Shadows in the Wind - Steyn, Rob
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Shadows in the Wind - Corpus Quadripartitum: Volume I From the firestorms of the London Blitz to the dreaming spires of Oxford and the shadowed forests of Africa, Shadows in the Wind - Corpus Quadripartitum: Volume I traces the beginnings of a sweeping saga where innocence is stripped away, love collides with power, and ideals are tested against the encroaching machinery of greed and violence. This first collectors' volume contains Book I: Tenebris Ordior (Darkness Begins) and Book II: Aurora Inter Tenebras (Dawn Among Shadows). In Tenebris Ordior, eleven-year-old William Braithwaite is torn…mehr

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Shadows in the Wind - Corpus Quadripartitum: Volume I From the firestorms of the London Blitz to the dreaming spires of Oxford and the shadowed forests of Africa, Shadows in the Wind - Corpus Quadripartitum: Volume I traces the beginnings of a sweeping saga where innocence is stripped away, love collides with power, and ideals are tested against the encroaching machinery of greed and violence. This first collectors' volume contains Book I: Tenebris Ordior (Darkness Begins) and Book II: Aurora Inter Tenebras (Dawn Among Shadows). In Tenebris Ordior, eleven-year-old William Braithwaite is torn from his family as bombs fall over London and shipped to South Africa under the government's evacuation scheme. Promised safety, he finds himself instead at Trewil Loop, a farmstead beneath the Drakensberg mountains, in the care of Jacques de Beer-a man broken by loss and hardened by bitterness. What begins as survival in a foreign land becomes a crucible of cruelty and compromise, forging William into something far darker than a mere survivor. This haunting tale sets the stage for a multigenerational drama of power and moral decay, where the shadows of childhood stretch long into the corridors of espionage and corporate intrigue. In Aurora Inter Tenebras, the story shifts decades forward to Oxford, where Jamie Soper, bound by family duty, crosses paths with Julie Capriot, a French zoologist whose passion for bonobos and their matriarchal societies challenges him to imagine a new kind of world. Their love unfolds in gardens, libraries, and riverside walks-a sanctuary built on shared dreams of justice and empathy. Yet beyond their circle of hope, William Braithwaite's shadow lengthens. As he builds his empire of influence, corruption and violence press ever closer, threatening to consume all that Jamie and Julie hold dear. Together, these two novels form the opening movement of Corpus Quadripartitum-a saga for readers of Robert Harris, John le Carré, and Ken Follett. At once intimate and expansive, Volume I captures both the tenderness of first love and the unflinching truth that every dawn is haunted by the darkness from which it rises.
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Rob Steyn is a storyteller at heart. His epic novel Shadows in the Wind spans continents and generations, blending espionage, history, and human drama into a sweeping tale of ambition, loyalty, and the hidden forces that shape our world. Rich in atmosphere and grounded in meticulous research, the series explores not only political intrigue and corporate greed, but also the resilience of the human spirit when tested by betrayal, loss, and love.Rob's passion for fiction lies in creating characters that feel achingly real, placing them against the backdrop of history and conflict to ask timeless questions: What do we value? What do we sacrifice? And how far will we go to protect what we love?Alongside his fiction, Rob has written several acclaimed business books, including From Chaos to Clarity: The Power of Strategic ERP System Selection and The Business Playbook: Targeting Ideal Customers and Maximizing Value, Reducing Friction, and Cutting Unnecessary Costs. These works draw from his decades of experience leading large-scale technology transformations, offering practical frameworks for leaders navigating complexity.Whether writing about shadowy operatives in post-war Europe or guiding executives through enterprise challenges, Rob brings the same clarity, authenticity, and sense of purpose to his words.When he isn't writing, Rob can be found exploring art, history, and culture-always searching for the stories that connect people across time and place.He invites readers to step into his world, where fact and fiction, history and imagination, business and humanity all intertwine.