"South Africa, 1820. When Ann Waite discovers a shipwreck in Algoa Bay she is stunned to find survivors: a scarred sailor and a little boy. As the man walks away into the distance alone, Ann is left to raise the young child, Harry, in place of the baby she tragically lost at sea. Disaster and hardship befall Ann and Harry, and desperation drives them into the path of the mysterious shipwrecked man once more. Ralph Courtney has recently escaped Robben...

Shaka Zulu was a child of prophecy who grew to become the greatest Zulu leader in history. This is the true story of the legendary African warrior and his struggle to unite his people against the largest empire in the world. As England expands its colonies into Africa, a new nation is forming around the strength of Shaka Zulu's rise to power through bloody civil wars. His fight for freedom is full of thunderous action, heroism and heart.

A time of bloody conflict and great turmoil. The slave trade expands from the east African coast. Europeans spread inland from the south. And one young boy is destined to change the future of southern Africa. This retelling of the Shaka legend explores the rise to power of a shrewd young prince who must consolidate a new kingdom through warfare, mediation, and political alliances to defend his people against the expanding slave trade. A worthy introduction...

A true story of 19th century Africa centering around the life of Shaka, a Zulu leader, as he grows up to fulfill an ancient tribal prophecy by uniting his people into a new nation.

"It is a time of triumph, and looming danger. The defeat of the slaver clans in Shaka Rising augers well for the Zulu kingdom, but the ominous tide of colonization is rising as foreign fortune hunters arrive like swallows from across the sea...and in King Shaka's own lands, insidious treachery threatens the balance of power. King Shaka continues the re-telling of the legend of an African hero who faces new challenges in a changing world as he strives...