Jasper Lyle

A wall of leaden cloud rolls over the African plain, and the storm arrives like an invisible army: even the stones seem to rock and moan.

On South Africa’s frontier, beyond the Orange River, beauty can give way in a moment to barren wastes, sudden tempests, and vultures circling overhead. Major Frankfort knows the country; his younger companion, Mr. Ormsby, is new to its dangers—and rather more inclined to comfort than adventure. With their bushman guide, May, they press on toward the hunting grounds, where every change in the landscape may mean a fresh trial. As the storm passes and the travellers resume their journey, what waits for them beyond the next rise?

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