The Triumph of the Sun
Author: Wilbur Smith
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 Mahdi 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. Alon….Read More
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