Revenge of the Sabre: A South African Hero's Struggle in the French Foreign Legion, Book 11
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But the message is a lie, and the price for the truth is a holy war that will drown the Sahara in blood.
Sahara desert, 1940-1960. Teuns Stegmann, a haunted soldier in the French Foreign Legion, is lured by a cryptic message. A whisper of hope that his brother, a pilot lost to the desert years ago, has been found. It’s a chance to finally silence the ghosts of his past.
But the promise is a venomous trap. A ruthless deserter holds the supposed truth, and his price is a treasure of immense power, the sacred Sabre of Doetra. Handing it over will unleash the fanatical Doelak tribes, betraying the Legion and condemning thousands to die. The choice is impossible. Save the brother he thought was dead or prevent a catastrophic war.
Now shackled, starved, and hunted across the blistering dunes, Teuns must outwit a sadistic madman and the phantom-like Doelak warriors who shadow his every move. In a land where trust is a mirage and death waits behind every dune, his only weapons are his wits and a desperate will to survive.
This explosive Sahara thriller blends the mystery of a lost artifact with the high-stakes tension of a classic action-adventure. Perfect for fans of epic historical quests and relentless suspense.
Step into this unforgettable eleventh Sahara adventure now!
About the author
FRANCOIS ALWYN VENTER - FA VENTER (MEIRING FOUCHE, ELSKE TE WATER, RENE STEGMANN, MARIUS DE JONG)
FA Venter is ’n Hertzog-pryswenner vir literatuur en prosa. Hy is in Hopetown gebore en gradueeer in 1938 aan die Universiteit van Stellenbosch. Die jong FA Venter se skryftalent is vroeg reeds as joernalis waarneembaar en hy skryf ʼn reeks boeke en gedigte wat die Afrikaanse leser diep raak, onder ander sy seminale werke Wit oemfaan, Die middag voel na warm as, Swart Pelgrim, Kambro-kind, Man van Ciréne en Geknelde Land.
FA Venter skryf verder avontuurverhale vir jonger lesers, onder die byname Meiring Fouchè, Elske te Water, Renè Stegmann en Marius de Jong. In sy later jare boer FA Venter in die Kenhardt-distrik en op die plaas Cirène, net buite Vredendal in die Olifantsriviervallei. Dié geëerde en gevierde skrywer bring sy laaste jare in Strand deur en ontvang ook ander belangrike toekennings vir sy werk, onder andere die Ruitertrofee van die Suid-Afrikaanse Federasie van Rapportryerskorpse, die Andrew Murray prys en ʼn ere-doktorsgraad aan die Universiteit van Port Elizabeth. Hy sterf in 1997.
Francois Alwyn Venter (27 November 1916 - 8 July 1997) was a prominent Afrikaans writer of the 20th century. His novels explored biblical religious themes or cultural identities in the South African context. He was born in Hopetown and grew up on his parents' farm in the Britstown district. He studied at theUniversity of Stellenbosch and commenced a career as journalist in 1938. For 25 years he worked as a journalist in Cape Town, Pretoria, Windhoek and Johannesburg. He also wrote popular fiction, under the pseudonyms Meiring Fouché, Elske te Water, René Stegmann and Marius de Jongh.
F.A. Venter received the Hertzog Prize for prose in 1976 for his novels Swart Pelgrim and Geknelde land. For Kambro-kind he received the ruitertrofee (equestrian trophy) of the Suid-Afrikaanse Federasie van Rapportryerskorpse in 1982. In 1981 the University of Port Elizabeth awarded him the honory degree D. Litt in recognition for his writings. In 1996 he received the Andrew Murray Prize for Literature. He was in addition a member of theMaatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde (a Dutch society for literature). F.A. Venter died in 1997.
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