Synopsis

Written with Imogen Robertson.

Subtitled : Divided by War. United by Love.

Ballantyne #6

An epic story of love, betrayal, courage and war that brings together two of Wilbur Smith's greatest families in this long-awaited sequel to his worldwide bestseller, The Triumph of the Sun.

Cairo, 1887. A beautiful September day. Penrod Ballantyne and his fiancée, Amber Benbrook, stroll hand in hand. The future is theirs for the taking. But when Penrod's jealous former lover, Lady Agatha, plants doubt about his character, Amber leaves him and travels to the wilds of Abyssinia with her twin sister, Saffron, and her adventurer husband, Ryder Courtney

On a mission to establish a silver mine, they make the dangerous journey to the new capital of Addis Ababa, where they are welcomed by Menelik, the King of Kings. Back in Cairo, a devastated Penrod seeks oblivion in the city's opium dens. He is rescued by an old friend, who is now in the Italian army, and offered the chance to join the military efforts. Italy has designs on Abyssinia, and there are rumours of a plan to invade . . .

With storm clouds gathering, and on opposing sides of the invasion, can Penrod and Amber find their way back to one another - against all the odds?

Details

• Format : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback
• Condition : Very Good (Almost As New)
• Category : Fiction - Action, Adventure & Western
• Published : 2019 (Zaffre)
• ISBN : 9781785768477
• SKU : B002836
• PPC : SP400gm
• RRP : £8.99
• Quantity Available : 1 only.

External Reviews

"The master writer is back at work with one of the epics. This book brought back the images and love one felt in his earlier books on Africa. Absolutely a must read for those who loved his earlier works, Africa and her history at her best brought forth to life in this excellent narrative."

"King of Kings" maintains the high standard that Wilbur Smith has set, a standard few others have or will ever match." - Goodreads Reviews.

'Best historical novelist' - Stephen King.

'A Master Storyteller' - Sunday Times.

'Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared' - The Times.

'No one does adventure quite like Smith' - Daily Mirror.

The Author

Wilbur Addison Smith (born 9 January 1933) is a South African (Zambian-born) novelist specialising in historical fiction about the international involvement in Southern Africa across four centuries, seen from the viewpoints of both black and white families.

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