Fire on the horizon
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| Grouped Work ID | 02f18368-5da4-4643-7640-7dd324efdd50 |
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| Grouping Title | fire on the horizon |
| Grouping Author | wilbur a smith |
| Grouping Category | book |
| Grouping Language | English (eng) |
| Last Grouping Update | 2025-05-17 05:08:45AM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-05-21 05:21:44AM |
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Robertson, Imogen, 1973-
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Smith, Wilbur A.
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Smith, Wilbur A.
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"South Africa, 1899 - the smouldering hostility between the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State and the British colonies of the Cape and Natal is about to burst into flame. War is coming and no one can prevent it. Colonel Penrod Ballantyne, hero of Abu Klea and Omdurman, is sent to Mafeking, 'the place of stones', to recruit and train men for the fighting ahead. Amber, his wife, the successful novelist, accompanies him - eager to see more of the country her husband is about to risk his life for. But when war is declared, Amber must flee with their baby son and pray for her husband's survival against impossible odds. Eight hundred miles to the south, in Cape Town, Ryder Courtney - adventurer, maverick, industrialist - is using his wealth and connections to bankroll the British war effort. His artist wife Saffron, frustrated by stuffy Cairo society, has joined him with their three children. There is peace in the Courtney household, or so Saffron believes, until their eldest son, Leon, stows away on a train to the front line, determined to join his distinguished uncle, Penrod Ballantyne, in changing the course of history. Saffron and Ryder have no choice but to leave the safety of the Cape Colony and follow. Leon is convinced that his parents are without honour and courage. Little does he realise that he has no chance of escaping the people they used to be. Two families torn apart, caught up in a battle for the heart of a country at war with itself. The Courtneys and the Ballantynes come together once again in the sequel to the worldwide bestsellers The Triumph of the Sun and King of Kings"--
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9781838779740
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2024
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Courtney novels
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Courtney novels|22
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British -- South Africa -- Fiction
Courtney family (Fictitious characters) -- Fiction
Historical fiction
Soldiers -- Fiction
South Africa -- History -- 1836-1909 -- Fiction
South African War, 1899-1902 -- Fiction
War and families -- Fiction
War fiction
Courtney family (Fictitious characters) -- Fiction
Historical fiction
Soldiers -- Fiction
South Africa -- History -- 1836-1909 -- Fiction
South African War, 1899-1902 -- Fiction
War and families -- Fiction
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Fire on the horizon
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Fire on the horizon / Wilbur Smith ; with Imogen Robertson
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Fire on the horizon
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Courtney family (Fictitious characters)
History
Soldiers
South African War, 1899-1902
War and families
Courtney family (Fictitious characters)
History
Soldiers
South African War, 1899-1902
War and families
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