The Triumph of the Sun (The Courtney) - Softcover

Smith, Wilbur

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312939183 ISBN 13: 9780312939182

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 2008

Synopsis

They've come from out of the shifting sands and down from ancient mountains. Mounted on horse and camel, carrying gleaming swords and plundered rifles, the sons of Allah are led by a holy warrior imbued with jihad, driving his army of thousands to wipe out the last Englishmen from the isolated Nile city...

Along with hundreds of others, British trader and businessman Ryder Courtney is trapped in the capital city of Khartoum. In Khartoum, the fates of a legendary British general, a brilliant, mercenary trader, a beautiful woman and a courageous soldier will become one. They know that time is running out and rescue is improbable. So they prepare for one last stand--and the beginning of an epic journey of survival...

From a passionate rivalry for a woman to an unforgettable face-off between warriors, Wilbur Smith's The Triumph of the Sun is adventure fiction writ large--alive with the sounds of throngs, the terror of battle, and the mystical fire of human courage in the darkest moments of all.

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Review:

"Fans will not be disappointed."--"Booklist" ""Triumph of the Sun" is everything [Smith's] fans have come to expect: masterful storytelling and breathtaking adventure...chalk up another winner."--"Times Record News" (Wichita Falls, TX) "Espionage, disguise, stabbings in the dark...a story that is--like the Nile itself--swift and powerful."--"Booklist""""Nobody does it better."--"Kirkus Reviews""""Wildly entertaining, compulsively readable."--Sunday Telegraph (UK)

Book Description:

1884 and in Khartoum, on the banks of the Nile, the Courtneys meet the Ballantynes in this epic adventure from one of the world’s most celebrated novelists

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0312939183
• ISBN 13: 9780312939182
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 635