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Anton Rider

Cette série vous transporte dans l'exotique Afrique Orientale britannique peu après la Première Guerre mondiale. Suivez les destins entrelacés d'une distribution variée de personnages – des vétérans de guerre blessés et des chercheurs d'or ambitieux aux directeurs d'hôtel et aux habitants locaux. Les récits sont riches en aventures, en suspense et en dangers, tout en explorant l'amour, la passion et les désirs humains. Découvrez les complexités de la vie à la lisière de la civilisation, où se heurtent différentes cultures et motivations personnelles.

The Devil's Oasis
A Cafe on the Nile
The White Rhino Hotel

Ordre de lecture recommandé

  1. The White Rhino Hotel

    • 418pages
    • 15 heures de lecture

    The White Rhino Hotel is a sweeping saga of love and revenge, of greed and loyalty, of pioneers struggling for a new life amidst the beauty and wildness of the African bush in the years immediately after World War I

    The White Rhino Hotel1
    4,2
  2. A Cafe on the Nile

    • 482pages
    • 17 heures de lecture

    A social novel with adventurous elements set in the exotic backdrop of Cairo during the dramatic period leading up to World War II. Adventure, love, and war unfold through a vibrant cast of intriguing characters, situated in colonial Africa during the tumultuous 1930s, as the old good times fade and a global conflict looms on the horizon. The Café Waterfall, located on a Nile boat, serves as a meeting place for people of various nationalities and fates. The central theme revolves around the story of an English hunter and his wife, who is fatefully drawn to an Italian officer. The struggle for the woman's affection intensifies when the Italian occupation of Abyssinia pits the two men against each other, not only as rivals in love but also as enemies on the battlefield. This engaging and tastefully written book is rooted in true historical realities.

    A Cafe on the Nile2
    4,5
  3. The Devil's Oasis

    • 354pages
    • 13 heures de lecture

    A continuation of the novels "Hotel U bílého jednorožce" and "Kavárna na Nilu," this story unfolds during the time when General Rommel attempts to conquer North Africa and control the Suez. Set at the beginning of World War II, it reunites familiar heroes from the previous novels. The war brings together former bitter enemies and pits devoted friends against one another. As in the earlier works, this social novel is rich with adventure, intrigue, passion, and love. The author's extensive stay and study of the period's realities are reflected in this well-crafted narrative.

    The Devil's Oasis3
    5,0