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Fire on the Horizon

The Sunday Times bestselling Wilbur Smith epic for 2025

Author: Wilbur Smith and Imogen Robertson  

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A brand-new Wilbur Smith epic

Ryder had no doubt a war was coming, and he knew the character of the men the British would be fighting .

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A brand-new Wilbur Smith epic

Ryder had no doubt a war was coming, and he knew the character of the men the British would be fighting .

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Ryder had no doubt a war was coming, and he knew the character of the men the British would be fighting . . .

South Africa, 1899 - the smouldering hostility between the Boers and the British colonies is about to burst into flame. Colonel Penrod Ballantyne - hero of Abu Klea and Omdurman - is sent to Mafeking to prepare for the coming storm. His wife Amber accompanies him, but when war is declared Amber must flee with their baby son and pray for her husband's survival - against impossible odds.

Eight hundred miles away, in Cape Town, Ryder Courtney is using his wealth to bankroll the British war effort. When his son Leon stows away on a train to the front line, determined to join his uncle Penrod in changing the course of history, Ryder and his wife Saffron have no choice but to leave the safety of the Cape Colony and follow. Leon is convinced that his parents are without honour, that only his uncle understands him - he is about to discover just how wrong he can be.

BOOK 24 IN THE LONG-RUNNING EPIC HISTORICAL SAGA OF THE COURTNEY FAMILY FROM WILBUR SMITH IN WHICH THE COURTNEYS AND THE BALLANTYNES COME TOGETHER ONCE AGAIN IN THE SEQUEL TO WORLDWIDE BESTSELLERS THE TRIUMPH OF THE SUN AND KING OF KINGS.

Praise for Wilbur Smith

'A master storyteller' Sunday Times

'No one does adventure quite like Smith' Daily Mirror

'Best historical novelist' Stephen King

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About the Author

Wilbur Smith was born in Central Africa in 1933. He became a full-time writer in 1964 following the success of When the Lion Feeds, and has since published over fifty 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. An international phenomenon, his readership built up over fifty-five years of writing, establishing him as one of the most successful and impressive brand authors in the world.
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.Wilbur Smith passed away peacefully at home in 2021 with his wife, Niso, by his side, leaving behind him a rich treasure-trove of novels and stories that will delight readers for years to come. For all the latest information on Wilbur Smith's writing or facebook.com/WilburSmith

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Product Details

Publisher
Zaffre
Published
8th May 2025
Pages
384
ISBN
9781838776886

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