《项塔兰》塑造了令百万读者难以忘怀的角色——林，一个在孟买靠为黑帮伪造护照为生的澳大利亚逃犯。在万众期待的续集《山之影》中，林必须要找到在新一代行踪诡秘的黑帮老大手下行事的新法子。故事发生在《项塔兰》结束后的两年，林失去了两个人：父亲一样的哈德拜死了，而他的灵魂伴侣卡拉嫁给了一个帅气的印度媒体大亨。林从走私之旅返回之后，改变了很多。这是一个迅速改变的城市，林的很多老朋友都已经不在了，新一任的黑帮老大纠缠在越来越多的暴力与危险的阴谋之中，传说中的圣人林觉得自己已经领悟了关于爱与生活的一切。但林却始终无法离开这个岛城：卡拉以及一个致命的承诺，不会让他轻易离开。
A sequel to SHANTARAM but equally a standalone novel, The Mountain Shadow follows Lin on further adventures in shadowy worlds and cultures. It is a novel about seeking identity, love, meaning, purpose, home, even the secret of life…As the story begins, Lin has found happiness and love, but when he gets a call that a friend is in danger, he has no choice but to go to his aid, even though he knows that leaving this paradise puts everything at risk, including himself and his lover. When he arrives to fulfil his obligation, he enters a room with eight men: each will play a significant role in the story that follows. One will become a friend, one an enemy, one will try to kill Lin, one will be killed by another… Some characters appeared in Shantaram, others are introduced for the first time, including Navida Der, a half-Irish, half-Indian detective, and Edras, a philosopher with fundamental beliefs.
Gregory David Roberts is an extraordinarily gifted writer whose stories are richly rewarding on many levels. Like Shantaram, The Mountain Shadow will be a compelling adventure story with a profound message at its heart.
