore. Because of his knowledge of local cultures and languages Kim gets recruited into the secret service. After Kim's training is complete, he and his friend, a Tibetan lama, must travel past into the Himalayas to stop a Russian plot.
