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Fire on the Horizon

AN EPIC NOVEL OF WAR AND FAMILY FROM THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING MASTER OF ADVENTURE

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Fire on the Horizon

By: Wilbur Smith, Imogen Robertson
Narrated by: Elliot Chapman
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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 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 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 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. Action & Adventure Genre Fiction Historical Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Thriller & Suspense Marriage Africa War
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It had me hooked from start to finish!! Beautifully narrated!

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Action. Suspense, history and drama all rolled into one great story

Great read

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Keeps you on edge, hanging as you weave through a tale of human emotions, courage and action

The engagement of the characters

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Love the setting of the story and the characters set against the African landscape. One thing it did lac may be unique game hunting which seems to always be in the Wilbur Smith stories of the 17 and 1800s.

Always love another great Courtney Valentine story

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Same old recipe without the bang. Last Wilbur Smith book I will never purchase. RIP Wilbur, you legend!!

Boring

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