The Siege of Krishnapur Sam Ripley the old are despairing and

the old are despairing and the young cruel

Of the 382 realities that have been unlocked

Gleaming autobahns bisect the jungle

The answer soon arrives in the form of the young and alluring Julian Rivers

Peter Cotton

The Siege of Krishnapur Sam Ripley the old are despairing andIn the Spring of 1857, with India on the brink of a violent and bloody mutiny, Krishnapur is a remote town on the vast North Indian plain. For the British there, life is orderly and genteel. Then the sepoys at the nearest military cantonment rise in revolt and the British community retreats with shock into the Residency. They prepare to fight for their lives with what weapons they can muster. As food and ammunition grow short, the Residency, its