Serving Shaka by Gareth Williams
‘Serving Shaka’ is a dramatic evocation of Zulu nation-building, immersing the reader in vivid battle scenes, poignant relationships and tense political machinations. Having masterminded Napoleon Bonaparte’s escape from St Helena with his friend Emile Béraud in Needing Napoleon, history teacher Richard Davey now finds himself stranded on the African coast. Richard and Emile encounter Shaka Zulu, a leader even more ruthless and ambitious than the former French emperor. Richard’s secret, that he is from the future, is revealed; Bonaparte seeks to outmanoeuvre Shaka; and Emile joins the nascent Zulu army. Buffeted by the birth pangs of nation-building, Richard tries to exert his influence and retain his sense of self, relying on half-remembered lectures from two hundred years in the future.
'Serving Shaka' is Gareth Williams' sequel to 'Needing Napoleon' and the second book in the Richard Davey Chronicles. He studied history at Cambridge which led to a career as a history teacher. Now retired, he lives on the magical Isle of Skye with his wife, Helen, and their Pyrenean Mountain dog, Sophie. He is currently working on the third book in the Richard Davey Chronicles.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781914913532 |
| ISBN 10 | 1914913531 |
| Title | Serving Shaka |
| Author | Gareth Williams |
| Series | The Richard Davey Chronicles |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The Conrad Press |
| Year published | 2022-04-25 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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