{"product_id":"9780993346125","title":"A Dance called Africa","description":"Kings, queens, witches and warriors,\u003cbr\u003e Renegades, mystics, wise men and fools,\u003cbr\u003e All play their part in\u003cbr\u003e A DANCE CALLED AFRICA\u003cp\u003eWhen the ancient powers of Africa meet the thrusting forces of change, will will be the outcome?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he is threatened by a group of thugs, a 10-year-old boy appeals to his ancestors for help. The response is immediate - and terrifying. Some years later, after publicly defying the powerful father who had sent his family into exile, again the heavens respond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoincidence, natural phenomona -or something else?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne person, however, shows no fear, either of the storm or its apparent instigator. LANGANI, the 4-year-old who loves to dance, meets the rebellious youth, SHAKA KA SENZANGAKHONA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the trial of a notorious witch, they meet again. By now, Shaka is a powerful warrior King, creator of the Zulu kingdom, while Langani is of high intellect, a mystical prophet, and a man of peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sinister world of the occult is always close. Both Shaka and Langani oppose it, although they sometimes use it for their own ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe diviner begins to be haunted by dreams of the white men who are scheming to enter the Kingdom in search of its ivory, and greatly fears what will follow in their wake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHENRY FRANCIS FYNN:young hunter and intrepid explorer, he is also known as 'the man who can raise the dead.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJAMES KING and FRANCIS FAREWELL: ex-naval officers whose bitter rivalry will threaten to bring destruction on those around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJAKOT MSIMBITHI: the handsome Xhosa with the 'magical eye' and the luck of the devil. Cattle rustler, spy, and freedom fighter-even the prison on Robben island cannot hold him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut there is something else Langani cannot explain\u003cbr\u003e-his electrifying visions of the young boy with red hair and blue eyes who is also destined to play a part in the dangerous game about to unfold in Zululand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho is he? And just what is his powerful connection to King Shaka?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stravaig Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47021236584688,"sku":"9780993346125","price":17.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780993346125_p0.jpg?v=1763949254","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780993346125","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}