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King of Kings

By: Wilbur Smith
Narrated by: Elliot Chapman
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Cairo, 1887. A beautiful September day. Penrod Ballantyne and his fiancée, Amber Benbrook, stroll hand in hand. The future is theirs for the taking.

But when Penrod's jealous former lover, Lady Agatha, plants doubt about his character, 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. He is rescued by an old friend, who is now in the Italian army, and offered the chance to join the military efforts. 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?

©2019 Wilbur Smith (P)2019 Audible, Ltd Action & Adventure Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction War & Military Romance Italy Royalty Africa Military War Middle East
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This story was a gripping love story with just the right amount of intrigue, fighting and love. The narrator on occasions spoke so quickly though it made me hold my breath. I personally would have preferred his delivery to be somewhat slower although in places his quickness in narration gave you a sense of all the emotion of the situation.
All in all I couldn’t put my audiobook down. Excellent story!

Gripping story

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another great Courtney novel. highly recommended and full of intrigue, betrayal, romance. Everything you need

Gripping

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A wonderful story, written beautifully and narrated perfectly. The characters and story was described with brilliance and I would highly recommend this book. Elliot Chapman also did a great job on this one.

Brilliant strory, worth a listen.

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Wilbur Smith proves again he is a master story teller quick paced page turner you will have trouble drubbing off

great read

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A bodice ripper for boys and girls with the obligatory happy ending with a hint of sadness to leaven the mix

In the tradition of empire

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