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The Triumph of the Sun is a novel by Wilbur Smith set during the Siege of Khartoum. The Triumph of the Sun at Wilbur Smith's webpage Smith himself said the following about the novel:"That incident had all the elements of a great story setting Read More..

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Description	The Triumph of the Sun is a novel by Wilbur Smith set during the Siege of Khartoum. The Triumph of the Sun at Wilbur Smith's webpage Smith himself said the following about the novel:"That incident had all the elements of a great story setting because you have the captive characters who are having to interact with each other because there is no escape – siege conditions. Also the river. I’m fascinated by the great rivers of Africa. Played against that was a sort of island setting in the desert. Then it had such powerful influences at work – the British Empire against the revolting Mahdists, the conflict of religions, Gordon and the Mahdi, both of them totally fanatical, believing that they spoke directly to God, and unbendable and unbending."Smith wrote a series of novels concerning two families, the Courtneys and the Ballantynes. This is his first book where the families meet. "Right from Birds of Prey (chronologically the earliest Courtney book) the Courtneys were pirates, merchants, looking to seize the main chance," said Smith. "They were very much driven by monetary considerations. But with the Ballantynes it was much more empire, patriotism, glory – the soldierly virtues. I’ve kept them intact.”Smith researched the novel by consulting the diaries of participants, the most valuable of which was Austrian Rudolph Slatin who was captured by the Mahdi and kept prisoner for thirteen year, and Samuel White Baker, governor General of the Sudan just before the siege. He also used The River War by Winston Churchill. The character of David Benbrook, British ambassador in Khartoum, was fictitious. "Greatest Historical Novelist of Our Time? Richard Lee's 2005 interview with WILBUR SMITH", Historical Novel Society accessed 18 May 2013One critic described it as "steamy romance alternates with gore, and it's all done by-the-numbers in a good way—like a junky, absorbing miniseries. Fans will not be disappointed." Review in Publishers Weekly accessed 18 May 2013
Description	The Triumph of the Sun is a novel by Wilbur Smith set during the Siege of Khartoum. The Triumph of the Sun at Wilbur Smith's webpage Smith himself said the following about the novel:"That incident had all the elements of a great story setting because you have the captive characters who are having to interact with each other because there is no escape – siege conditions. Also the river. I’m fascinated by the great rivers of Africa. Played against that was a sort of island setting in the desert. Then it had such powerful influences at work – the British Empire against the revolting Mahdists, the conflict of religions, Gordon and the Mahdi, both of them totally fanatical, believing that they spoke directly to God, and unbendable and unbending."Smith wrote a series of novels concerning two families, the Courtneys and the Ballantynes. This is his first book where the families meet. "Right from Birds of Prey (chronologically the earliest Courtney book) the Courtneys were pirates, merchants, looking to seize the main chance," said Smith. "They were very much driven by monetary considerations. But with the Ballantynes it was much more empire, patriotism, glory – the soldierly virtues. I’ve kept them intact.”Smith researched the novel by consulting the diaries of participants, the most valuable of which was Austrian Rudolph Slatin who was captured by the Mahdi and kept prisoner for thirteen year, and Samuel White Baker, governor General of the Sudan just before the siege. He also used The River War by Winston Churchill. The character of David Benbrook, British ambassador in Khartoum, was fictitious. "Greatest Historical Novelist of Our Time? Richard Lee's 2005 interview with WILBUR SMITH", Historical Novel Society accessed 18 May 2013One critic described it as "steamy romance alternates with gore, and it's all done by-the-numbers in a good way—like a junky, absorbing miniseries. Fans will not be disappointed." Review in Publishers Weekly accessed 18 May 2013

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Name	The Triumph of the Sun
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Authors	Wilbur Smith
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Series	The Ballantyne NovelsThe Courtney Novels
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Language	English
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Country	South Africa
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