In the blistering heat of Sudan, the city of Khartoum stands on the brink of destruction. The ruthless forces of the Mahdi have laid siege, and inside the city’s crumbling defenses, a desperate band of Queen Victoria’s loyal subjects prepares for the fight of their lives.
Among them is Penrod Ballantyne, an intrepid soldier of the 10th Hussars; Ryder Courtney, an English trader caught in the storm; and General Charles Gordon, a man determined to defy fate. Alongside them, the British consul and his three daughters face an unimaginable enemy that looms like a monster in the dark.
As the siege tightens and hope fades, alliances will be tested, betrayals will cut deep, and survival will come at a brutal cost. The Courtneys and the Ballantynes collide in an epic adventure of war, courage, and destiny.
