Score: 7.5/10  [1 review]

ProdID: 849 - The Triumph of the Sun
Written by Wilbur Smith

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October 2005

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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.

Along with hundreds of others, British trader and businessman Ryder Courtney is trapped in the capital city of Khartoum. It is here that he meets Captain Penrod Bellantyne of the 10th Hussars, as well as the British Consul, David Benbrook, and his three beautiful daughters. Against the vivid and bloody backdrop of the siege of Khartoum, in which British General Charles George Gordon is killed and the British retreat, these three powerful men fight to survive.

Rich with vibrant historical detail and infused with his inimitable powers of storytelling, THE TRIUMPH OF THE SUN is Wilbur Smith at his masterful best.

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Score: 8.3

Product reviews for listing 3341: Not This Little Black Duck -  Author: Mark Svensen

All the other little ducks had cute little names. There was Wade and Dip and Brook and Bob and even Sludgepuddle. But this little black duck did not have a cute little name. Oh, no! His name was Duck.

All the ducks tease Duck about his name. One day he gets the chance for revenge.

But does he take it?