The Ghost Kings
H. Rider Haggard
Read by Derek Trial
Rachel Dove is a British missionary's daughter in the wilds of Africa. Her life is turned around when fellow teenager Richard Darrien rescues her from a flash flood; their common initials alone may clue the reader in that these two are another pair of Haggard's predestined lovers. Some years later, after not having seen Richard in the meantime, Rachel runs afoul of one of the author's patented lustful villains, Ishmael, a renegade Englishman who plots with the Zulu king to have Rachel for his own. The rest of the story you'll have to listen to discover. (Summary modified from Wikipedia) (14 hr 7 min)
Chapters
| The Girl | 30:17 | Read by Derek Trial |
| The Boy | 30:15 | Read by Derek Trial |
| Good-Bye | 28:02 | Read by Derek Trial |
| Ishmael | 33:17 | Read by Derek Trial |
| Noie | 28:08 | Read by Derek Trial |
| The Casting Of The Lots | 35:45 | Read by Derek Trial |
| The Message Of The King | 29:56 | Read by Derek Trial |
| Mr. Dove Visits Ishmael | 25:23 | Read by Derek Trial |
| The Taking Of Noie | 30:44 | Read by Derek Trial |
| The Omen Of The Star | 34:09 | Read by Derek Trial |
| Ishmael Visits The Inkosazana | 30:36 | Read by Derek Trial |
| Rachel Sees A Vision | 46:31 | Read by Derek Trial |
| Richard Comes | 33:02 | Read by Derek Trial |
| What Chanced At Ramah | 34:06 | Read by Derek Trial |
| Rachel Comes Home | 36:06 | Read by Derek Trial |
| The Three Days | 37:30 | Read by Derek Trial |
| Rachel Loses Her Spirit | 38:33 | Read by Derek Trial |
| The Curse Of The Inkosazana | 50:47 | Read by Derek Trial |
| Rachel Finds Her Spirit | 49:33 | Read by Derek Trial |
| The Mother Of The Trees | 33:04 | Read by Derek Trial |
| The City Of The Dead | 37:17 | Read by Derek Trial |
| In The Sanctuary | 39:56 | Read by Derek Trial |
| The Dream In The North | 32:06 | Read by Derek Trial |
| The End And The Beginning | 42:36 | Read by Derek Trial |
Reviews
The Ghost Kings
Luella
The first 3/4 of the book were great, and it really felt like it was about to end. But I didn't appreciate the addition of the 'Ghost Kings' for the last quarter. It was more typical of Haggard, though, to take a deep plunge into the supernatural for his books' finale. The reader was excellent, especially with all the Zulu names and words.
great story
antony lubbe
this is an awesome story. Derek Trial read it very well. he has an nice voice. the story went quite deep into the super natural towards the end.