The action-packed and gripping historical adventure by global sensation Wilbur Smith; about one man's quest for revenge. 'An exciting; taut and thrilling journey you will never forget' - Sun THE DESIRE FOR REVENGE CAN BURN THE HEART OUT OF A MAN The son of a wealthy plantation owner and a doting mother; Mungo St John is accustomed to wealth and luxury - until he returns from university to discover his family ruined; his inheritance stolen and his childhood sweetheart; Camilla; taken by the conniving Chester Marion. Mungo swears vengeance and devotes his life to saving Camilla - and destroying Chester. As Mungo battles his own fate and misfortune; he must question what it takes for a man to regain his power in the world when he has nothing; and what he is willing to do to exact revenge . . . Call of the Raven is the prequel to Wilbur Smith's bestselling novel; A Falcon Flies (1980); part of the Ballantyne Series. Don't miss the rest of the series; Men of Men; The Angels Weep; The Leopard Hunts in Darkness; Triumph of the Sun and King of Kings; all available in paperback and ebook now. Praise for Wilbur Smith 'Best historical novelist' - Stephen King 'A master storyteller' - Sunday Times 'Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared' - The Times 'No one does adventure quite like Smith' - Daily Mirror 'Call of the Raven' was a Sunday Times bestseller w/e 06-09-2020.