Maiwa's Revenge; Or, The War of the Little Hand

Big-game hunter Allan Quartermain has returned to the African wilderness, this time tracking elephants through the dangerous territory of Wambe. When word arrives that his old friend John Every has been captured by the Wambe tribe, Quartermain faces a choice: abandon his friend to certain death or mount a desperate rescue using the only tools at his disposal: his reputation, his wits, and his connections with rival tribes. But the rescue proves more complicated than expected. The Wambe are led by a ruthless chief, and deep in the bush, an old wrong festers: Maiwa, a woman of the conquered people, has her own score to settle, and she sees in the chaos of war her chance for vengeance. What follows is a violent, twisting tale of ambush and counter-ambush, of shifting alliances and the terrible costs of survival in a land where the rules of civilization no longer apply. Haggard at his finest: a story that pulles you into the bush and refuses to let you look away.