- Title:
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King of Kings: Courtney (Book 18), Ballantyne (Book 6)
- Series:
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Courtney & Ballantyne
- Written by:
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Wilbur Smith
- Read by:
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Elliot Chapman
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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11
- Duration:
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12 hours 59 minutes
- Published:
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June 28 2019
- Available Date:
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June 28 2019
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9780655604051
- Genres:
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Fiction; Family Sagas; Historical Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda/Audible audio
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Format
Price
Bolinda price
#1 bestselling author
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?
'No one does adventure quite like Smith.'
Daily Mirror
'Wilbur Smith ... writes as forcefully as his tough characters act.'
Evening Standard