About the book: year / Wilbur Smith is the author of historical, adventure and action-packed novels; in the Ballantine series he tells the exciting stories of “black” Africa, unfamiliar to Europeans. The name of the cycle was given by the Ballantyne family - desperately brave people who are ready to do anything to get out of poverty. They set off from London to the wild, unexplored places of South Africa in search of an ancient civilization, where they will experience brutal wars and dangerous adventures, bloody family feuds and passionate passions... Wilbur Smith's stunning saga takes the reader to the 19th century, one of the most interesting historical periods - the era of European exploration of the vast “black” continent. Contents:1. In search of ancient treasures (The Flight of the Falcon) (Translation: E. Tokareva)2. The best of the best (Translation: O. Vasilenko)3. And the angels cry (Translation: O. Vasilenko)4. A leopard hunts in the dark (Translation: N. Berdennikov)5. Triumph of the Sun (Translation: Victor Zabolotny)