A Falcon Flies (eBook)

The Ballantyne Series 1

Wilbur Smith (Autor)

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2018
705 Seiten
Bonnier Publishing Fiction (Verlag)
9781785765704 (ISBN)

Infos

BOOK 1 IN THE BALLANTYNE SERIES BY INTERNATIONAL SENSATION WILBUR SMITH'Best historical novelist' - Stephen King 'A master storyteller' - Sunday Times 'Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared' - The Times 'No one does adventure quite like Smith' - Daily MirrorA DISHONOURABLE MAN. AN HONOURABLE MISSION. Dr Robyn Ballantyne has always worked hard for what she wants. Following in the footsteps of their father she and her brother, the celebrated soldier Zouga Ballantyne, depart England on an expedition to Africa, the land of their birth. Robyn is determined to bring an end to slave trading, while Zouga is certain that Africa will be the land that makes him, and determines to make his fortune there, whatever the cost.Manning the expedition is the notorious American merchant, Mungo St John. Robyn is deeply attracted to St John but is horrified to discover that he is a slave-trader, and that she is unwittingly travelling on a slave ship. Also vying for her love is the fanatical anti-slavery naval captain, Clinton Codrington. Kind and respectable, Codrington is deeply in love with Robyn, but despite herself she cannot return his feelings. As Robyn finds herself torn between the two men, she is forced to make a decision that will change her life forever, and which will shape the future for them all. The first book in the first sequence of the epic Ballantyne seriesBook 2 in the Ballantyne series, Men of Men, is available now.

Autor

lt;b>Wilbur Smith is a worldwide phenomenon. His readership has built up over fifty-five years of writing.
Born in Central Africa in 1933, Wilbur became a full-time writer in 1964 following the success of When the Lion Feeds, and has since published over forty global bestsellers, including the Courtney Series, the Ballantyne Series, the Egyptian Series, the Hector Cross Series and many successful standalone novels, all meticulously researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide.
The establishment of the Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation in 2015 cemented Wilbur's passion for empowering writers, promoting literacy and advancing adventure writing as a genre. The foundation's flagship programme is the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize.
For all the latest information on Wilbur visit www.wilbursmithbooks.com or facebook.com/WilburSmith

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.1.2018
• Reihe/Serie: Ballantyne Series
• Reihe/Serie: Ballantyne Series
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Historische Romane
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Schlagworte: action • Adventure • adventure fiction • Africa • African fiction • African History • America • American History • American Revolution • Ancient Egypt • Ancient Egyptian • Army • Authors to watch • Ballantyne • Ballantyne family • Battle • Bernard Cornwall • Bernard Cornwell • Bernerd Cornwall • bernerd cornwell • Best books • Bestseller • bestselling • bestselling author • big book • big books • books of the year • Bourne • Brotherhood • brothers • cinematic • Clive Cussler • conflict • Courtney family • Courtney saga • Cusler • David Churchill • David Gilman • Dirk Cussler • dramatic • Egypt • Egyptian • EPIC • epic adventure • Espionage • exciting • Family • family drama • Family Saga • friendships • geoffrey archer • George R.R.Martin • Global bestselling author • global fiction • gripping • Harry Sidebottom • Hector Cross • Heroic men • historical fiction • History • Imogen Robertson • independence day • international bestseller • International bestselling author • James Patterson • Jason Bourne • Jeffery Archer • Jeffrey Archer • Julian Stockwin • legacy • Love • love interest • Ludlum • mens fiction • Military • Million copy bestseller • Multi-million copy bestseller • Nineteenth century • Number 1 • Number 1 bestselling author • ones to watch • pharaoh • Rebellion • Romance • Rory Clements • Saga • series • sibling rivalry • Simon Scarrow • South Africa • Standalone • summer reads • Sunday Times • Sunday Times bestselling author • sweeping epic • Taita • televisual • Thriller • Tom Harper • Top Five • Top Ten • uprising • US • war • Wilber Smith • Wilbur Smith • World literature • World War 2
• ISBN-13: 9781785765704 / 9781785765704