The Angels Weep

In The Angels Weep by Wilbur Smith, on a continent of breathtaking beauty and bitter suffering, two vastly different cultures clashed, mingled, and recoiled. Here, amidst mist-shrouded mountains and gold-studded plateaus, ancient tribesmen lived close to the earth, as white men dug fortunes out from beneath them and laid plans for a new civilization.

Out of Southern Africa the enigmatic Cecil Rhodes built an empire in the late 1800s and attracted the brightest and bravest of a generation — including a remarkable far-flung family named Ballantyne. But for the natives, another day was dawning: a day of retribution...

From a courageous woman doctor to a fierce, one-eyed slave trader turned soldier, the whites of Africa were buffeted by two horrific waves of war. And just when a bloody peace seemed possible, the seeds of future turmoil were sown...

• Author
• Wilbur Smith

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 672

• Series
• Ballantyne

• Publisher
• St. Martin's Paperbacks

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 978-0-312-94073-7

• EAN
• 9780312940737

• Characters
• Ralph Ballantyne

• Genres
• fiction, adventure, africa, thriller, historical, suspense, action, novels

• Release date
• 2006