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Morocco. 1912. In Book I, Rebels of the Kasbah, Tariq, Fez, and Aseem are three young boys kidnapped and sold into the Kasbah of Caid of Ali Tamzali to race in deadly camel races. Along with Margaret, an English girl who was also kidnapped and sold into the harem of Caid Ali Tamzali, they plan a daring escape with the help of an undercover assassin named Sanaa, who was dispatched to help Tariq by his guardian—the venerable sage Zijuan.

Following their successful escape, the kids join a resistance tribe in the Rif Mountains led by a man named Malik. After gaining valuable information on the kasbah’s vulnerabilities, Malik and his warriors stage a daring raid on Caid Ali Tamzali and his kasbah.

Meanwhile, Margaret’s father, Charles, is kidnapped by a pirate named Captain Basil and joins forces with him when he learns a corrupt British Lieutenant named Dreyfuss is attacking helpless African fishing boats and villages.

In Book II, Wrath of the Caid, the Caid unleashes a man named The Black Mamba to find and kill, Tariq, Aseem, and Fez, and destroy the resistance tribe. Margaret is sent to live in England, as it’s no longer safe for her in Morocco. In England, she gets in a bit of trouble and is quickly sent to Saint Catherine’s boarding school outside of Marseilles, France where she befriends some French school girls.

Lieutenant Dreyfuss sends a spy by the name of Sharif Al Montaro to capture Captain Basil and Charles Owen.

Tariq, separated from his friends, meets a friendly Aborigine named Melbourne Jack who begins to explain the secrets of the Red Hand and the exploits of his mentor—Foster Crowe.

In Book III, Legends of the Rif, Tariq, Fez, and Aseem are adrift in the Mediterranean Sea and clinging to life after their hot air balloon crash landed. Melbourne Jack, their friend and mentor, tragically died in the accident.

Sanaa, Zijuan, and Malik successfully defeated Caid Ali Tamzali and his evil henchman, The Black Mamba, to free the countryside of Morocco from his iron grip. Inez was suddenly missing after identifying German spies near her school in the French countryside.

Finally, Foster Crowe follows the mysterious Wu Chiang to Europe from the jungles of Ceylon after discovering Wu Chiang’s dark vision to plot a war the likes of which the world has never seen.