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  • Bibliography:
    75 Books
  • First Book:
    October 2003
  • Latest Book:
    May 2024
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Book List in Order: 75 titles

  • In Search of King Solomon's Mines

    King Solomon, the Bible’s wisest king, possessed extraordinary wealth. The grand temple he built in Jerusalem was covered in gold from the porch to the inner sanctum, where the Ark of the Covenant was kept. Long before H. Rider Haggard’s classic ...

  • TIMBUCTOO

    Being a Singular and Most Animated Account of an Illiterate American Sailor, Taken as a Slave in the Great Zahara and, after Trials and Tribulations Aplenty, Reaching London Where He Narrated His Tale* * *US Version.For centuries, the greatest explor...

  • Scorpion Soup

    Inspired by a book his grandfather wrote eighty years ago, master storyteller and author Tahir Shah set about creating SCORPION SOUP, an intense experience of interlinked and overlapping tales.Having been raised on stories from both East and West, Sh...

  • Eyespy

    Amadeus Kaine is the most famous eye surgeon alive. And he’s got a secret… a deep, dark, disturbing secret… He likes eating human eyes. Green eyes are his favorite. But any color will do. You’d better watch out because Dr. Kaine is coming. An...

  • Casablanca Blues, Paperback

    Blaine Williams has been obsessed by the Hollywood classic Casablanca since childhood. Now, in the grip of a mid-life crisis, he goes to the one place that's always provided hope - Casablanca. Descending down through interwoven layers of mystery and ...

  • Casablanca Blues

    Blaine Williams lives and breathes Casablanca. He’s trapped in a make-believe world of Bogart and Bergman, of smoke-filled cafés, of fugitives and hit-men.And he’s having a mid-life crisis.Having lost his girl, his job, and his home, he flees to...

  • Eye Spy

    The greatest eye surgeon of his age, Dr. Amadeus Kaine is feted by royalty, dictators, Hollywood, and the international jet-set. An epicurean of sophistication and dark obsessions, he's devoted his life to locating the perfect food.While treating one...

  • Paris Syndrome

    On the morning of her fifth birthday, Miki Suzuki's grandfather gave her an unusual gift - the fragment of a story. The tale told of a magical realm where all the women were beautiful, dressed in the finest gowns, and where the men had the looks of m...

  • Hannibal Fogg and the Supreme Secret of Man

    Hannibal Fogg & the Supreme Secret of Man  Through a life cloaked in mystery, Edwardian polymath Hannibal G. Fogg pushed the boundaries of exploration, science and code-breaking - producing feats of unrivalled cerebral dexterity. Hailing fro...



  • The Prism

    Oddball and loner Oliver Quinn was raised by his uncle, the proprietor of New York’s most bizarre emporium of Oriental rugs, Ozymandias & Son. Zoned out more than he’s zoned in, Oliver perceives patterns in everything â€" from fallen autumn leave...

  • Godman

    When his stage show goes spectacularly wrong, celebrated magician Harry Singh, a.k.a. The Great Maharaja Malipasse, becomes a laughing-stock and outcast. Having resorted to two-bit performances in the pouring rain on Blackpool Pier, the down-on-his-l...

  • Jinn Hunter

    Oddball and loner Oliver Quinn was raised by his uncle, the proprietor of Ozymandias & Son, New York's most bizarre emporium of Oriental rugs.Through a series of what he believes to be coincidences, Oliver discovers a portal in the basement of the sh...

  • The Misadventures of the Mystifying Nasrudin

    The first book in Tahir Shah's trilogy of Nasrudin stories, The Misadventures of the Mystifying Nasrudin builds on his highly acclaimed travelogue - Travels With Nasrudin.Having been raised in a household in which the wise fool of Oriental folklore w...

  • The Peregrinations of the Perplexing Nasrudin

    The second book in Tahir Shah's trilogy of Nasrudin stories, The Peregrinations of the Perplexing Nasrudin follows hot on the heels of The Misadventures of the Mystifying Nasrudin, and the highly acclaimed Travels With Nasrudin.Although uproariously ...

  • The Voyages and Vicissitudes of Nasrudin

    The third book in Tahir Shah's series of Nasrudin stories, The Voyages and Vicissitudes of Nasrudin builds on the foundations laid down by The Misadventures of the Mystifying Nasrudin and The Peregrinations of the Perplexing Nasrudin, completing the ...

  • The Arabian Nights Adventures

    For a thousand nights, ruthless King Shahriyar weds a new bride at dusk, only to have her executed the following dawn. Fearing for their lives, the kingdom's young women are in hiding, or have already fled.A request arrives for Scheherazade, the wise...

  • The Caravanserai Stories

    Eight strangers were clustered around the campfire of the distant caravanserai ---- silhouetted, ragged, and ripened by adventure. As the flames licked the darkness, sparks spitting up into the desert's nocturnal firmament, a traveller cleared his th...

  • The Jinnslayer

    Oddball and loner Oliver Quinn was raised by his uncle, the proprietor of Ozymandias & Son, New York's most bizarre emporium of Oriental rugs. Through a series of what he believes to be coincidences, Oliver discovers a portal in the basement of ...

  • The Anthologies

    During a career of thirty years, Tahir Shah has published dozens of books on travel, exploration, topography, and research, as well as a large body of fiction. Through this extraordinary series of Anthologies, selections from the corpus are arra...



  • Daydreams of an Octopus & Other Stories

    Like an expertly cut gemstone that catches the light, Daydreams of an Octopus & Other Stories is a dazzling homage to the teaching tales contained in the great treasury of A Thousand and One Nights.Written to be appreciated in innumerable ways and on...

  • The Tahir Shah Fiction Reader

    Although Tahir Shah began his writing career with travel literature, in recent years he has embraced the realm of fiction, producing groundbreaking work on an awe-inspiring scale.His first work within the genre was Timbuctoo, a major foundation stone...

  • Nasrudin in the Land of Fools

    This fourth book of Nasrudin tales from the acclaimed storyteller, Tahir Shah, concerns the trials and tribulations of the inimitable wise fool's life in the Land of Fools.Some Nasrudin stories are overtly hilarious, while others are downright odd, y...

  • The Old Wind

    As confusions of wildebeest roamed the savannah plains, a frail little gust of air struck the rounded side of a rock. Compressed for a fleeting moment, the gust doubled back on itself, forming the seed of a wind. All fresh and young, the little wind ...

  • Tales Told to a Melon

    It all began with a little black seed - the seed of a watermelon.Yahya, the self-styled 'Melon King', presented it to Tahir Shah, urging him to plant it in the courtyard garden of his home, the Caliph's House.The seed was duly planted, watered, and t...

  • The Voyages & Vicissitudes of Nasrudin

    The third book in Tahir Shah's series of Nasrudin stories, The Voyages and Vicissitudes of Nasrudin builds on the foundations laid down by The Misadventures of the Mystifying Nasrudin and The Peregrinations of the Perplexing ...

  • HOURGLASS

    Eight strangers were clustered around the campfire of the caravanserai - silhouetted, ragged, and ripened by adventure. As the flames licked the darkness, sparks spitting up into the nocturnal firmament, the traveller dressed in turquoise cleared his...

  • IMAGINIST

    Eight strangers were clustered around the campfire of the caravanserai - silhouetted, ragged, and ripened by adventure. As the flames licked the darkness, sparks spitting up into the nocturnal firmament, the traveller dressed in turquoise cleared his...

  • JINN'S TREASURE

    Eight strangers were clustered around the campfire of the caravanserai - silhouetted, ragged, and ripened by adventure. As the flames licked the darkness, sparks spitting up into the nocturnal firmament, the traveller dressed in red cleared his throa...

  • JINNLORE

    Eight strangers were clustered around the campfire of the caravanserai - silhouetted, ragged, and ripened by adventure. As the flames licked the darkness, sparks spitting up into the nocturnal firmament, the traveller dressed in orange cleared his th...



  • MELLIFIED MAN

    Eight strangers were clustered around the campfire of the caravanserai - silhouetted, ragged, and ripened by adventure. As the flames licked the darkness, sparks spitting up into the nocturnal firmament, the traveller dressed in apricot cleared his t...

  • SKELETON ISLAND

    Eight strangers were clustered around the campfire of the caravanserai - silhouetted, ragged, and ripened by adventure. As the flames licked the darkness, sparks spitting up into the nocturnal firmament, the traveller dressed in blue cleared his thro...

  • WELLSPRING

    Eight strangers were clustered around the campfire of the caravanserai - silhouetted, ragged, and ripened by adventure. As the flames licked the darkness, sparks spitting up into the nocturnal firmament, the traveller dressed in turquoise cleared his...

  • The Cap of Invisibility

    The Cap of Invisibility is a Teaching Story by Tahir Shah, one of the foremost writers of his generation, who was himself raised in the ancient tradition of stories and storytelling.The son of the prominent Sufi writer and thinker Idries Shah, Tahir ...

  • Changing the World

    Changing the World is a Teaching Story by Tahir Shah, one of the foremost writers of his generation, who was himself raised in the ancient tradition of stories and storytelling.The son of the prominent Sufi writer and thinker Idries Shah, Tahir was w...

  • The Destiny Ring

    The Destiny Ring is a Teaching Story by Tahir Shah, one of the foremost writers of his generation, who was himself raised in the ancient tradition of stories and storytelling.The son of the prominent Sufi writer and thinker Idries Shah, Tahir was wea...

  • The Forgotten Game

    The Forgotten Game is a Teaching Story by Tahir Shah, one of the foremost writers of his generation, who was himself raised in the ancient tradition of stories and storytelling.The son of the prominent Sufi writer and thinker Idries Shah, Tahir was w...

  • The Hoopoe's Flight

    The Hoopoe's Flight is a Teaching Story by Tahir Shah, one of the foremost writers of his generation, who was himself raised in the ancient tradition of stories and storytelling.The son of the prominent Sufi writer and thinker Idries Shah, Tahir was ...

  • King of the Jinns

    King of the Jinns is a Teaching Story by Tahir Shah, one of the foremost writers of his generation, who was himself raised in the ancient tradition of stories and storytelling.The son of the prominent Sufi writer and thinker Idries Shah, Tahir was we...

  • Mouse House

    Mouse House is a Teaching Story by Tahir Shah, one of the foremost writers of his generation, who was himself raised in the ancient tradition of stories and storytelling.The son of the prominent Sufi writer and thinker Idries Shah, Tahir was weaned o...



  • On Backgammon Time

    On Backgammon Time is a Teaching Story by Tahir Shah, one of the foremost writers of his generation, who was himself raised in the ancient tradition of stories and storytelling.The son of the prominent Sufi writer and thinker Idries Shah, Tahir was w...

  • The Paradise Tree

    The Paradise Tree is a Teaching Story by Tahir Shah, one of the foremost writers of his generation, who was himself raised in the ancient tradition of stories and storytelling.The son of the prominent Sufi writer and thinker Idries Shah, Tahir was we...

  • The Tale of Double Six

    The Tale of Double Six is a Teaching Story by Tahir Shah, one of the foremost writers of his generation, who was himself raised in the ancient tradition of stories and storytelling.The son of the prominent Sufi writer and thinker Idries Shah, Tahir w...

  • A Treasury of Tales

    A Treasury of Tales is a Teaching Story by Tahir Shah, one of the foremost writers of his generation, who was himself raised in the ancient tradition of stories and storytelling.The son of the prominent Sufi writer and thinker Idries Shah, Tahir was ...

  • The Wondrous Seed

    The Wondrous Seed is a Teaching Story by Tahir Shah, one of the foremost writers of his generation, who was himself raised in the ancient tradition of stories and storytelling.The son of the prominent Sufi writer and thinker Idries Shah, Tahir was we...

  • The Antelope Boy & Other Stories

    Stories are all around us.They're in the TV and movies we so adore, in the video games we play, and of course in the books we read. They're in newspapers and magazines, too; in the conversations we share with old friends, and with new ones. They're o...

  • The Celestial Sisters and Other Stories

    Stories are all around us.They're in the TV and movies we so adore, in the video games we play, and of course in the books we read. They're in newspapers and magazines, too; in the conversations we share with old friends, and with new ones. They're o...

  • The Elephant & The Tortoise & Other Stories

    Stories are all around us.They're in the TV and movies we so adore, in the video games we play, and of course in the books we read. They're in newspapers and magazines, too; in the conversations we share with old friends, and with new ones. They're o...

  • The Frog Prince & Other Stories

    Stories are all around us.They're in the TV and movies we so adore, in the video games we play, and of course in the books we read. They're in newspapers and magazines, too; in the conversations we share with old friends, and with new ones. They're o...

  • The Metamorphosis & Other Stories

    Stories are all around us.They're in the TV and movies we so adore, in the video games we play, and of course in the books we read. They're in newspapers and magazines, too; in the conversations we share with old friends, and with new ones. They're o...



  • Tales from the Arabian Nights I

    Stories are all around us.They're in the TV and movies we so adore, in the video games we play, and of course in the books we read. They're in newspapers and magazines, too; in the conversations we share with old friends, and with new ones. They're o...

  • Three Stories

    Stories are all around us.They're in the TV and movies we so adore, in the video games we play, and of course in the books we read. They're in newspapers and magazines, too; in the conversations we share with old friends, and with new ones. They're o...

  • The Twelve-Headed Griffin & Other Stories

    Stories are all around us.They're in the TV and movies we so adore, in the video games we play, and of course in the books we read. They're in newspapers and magazines, too; in the conversations we share with old friends, and with new ones. They're o...

  • The Twilight of the Gods & Other Stories

    Stories are all around us.They're in the TV and movies we so adore, in the video games we play, and of course in the books we read. They're in newspapers and magazines, too; in the conversations we share with old friends, and with new ones. They're o...

  • The Well at the End of the World & Other Stories

    Stories are all around us.They're in the TV and movies we so adore, in the video games we play, and of course in the books we read. They're in newspapers and magazines, too; in the conversations we share with old friends, and with new ones. They're o...

  • Why the Fish Laughed & Other Stories

    Stories are all around us.They're in the TV and movies we so adore, in the video games we play, and of course in the books we read. They're in newspapers and magazines, too; in the conversations we share with old friends, and with new ones. They're o...

  • The Son of Seven Queens & Other Stories

    Stories are all around us.They're in the TV and movies we so adore, in the video games we play, and of course in the books we read. They're in newspapers and magazines, too; in the conversations we share with old friends, and with new ones. They're o...

  • The Three Lemons & Other Stories

    Stories are all around us.They're in the TV and movies we so adore, in the video games we play, and of course in the books we read. They're in newspapers and magazines, too; in the conversations we share with old friends, and with new ones. They're o...

  • Two Cats & Other Stories

    Stories are all around us.They're in the TV and movies we so adore, in the video games we play, and of course in the books we read. They're in newspapers and magazines, too; in the conversations we share with old friends, and with new ones. They're o...

  • Ghost of the Violet Well & Other Stories

    Stories are all around us.They're in the TV and movies we so adore, in the video games we play, and of course in the books we read. They're in newspapers and magazines, too; in the conversations we share with old friends, and with new ones. They're o...

  • The Perplexity

    An oddball and loner, Oliver Quinn was raised by his uncle, the proprietor of Ozymandias & Son - New York's most bizarre emporium of Oriental rugs.Through a series of what he believes to be coincidences, Oliver discovers a portal in the basement of t...

  • Tale of a Lantern & Other Stories

    Stories are all around us.They're in the TV and movies we so adore, in the video games we play, and of course in the books we read. They're in newspapers and magazines, too; in the conversations we share with old friends, and with new ones. They're o...

  • Capilongo

    A Teaching Story from the tradition of Eastern folklore, this tale by seeks to divert the mind with entertainment while allowing a deeper didactic level to be received.Its author, Tahir Shah - one of the foremost writers of his generation - was himse...

  • Cat, Mouse

    A Teaching Story from the tradition of Eastern folklore, this tale by seeks to divert the mind with entertainment while allowing a deeper didactic level to be received.Its author, Tahir Shah - one of the foremost writers of his generation - was himse...

  • The Clockmaker Who Travelled Through Time

    A Teaching Story from the tradition of Eastern folklore, this tale by seeks to divert the mind with entertainment while allowing a deeper didactic level to be received.Its author, Tahir Shah - one of the foremost writers of his generation - was himse...

  • The Fish's Dream

    A Teaching Story from the tradition of Eastern folklore, this tale by seeks to divert the mind with entertainment while allowing a deeper didactic level to be received.Its author, Tahir Shah - one of the foremost writers of his generation - was himse...

  • Frogland

    A Teaching Story from the tradition of Eastern folklore, this tale by seeks to divert the mind with entertainment while allowing a deeper didactic level to be received.Its author, Tahir Shah - one of the foremost writers of his generation - was himse...

  • The Man Whose Arms Grew Branches

    A Teaching Story from the tradition of Eastern folklore, this tale by seeks to divert the mind with entertainment while allowing a deeper didactic level to be received.Its author, Tahir Shah - one of the foremost writers of his generation - was himse...

  • Mittle-Mittle

    A Teaching Story from the tradition of Eastern folklore, this tale by seeks to divert the mind with entertainment while allowing a deeper didactic level to be received.Its author, Tahir Shah - one of the foremost writers of his generation - was himse...

  • The Princess of Zilzilam

    A Teaching Story from the tradition of Eastern folklore, this tale by seeks to divert the mind with entertainment while allowing a deeper didactic level to be received.Its author, Tahir Shah - one of the foremost writers of his generation - was himse...

  • The Shop That Sold Truth

    A Teaching Story from the tradition of Eastern folklore, this tale by seeks to divert the mind with entertainment while allowing a deeper didactic level to be received.Its author, Tahir Shah - one of the foremost writers of his generation - was himse...

  • The Singing Serpents

    A Teaching Story from the tradition of Eastern folklore, this tale by seeks to divert the mind with entertainment while allowing a deeper didactic level to be received.Its author, Tahir Shah - one of the foremost writers of his generation - was himse...

  • The Tale of the Rusty Nail

    A Teaching Story from the tradition of Eastern folklore, this tale by seeks to divert the mind with entertainment while allowing a deeper didactic level to be received.Its author, Tahir Shah - one of the foremost writers of his generation - was himse...

  • A Tale of Witches

    A Teaching Story from the tradition of Eastern folklore, this tale by seeks to divert the mind with entertainment while allowing a deeper didactic level to be received.Its author, Tahir Shah - one of the foremost writers of his generation - was himse...

  • The Unicorn's Tear

    A Teaching Story from the tradition of Eastern folklore, this tale by seeks to divert the mind with entertainment while allowing a deeper didactic level to be received.Its author, Tahir Shah - one of the foremost writers of his generation - was himse...

  • The Most Foolish of Men

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    A Teaching Story from the tradition of Eastern folklore, this tale by seeks to divert the mind with entertainment while allowing a deeper didactic level to be received.Its author, Tahir Shah - one of the foremost writers of his generation - was himse...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Tahir Shah has published 75 books.

Tahir Shah does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Unicorn's Tear, was published in May 2024.

The first book by Tahir Shah, In Search of King Solomon's Mines, was published in October 2003.

No. Tahir Shah does not write books in series.
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