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Book SynopsisPerfect for fans of Patrick O''Brian, Bernard Cornwell and CS Forester, another breath-taking Matthew Hervey adventure from the pen of THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Allan Mallinson.
Captain Matthew Hervey is as splendid a hero as ever sprang from an author''s pen -- THE TIMES
Hervey''s thrilling battles against the vivid backdrop of the developing British Empire make for richly engaging storytelling -- DAILY MAIL
Highly addictive -- ***** Reader review
This series just gets better and better -- ***** Reader review
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1828: Matthew Hervey of the 6th Light Dragoons is urgently summoned to the Cape Colony when he learns that the Zulu warrior King Shaka is about to wage war.
Soon Hervey, his old friend Eyre Somervile and their escort of dragoons and mounted rifles are ri
Trade Review
Puts the reader firmly in the middle of the most blood-boltered of battles...historical fiction readers of robust tastes need look no further. * THE TIMES *
Immaculately researched, with every detail of the cavalry spectacularly drawn, this is the work of an intensely accomplished historical novelist. Hervey's thrilling battles make for richly engaging old-fashioned storytelling. * DAILY MAIL *
Battle scenes are what he does best. * THE SPECTATOR *
