num_pages: 635
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Triumph of the Sun
titlecomplete: The Triumph of the Sun (Courtney publication, #12; Courtney chronological, #10; The Ballantyne Novels, #5)
characters: Ryder Courtney; Captain Penrod Ballantyne; David Benbrook
genres: Thriller, Fiction, Sudan, Action, Historical, Roman, Historical Fiction, Africa, Adventure, Novels
ratings_count: 5931
places: Khartoum
series: Ballantyne, Courtney chronological order, Courtney publication order
publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks