Courtney.12.The.Triumph.of.the.Sun.2005

They¿ ve come from out of the shifting sands and down from ancient mountains. Mounted on horse and camel, carrying gleaming swords and plundered rifles, the sons of Allah are led by a holy warrior imbued with "jihad," driving his army of thousands to wipe out the last Englishmen from the isolated Nile city ... But in Khartoum is a legendary British general, a brilliant, mercenary trader, a beautiful woman and a courageous soldier whose fates have become one. They know that time is running out and rescue is improbable. So they prepare for one last stand--and the beginning of an epic journey of survival ... From a passionate rivalry for a woman to an unforgettable face-off between warriors, TRIUMPH OF THE SUN is adventure fiction writ large¿ alive with the sounds of throngs, the terror of battle, and the mystical fire of human courage in the darkest moments of all The Courtneys meet the Ballantynes in this epic African adventure where the British are forced to intervene in a fierce rebellion. Ryder Courtney is trapped in Khartoum where he meets Captain Penrod Ballantyne against the bloody backdrop of the siege of Khatoum In 1884, Ryder Courtney is trapped in Khartoum during the Sudanese rebellion. He fights long-side Captain Penrod Ballantyne and the British Consul, David Benbrook, as they struggle to survive the bloody siege of Khartoum