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What if a single mysterious book could change the fate of an empire?
In Edgar Wallace’s The Book of All-Power, a mysterious volume draws people into a struggle for power. Revolution forms the backdrop, and the fate of an empire hangs in the balance. The question is not simply what the book contains, but what people will do to claim the power they believe it holds.
Wallace builds this adventure around secrets, intrigue and shifting loyalties. In a world of rulers and rebels, trust is hard to place, and hidden plans keep danger close. Plain language and quick plotting carry the story forward, making this a book for readers who want to follow the action rather than linger over quiet reflection.
What you’ll discover
- A volume worth pursuing Follow the struggle around a mysterious book believed to hold extraordinary power.
- An empire at stake Enter a world where revolution threatens more than the people caught in its path.
- Trust under pressure Explore an atmosphere of intrigue, where secret plans make loyalties difficult to judge.
- Adventure with momentum Enjoy plain language, strong hooks and quick plotting that keep your attention on what comes next.
- Secrets that draw people in Discover how one prized object becomes the focus of competing hopes and dangerous ambitions.
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This book suits readers who enjoy early twentieth century adventure, quick plotting and secrets that pull people into danger. It may be less suited to those who want deep psychological portraits or slow, quiet literary fiction.
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- A secret object drives the story
- Revolution and empire form the backdrop
- Intrigue keeps trust in short supply
- How to enjoy a Wallace adventure
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Das Buch der Allmacht
by Edgar Wallace· 1921
A mysterious book draws people into plots and revolution.
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A secret object drives the story
Adventure fiction of Wallace's day often rests on one prized thing that many people want. In this book that thing is a mysterious volume, and its title tells you how much power is believed to lie inside it. Such an object gives a story a clear center, because every character can be measured by how they act toward it.
A reader of this kind of tale learns to ask simple questions. Who wants the book, and why? Who is willing to lie, steal or risk a life to hold it? These questions keep the pages turning without much need for long explanation.
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Edgar Wallace
1875–1932 · British crime writer
Edgar Wallace was a hugely prolific British writer of thrillers and crime fiction who later co-created the story for King Kong. The Adventures of Heine follows Heine, a German secret agent, through a series of comic misadventures in Britain during the First World War.
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Who wrote The Book of All-Power?
The book was written by Edgar Wallace, the English author who died in 1932. He was one of the most productive popular writers of his time, known for thrillers, adventure tales and detective fiction.
What kind of book is The Book of All-Power?
It is an adventure novel in the early twentieth century popular tradition. Expect secrets, danger, political unrest and a strong sense of pace, with a mysterious volume at the center of the plot.
Is The Book of All-Power hard to read?
No. Wallace wrote in plain, direct prose with short scenes and quick action. The main challenge for a modern reader is some dated attitudes typical of fiction from his period.
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