The Triumph of the Sun

CD Edition

by Wilbur Smith
narrated by Stephen Thorne

Genre: Adventure/Thriller
Age Group: Adult

Book Reference: DIR1666
ISBN: 978 1 4074 7662 9

Duration: 24h (approx.) on 20 CDs

Publication Date: April 2008

Synopsis

In 1880s Sudan, decades of brutal misgovernment by the ruling Egyptian Khedive precipitates a fierce and bloody rebellion 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...

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