The dark of the sun

Vaincus par les Blancs, les Matabélé ne sont pas soumis pour autant. Bazon, le neveu de leur dernier roi, fomente la rébellion de son peuple tout en feignant d'accepter de travailler pour l'envahisseur. Mais la révolte ne pourra être déclenchée que lorsque, éventualité bien lointaine, les soldats ennemis quitteront leurs terres. Et le miracle se produit ! Chargé d'aller mater les Boers sud-africains, le corps expéditionnaire anglais quitte le territoire de ce qui n'est pas encore la Rhodésie, marquant l'accomplissement de la troisième prophétie. Le bain de sang peut commencer. Il emportera comme un torrent la famille Ballantyne tout entière...

La Troisième Prophétie

The Worldwide Number One Bestseller Wilbur Smith returns to Ancient Egypt in a captivating new novel that will transport you to extraordinary times.

 EGYPT IS UNDER ATTACK.

 Pharaoh Tamose lies mortally wounded. The ancient city of Luxor is surrounded, All seems lost.

 Taita prepares for the enemy's final, fatal push. The ex-slave, now general of Tamose's armies, is never more ingenious than when all hope is dashed. And this is Egypt's most desperate hour.

 With the timely arrival of an old ally, the tide is turned and the Egyptian army feasts upon its retreating foe. But upon his victorious return to Luxor, Taita is seized and branded a traitor. Tamose is dead and a poisonous new era has begun. The new Pharaoh has risen.

 Pharaoh Utteric is young, weak and cruel, and threatened by Taita's influence within the palace - especially his friendship with Utteric's younger and worthier brother, Ramases. With Taita's imprisonment, Ramases is forced to make a choice: help Taita escape and forsake his brother, or remain silent and condone Utteric's tyranny. To a good man like Ramases, there is no choice. Taita must be set free, Utteric must be stopped and Egypt must be reclaimed.

 From the glittering temples of Luxor to the Citadel of Sparta, PHARAOH is an intense and powerful novel magnificently transporting you to a time of threat, blood and glory. Master storyteller, Wilbur Smith, is at the very peak of his powers.

Pharaoh

For Tanus, the fair-haired young lion of a warrior, the gods have decreed that he will lead Egypt's army in a bold attempt to reunite the Kingdom's shared halves. But Tanus will have to defy the same gods to attain the reward they have forbidden him, an object more prized than battle's glory: possession of the Lady Lostris, a rare beauty with skin the color of oiled ceder--destined for the adoration of a nation, and the love of one extraordinary man.

Le dieu fleuve

Hazel Bannock est à la tête d'un empire pétrolier. Alors que son yacht se trouve dans l'océan Indien, il est détourné par des pirates somaliens qui massacrent une partie de l'équipage. Hazel n'était pas à bord, contrairement à sa fille de dix-neuf ans, Cayla, qui est prise en otage. Une rançon faramineuse est demandée en échange de sa libération. Pour appuyer leur propos, les ravisseurs font parvenir à Hazel des vidéos montrant les tortures que subit Cayla au quotidien. Désespérée, Hazel comprend qu'elle ne pourra pas compter sur la diplomatie pour sauver sa fille. Elle décide de faire appel à Hector Cross, ancien membre des forces spéciales britanniques. Ensemble, ils vont mettre au point une opération commando pour libérer Cayla, dont la vie ne tient plus qu'à un fil...Avec ce thriller au suspense implacable, inscrit dans un contexte géopolitique très actuel, le maître du roman d'aventures n'a pas fini de nous surprendre. Une lecture pour les amateurs d'adrénaline.

Attaque en haute mer

Shout at the devil

Following on from "River God", "The Seventh Scroll" and "Warlock, this work continues the story of the Warlock, Taita, wise in the lore of the ancient Gods and a master of magic and the supernatural.

THE QUEST

LET THE HUNT BEGIN.

 HECTOR CROSS, ex-SAS officer, private security expert, widower. His wife was taken much too soon, by a cruel man with evil intentions.

 JOHNNY CONGO, psychopath, extortionist, terrorist, the man who murdered Hector's wife. Cross wants him dead. So does the US government.

 Congo is locked up on Death Row in the most secure prison in the free world, counting down the days until his execution. He's got two weeks. He wants out. He's escaped before and knows he can again.

 Cross, still licking his wounds from his last bruising encounter with Congo, is back and ready for work. In the middle of the rough Atlantic stands oil supertanker Bannock A. Terrorist activity in the area has triggered panic and there's only one person they can trust to protect her.

 What is promised as a cakewalk turns out to be much more, a mission that will test Cross to his emotional and physical limits. But a life spent in the SAS and private security has left Cross hard-wired for pain and as he is thrown into the fire once more, he will not stop until he has snared his prey.

 Hector Cross is Predator.

Predator

1876. Afrique du Sud. Sean et Garrrick, les jumeaux Courtney, n'aiment rien tant que courir la savane, son gibier, ses herbes hautes. La liberté les grise. Dans leurs veines bouillonne le sang de Hal Courtney, corsaire de la Reine. Ils ont hérité de sa témérité. Las, un accident de chasse viendra briser la fratrie : Sean s'enfuit. Dès lors, il n'aura de cesse de chercher fortune et aventure. Au péril de sa vie, de celle des siens, semant malgré lui le malheur partout où il passe, le lion poursuit une longue errance, jamais rassasié...

The dark of the sun

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