Book description
It is 1899. A new generation has inherited the Rhodesian birthright
that Dan Retallick won from the legendary king of Matabeleland. Once
again, the dark clouds of conflict loom on the horizon as the
blood-streaked bayonets of the Boer War encircle the sons of Dan
Retallick.
Nat, with one eye on the wilful wife of an English colonel, joins
the colours as a 'guide' for the British army. But his younger brother
Adam follows a rebel star and a farmer's daughter to enlist with a
Boer commando.
The tides of history have set Retallick brother against brother in
the savage struggle of the South African war.
E. V. Thompson was born in London and spent nine years in the Navy
before joining the Bristol police. He moved to Hong Kong, then Rhodesia
and had over 200 stories published before returning to England to become
a full-time award-winning writer.
