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King of Kings by Wilbur Smith and Imogen Robertson

17 October 2019 By Editor

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 Saffron’s adventurer […]

Ghost Fire by Wilbur Smith and Tom Harper

5 September 2019 By Editor

1754. Inseparable since birth and growing up in India, Theo and Connie Courtney are torn apart by the tragic death of their parents. Theo, wracked with guilt, seeks salvation in combat and conflict, joining the British in the war against the French and Indian army. Connie, believing herself abandoned by her brother, and abused and […]

King of Kings by Wilbur Smith with Imogen Robertson

4 April 2019 By Editor

King of Kings

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 […]

The Tiger’s Prey by Wilbur Smith and Tom Harper

7 September 2017 By Editor

The Malabar coast is full of dangers: greedy tradesmen, fearless pirates, and men full of vengeance. But for a Courtney, the greatest danger might just be his own family… Francis Courtney flees the comfort of his Devonshire estate when his stepfather’s gambling debts leave him penniless and at risk. He sails to South Africa with […]

Golden Lion by Wilbur Smith and Giles Kristian

1 October 2015 By Michael Jecks

Wilbur Smith has to be one of the very top names in adventure fiction. From his early book THE MERCENARIES (renamed from the original title THE DARK OF THE SUN) about the mercenaries fighting in the Belgian Congo, he has written both modern day stories and historicals with verve and skill. Of all his books, […]

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