The Dark of the Sun - Softcover

Smith, Wilbur

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312940696 ISBN 13: 9780312940690

Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2009

Synopsis

The Dark of the Sun by Wilbur Smith

The Congo. Situated at the heart of sub-Saharan Africa, it is a place where men die for diamonds. For love. And for the unholy pleasure of others...

Bruce Curry is the leader of a mercenary band with the dubious support of three officers. His mission: To relieve a diamond-mining town cut off by the fighting and retrieve a priceless consignment of diamonds. Along the way, he meets a beautiful Belgian woman. Shermaine is a dream come true. But the rest of Curry's journey is about to become a living nightmare.

Ranged against his ill-disciplined unit are bandits, guerrillas, and hostile tribes that infest the land. In a sinister atmosphere of omnipotent evil, Curry fights to stay alive--and protect Shermaine, his one true love. But to do so, he must face another, even deadlier enemy: one of his own men...

About this title

From the Publisher:

These audiobooks from Macmillan UK offer abridged readings of some of the world's most popular authors. Handsomely packaged, they feature readings by eminent actors of the stage and screen, including James Fox, Martin Shaw, Tim Pigott-Smith and David Rintoul.

From the Back Cover:

From master storyteller and New York Times bestselling author Wilbur Smith comes a thundering adventure set in the African jungle about a mercenary who will fight to save the woman he loves―at all costs.

A dangerous landscape.

The Congo. Situated at the heart of sub-Saharan Africa, it is a place where men die for diamonds. For love. And for the unholy pleasure of others...

An unforeseen treasure.

Bruce Curry is the leader of a mercenary band with the dubious support of three officers. His mission: To relieve a diamond-mining town cut off by the fighting and retrieve a priceless consignment of diamonds. Along the way, he meets a beautiful Belgian woman. Shermaine is a dream come true. But the rest of Curry's journey is about to become a living nightmare.

The dawning of a whole new day...

Ranged against his ill-disciplined unit are bandits, guerillas, and hostile tribes that infest the land. In a sinister atmosphere of omnipotent evil, Curry fights to stay alive―and protect Shermaine, his one true love. But to do so, he must face another, even deadlier enemy: one of his own men...

"Action is Smith's game, and he is a master."―The Washington Post Book World

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0312940696
• ISBN 13: 9780312940690
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 288