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基本信息·出版社：Pan Books; New Ed edition
·页码：640 页
·出版日期：2006年03月
·ISBN：0330412655
·条形码：9780330412650
·装帧：平装
·外文书名：太阳的胜利
内容简介 1884 and in Khartoum, on the banks of the Nile, the Courtneys meet the Ballantynes in this epic adventure from one of the world's most celebrated novelists 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 Madhi 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 Ballantyne 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.
作者简介 Wilbur Smith was born in Central Africa in 1933. He was educated at Michaelhouse and Rhodes University. He became a full-time writer in 1964 after the successful publication of WHEN THE LION FEEDS. TRIUMPH OF THE SUN is his 30th novel, all of which are meticulously researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide. His books are now translated into twenty-six languages.
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From Publishers Weekly Set in colonial Egypt at the end of Victoria''s reign, this sweeping romantic epic reprises Smith regulars—scions of the Courteneys and Ballantynes. (The two fictional British families have provided character fodder for least half of Smith''s 30 novels.) Bloodthirsty legions of Arab dervish troops under the command of the Mahdi, or ruling successor to the Prophet Muhammad, have surrounded (but not taken) Khartoum, trapping comely 17-year-old Rebecca Benbrook; her consul general father, David; and her younger twin sisters, Saffron and Amber. The appearance of a cargo boat owned by the dashing, entrepreneurial Ryder Courteney, as well as the subsequent appearance of Capt. Penrod Ballantyne of Her Majesty''s 10th Hussars, give hope. Naïve Rebecca falls in love with Ballantyne, who deflowers her before racing off to warn the rescue force commander that the commander is outnumbered 25 to one. The dervish, led by the fearsome Emir Osman Atalan, overrun Khartoum, and Rebecca''s father is brutally butchered; the saga continues with Penrod heroically leading troops against Osman. Steamy romance alternates with gore, and it''s all done by-the-numbers in a good way—like a junky, absorbing miniseries. Fans will not be disappointed.
(June) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition. From AudioFile As the city of Khartoum is attacked in 1884, British subjects Captain Penrod Ballantyne, trader Ryder Courtney, and Consul David Benbrook and his three daughters fight for their lives and freedom. Tim Pigott-Smith reads action scenes with plenty of emotion, making listeners feel the horror of a man dying from burns in a sea battle, a beheading, or a torture device designed to crush a man''s windpipe when he tires of pitting himself against it. His rapid-fire, breathless narration as he reads the epic action adds to the pulse-pounding tone. To abridge or not to abridge? Wilbur Smith himself says he enjoyed this slimmed-down reading, which moves as swift as an arrow to its conclusion. J.A.S. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine--
Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition. From Booklist As popular as he is prolific, and as masterful a storyteller now as he has ever been, Smith once again visits Africa, the continent where he was born, the source of his inspiration, and the setting for his supremely adventuresome novels that make authentic and riveting use of history. He took readers to ancient Egypt in the marvelously wrought
River God (1994), and now he returns there, this time in the late nineteenth century, at the apex of the British Empire. Smith bases this tightly woven narrative on an actual incident in British colonial history: the holy war conducted by a Sudanese man proclaiming himself the Mahdi, or savior, and his forces'' siege of the British garrison at Khartoum, at the convergence of the White and Blue Nile in the Egyptian-held Sudan. Readers who appreciate World War II-era spy thrillers will enjoy this tale of espionage, disguise, and stabbings in the dark, as Smith deliciously elaborates on all the military and religious issues and events surrounding the siege. He marshals telling detail into a story that is--like the Nile itself--swift and powerful.
Brad HooperCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
