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King of kings / by Wilbur Smith, with Imogen Robertson.

King of kings / by Wilbur Smith, with Imogen Robertson.
King of kings /
Sequel to The Triumph of the Sun. Cairo, 1887. When a jealous former lover destroys the happiness of Penrod Ballantyne and his fiancee, Amber Benbrook, Amber leaves him and travels to the wilds of Abyssinia with her twin sister, Saffron, and her adventurer husband, Ryder Courtney. On a mission to establish a silver mine, they make the dangerous journey to the new capital of Addis Ababa, where they are welcomed by Menelik, the King of Kings. Back in Cairo, a devastated Penrod seeks oblivion in the city's opium dens. Now Italy has designs on Abyssinia, and there are rumours of a plan to invade . . . With storm clouds gathering, and on opposing sides of the invasion, can Penrod and Amber find their way back to one another - against all the odds?

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Record Number 608815
ISBN 9781785768460
9781499862010
Author Smith, Wilbur A.
Title King of kings / by Wilbur Smith, with Imogen Robertson.
Publication details London : Zaffre, 2019.
Pagination etc. 435 pages ; 24 cm.
Series Courtneys and Ballantynes 2
Contents note Sequel to The Triumph of the Sun.
Summary Note Cairo, 1887. When a jealous former lover destroys the happiness of Penrod Ballantyne and his fiancee, Amber Benbrook, Amber leaves him and travels to the wilds of Abyssinia with her twin sister, Saffron, and her adventurer husband, Ryder Courtney. On a mission to establish a silver mine, they make the dangerous journey to the new capital of Addis Ababa, where they are welcomed by Menelik, the King of Kings. Back in Cairo, a devastated Penrod seeks oblivion in the city's opium dens. Now Italy has designs on Abyssinia, and there are rumours of a plan to invade . . . With storm clouds gathering, and on opposing sides of the invasion, can Penrod and Amber find their way back to one another - against all the odds?
Subject Africa fiction
Historical fiction
Added Entry Robertson, Imogen
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