Captain Paul Lartal of the Foreign Legion, seeking guerilla Omar Ben Khalif in remote Algerian mountains, is sole survivor of an ambush. His superiors don't believe his tale of being rescued by a lovely, mysterious princess. But later, said princess invites Paul back to the hidden city of Medara, which, it seems, is threatened from within by a demagogue, Crito. Paul can only prevent a takeover by marrying the adorable Morjana; tough mission! But his position has unexpected perils...and meanwhile, what of the mysterious Ben Khalif?
—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>