The year is 1900 and once again China is plunged into barbaric
chaos. The Boxers, a cult of young peasants who blame the foreign
barbarians living in their country - particularly the missionaries
- for the nation's ills, are rampaging through the country, killing
foreigners. China's Dowager Empress - 'The Dragon Lady' - secretly
encourages them. Into this maelstrom land former captain and army
scout Simon Fonthill, his wife Alice and '352' Jenkins, Fonthill's
former batman and trusted comrade, to visit Alice's uncle, a
country missionary. Threatened by the Boxers, the three escort the
missionary and his family to the safety of Peking. En route, the
party is attacked by the red-bannered Boxers and the missionary is
killed. The survivors reach Peking only to find that the capital is
no sanctuary. The Legations of the foreign ministers within the
city is surrounded and the Siege of Peking begins. Fonthill,
Jenkins and Chang, the missionary's adopted son, volunteer to slip
through the enemy lines to bring help. It proves to be Fonthill's
most dangerous mission...
General
| Imprint: |
Allison & Busby
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Simon Fonthill |
| Release date: |
September 2012 |
| First published: |
March 2013 |
| Authors: |
John Wilcox
(Author)
|
| Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
383 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7490-1208-3 |
| Languages: |
English
|
| Subtitles: |
English
|
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Adventure / thriller >
Historical adventure
|
| LSN: |
0-7490-1208-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780749012083 |
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