The triumph of the sun / Wilbur Smith
1884 and in Khartoum, on the banks of the Nile, the Courtneys meet the Ballantynes in this epic adventure from one of the world's most celebrated novelists In the Sudan, decades of brutal misgovernment by the ruling Egyptian Khedive in Cairo precipitate a fierce and bloody rebellion and Holy War headed by a charismatic new religious leader, The Madhi or "Expected One". The British are forced to intervene to protect their national interests and to attempt to rescue the hundreds of British subjects stranded in the country. Along with hundreds of others, British trader and businessman, Ryder Courtney is trapped in the capital city of Khartoum. It is here that he meets Captain Penrod Ballantyne of the 10th Hussars, as well as the British Consul, David Benbrook and his three beautiful daughters. Against the vivid and bloody backdrop of the siege of Khartoum, in which British General Charles George Gordon is killed and the British retreat, these three powerful men fight to survive.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781499861044
- ISBN: 0312318405
- Physical Description: 500 pages : map ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2005
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- General Note:
- Map on lining paper
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | FIC SMI (Text) | 37810434329784 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Annie Hubbard McEachern Public Library | F SMITH (Text) | 34510000299956 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bladen Main Branch | FIC SMI (Text) | 30441100477967 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | FIC Smith (Text) | 37807000009335 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Canton Library | F (Text) | 33115005960593 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Charles H. Stone Memorial Library | F SMITH (Text) | 30665100166168 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Eden Library | Fic (Text) | 31554007737132 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Edneyville Branch | SMI (Text) | 33258005212142 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Elkin Public Library | F SMITH (Text) | 30499100411675 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | FIC Smith, Wilbur (Text) | 0112514273492 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
