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A Falcon Flies

The Ballantyne Series 1
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A Falcon Flies by Wilbur Smith weaves a thrilling tale of adventure set in 19th-century Africa. Siblings Zouga and Robyn Ballantyne embark on a perilous journey to find their father, who vanished deep in the African interior. As they navigate treacherous landscapes and confront various dangers, they also grapple with personal ambitions and the harsh realities of colonialism.
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A Falcon Flies

From bestselling author Wilbur Smith, the first book in the epic Ballantyne Series.

From bestselling author Wilbur Smith, the first book in the epic Ballantyne Series

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She heard another movement pass behind her turned shoulder, a whisper of sound, yet so chilling that she felt all power of movement drained from her legs. He was here, very close in the blackness, toying with her, cruel as a cat. He had smelt her out. Now he crouched over her ready to strike and she could only wait.

A mission of duty. A quest for love.

Dr Robyn Ballantyne has always worked hard for what she wants. Coming home to Africa after twenty years, she fears there are only three men who may still stand in her way:

THE BROTHER
Zouga is the only family she's known for much of her life. Yet she and the celebrated soldier will never quite see eye to eye...

THE CAPTAIN
Codrington, ambitious British naval officer, wants to give her a perfect life. Could she ever be tamed enough to fit his idea of perfection?

THE TRADER
Mungo St John, the notorious American merchant, repels her with his slave trading. But Robyn cannot forget what once passed between them.

As her adventures begin, Robyn must make decisions that will shape the future for all of them...

The first book in the epic Ballantyne series.

Series: Ballantyne Series

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781785766725

Publisher: Zaffre

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 June 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Zaffre

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 38.0mm

Width: 131.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 486g

Pages: 672

About the Author

Wilbur Smith is a global phenomenon: a distinguished author with a large and established readership built up over fifty-five years of writing, with sales of over 130 million novels worldwide.

Born in Central Africa in 1933, Wilbur became a full-time writer in 1964 following the success of When the Lion Feeds, and has since published forty-one global bestsellers, including the Courtney Series, the Ballantyne Series, the Egyptian Series, the Hector Cross Series and many successful standalone novels, all meticulously researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide. His books have now been translated into twenty-six languages.

The establishment of the Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation in 2015 cemented Wilbur's passion for empowering writers, promoting literacy and advancing adventure writing as a genre. The foundation's flagship programme is the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize.

For all the latest information on Wilbur visit www.wilbursmithbooks.com or facebook.com/WilburSmith

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