An astonishing tale of James Harvey, a young boy soldier swept up in a blood-soaked saga during the Rhodesian War of Independence.

• It is the 1970's in Africa. Eleven-year-old James is a happy carefree boy revelling in the wild Rhodesian bushveld. One fateful summer's day his idyllic lifestyle comes to an abrupt and tumultuous end.
• As the winds of war envelope this small African Nation, James's life is reshaped by tragedy, manipulation and betrayal. A violent chance encounter with "freedom fighters" initiates a series of life-changing events where James learns the true power of his own will to survive. An increasingly desperate regime recruits, and cynically uses James as a sniper and child soldier, propelling him into a whirlwind of covert military-sanctioned operations.
• This epic war fiction story is a poignant saga framed by intense political upheaval and the final stages of the Bush War.
• A fast-paced action thriller that transports the reader to a unique era of African history.