King of Kings
(Part of the Courtney publication order (#18) Series, Ballantyne (#6) Series, and Courtney chronological order (#10) Series)
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The sequel to Wilbur Smith's worldwide bestseller, The Triumph of the Sun. 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, 1888. A beautiful September day. Penrod Ballantyne and his fiancee, 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. But Italy has designs on Abyssinia, and there are rumours of a plan to invade... Back in Cairo, a devastated Penrod seeks oblivion in the city's opium dens. When he is rescued by his old friend, Lorenzo De Fonseca, now in the Italian army, and offered the chance to assess the situation around the Abyssinian border, Penrod leaps at the chance of action. 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?
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1499862016
ISBN13:9781499862010
Release Date:April 2019
Publisher:Zaffre
Length:464 Pages
Weight:1.46 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.3" x 9.2"
Customer Reviews
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Wilbur Smith is amazing
Published by StormieDanes , 5 years ago
When I first read When The Lion Feeds I became addicted to Wilbur’s amazing talent. His historical accuracy, credible and vivid characterisation woven around fallible human traits combined with the richness of darkest Africa have always left me spellbound. I can reread these early novels again and again and still get a buzz or occasionally find a piece I seem to have overlooked.
But, oh dear, the ghost writing is awful. Because I recognise his style so intimately I can spot an impersonation in a flash. There is only one Wilbur and whilst this is better than the first ghost written attempts it really leaves me disappointed because of the incredible standard he has set in the past. It’s almost as if he is racing in his autumn years to crank out a few more before it is too late. Sometimes in life we should bow out gracefully and at a peak. He has nothing more to prove. He has written a wonderful legacy and his words will be with us for generations to come.
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