The Last Hero, Peter Forbath
The Last Hero, Peter Forbath
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The Last Hero

Author: Peter Forbath

Narrator: Simon Vance

Unabridged: 26 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/02/2012


Synopsis

In the greatest adventure of the Victorian age, a famous explorer makes a heroic relief expedition to a beleaguered British outpost deep in the heart of Africa. The British Empire, at its zenith, is shocked by the fall of Khartoum and the murder of General Gordon. But word reaches London that all is not lost; one garrison, commanded by the Emin Pasha, still holds out against the Mahdi leading the rebellion against the British in the Sudan. The Emin Pasha is hailed as a hero of mythic proportions, Gordon's successor, and England's hope. From the Queen to the mob, his rescue is demanded. But only one man is up to the challenge of this mammoth expedition across 5,000 miles of the uncharted Congo, where no white man has walked: Henry Morton Stanley, a hero of amazing complexity and daring. Whatever the cost, Stanley will rescue the Emin Pasha.

About Simon Vance

Simon Vance is an award-winning actor and an AudioFile Golden Voice with over fifty Earphones Awards and thirteen prestigious Audie Awards. He was named Booklist’s very first Voice of Choice in 2008 and an AudioFile Best Voice of 2009.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ard

I bought this book in 1989, when I was 20, but for some reason never read it. I always held on to it and brought it with me every time I moved, always thinking I'd eventually get to it. Now that I finally picked it up I realise that I've been keeping a true gem on the unread shelf. This is a fiction......more

Goodreads review by David

One of the best books I have ever read. Amazing story. Amazing characters. Amazing life lessons about leadership. Perhaps one of the most underrated books I have ever seen.......more

Goodreads review by O.P.

Lijvig werk over Stanley die Emin Pasha in een district van Soedan, Equatoria, wil redden van het Derwisj leger van de Mahdi. Het is een wreed verhaal van de trotse blanke man die de wereld voor zijn eigen belang veroverd. Het leven van de zwarte telt niet. Het is 125 jaar later hetzelfde in Soedan......more

Goodreads review by Melissa

this was a surprise. I only got it at the last minute from the library. Okay, it isn't even kept on the regular dewey shelves. It is kept on the general "audio"shelf, meaning it was donated and not deemed worth enough to be assigned a number. I listened to this on audio, which was great, because the......more