"Umgona's heart is white towards me. Towards Maputa it is black!" He is Nahoon, a proud captain among the Zulu -- and he stands trembling before King Cetywayo -- the "Elephant Who Shakes the Earth." Beside him is kindly Umgona, whose daughter Nahoon loves and desires in marriage. Yet Maputa, the Warden of the Crocodile Drift, desires the girl as well -- and threatens Umgona with many evils if denied! Can the king help? But it is a time of war . . . and King Cetywayo's cruel reply horrifies both lover and father!

Author Biography

Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856 - 1925), known as H. Rider Haggard, was an English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa and a pioneer of the Lost World literary genre. He was also involved in agricultural reform throughout the British Empire. His stories, situated at the lighter end of Victorian literature, continue to be popular and influential.