Simon Fonthill Books in Order

Lieutenant Simon Fonthill reaches South Africa determined to prove he is no coward. Sent deep into Zululand, he faces capture, battle and a desperate race from Isandlwana to warn the defenders at Rorke's Drift.

After surviving the Zulu campaign, Simon is sent to the frontier near Afghanistan on another dangerous intelligence mission. To save British troops from massacre, he must move through hostile mountain country, keep his cover, and survive when it fails.

In the violent scramble around the Transvaal diamond fields, Simon sets out to rescue a kidnapped friend with Jenkins at his side. Smugglers, Boer unrest and a fresh march to war soon pull them far beyond a simple rescue.

In 1881, Simon and Jenkins are drawn into covert work as the Boer rebellion gathers force in Natal and the Transvaal. Their mission carries them to Majuba Hill, where British overconfidence turns a tense campaign into disaster.

Sent to Egypt in 1882, Simon and Jenkins must scout rebel forces before Britain commits to war. What begins as intelligence work becomes a harsh desert campaign that drives toward the bloody clash at Tel el Kebir.

With General Gordon trapped in Khartoum, Simon Fonthill and Jenkins are sent on a covert mission into a city on the edge of collapse. Crossing desert and Nile, they face capture, interrogation and the threat of arriving too late.

Grieving and far from home, Simon and Alice stumble into a power struggle involving Lobengula, Cecil Rhodes and a disputed treaty. What begins as captivity on tribal land ends in the violence of the Shangani Patrol.

During the Boxer Rising, Simon, Alice and Jenkins try to shepherd a missionary family to safety, only to find Peking itself under siege. To save those trapped inside, Simon must slip beyond the lines and bring help back in time.

On the road to Pretoria during the Boer War, Simon and his companions are derailed, hunted and surrounded by Boer commandos. To stop an attack on the Cape Colony, he must take command and outfight a fast-moving enemy.

Travelling through North West India in 1897, Simon, Alice and Jenkins are caught up in fresh frontier unrest. A mission to Kabul and Alice's kidnapping by a rebel leader force Simon into a desperate rescue against the clock.

Bound from Tientsin to Durban, Simon, Alice and Jenkins find themselves aboard a shabby vessel with a captain they do not trust. This short adventure turns a routine sea passage into a tight, dangerous struggle for control and survival.

When war breaks out in 1914, Simon Fonthill offers his services and is drawn into the brutal East African campaign. Fighting alongside Jenkins in unfamiliar country, he faces enemy fire, treachery and a mission tied to the hunt for the German cruiser Königsberg.

Simon Fonthill leads a British force over the Himalayan passes into Tibet, with Alice and Jenkins close by. Harsh country, fierce resistance and a shocking betrayal turn the expedition into one of his hardest and most personal campaigns.