Men of Men (eBook)

The Ballantyne Series 2

Wilbur Smith (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
721 Seiten
Bonnier Publishing Fiction (Verlag)
978-1-78576-582-7 (ISBN)

Infos

BOOK 2 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 Mirror A RUTHLESS MAN. AN UNFORGIVING DESTINY. Zouga Ballantyne has in his blood a fanatical need to find diamonds, and it is in the diamond mines of Kimberley that he finally realises his fate. But the price of success in one of the most punishing places in the world is high, and Zouga loses his beloved wife to one of the many sicknesses that haunt the diamond mine camp. Zouga and his sons are left to find their fortune elsewhere, and end up a part of the flourishing British Empire, developing their own form of civilisation in the face of tribal opposition. But Zouga's success has come at a price. The local Matabele tribe, who have tried to live alongside the colonists, are slowly losing everything. In the face of exploitation, violence and greed, who will triumph in the land of ruthless men? The second book in the epic Ballantyne Series.Book 3 in the Ballantyne series, The Angels Weep, 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 • 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 • 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-10: 1-78576-582-5 / 1785765825
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78576-582-7 / 9781785765827