Ballantyne series
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The Ballantyne series is a collection of historical adventure novels by Wilbur Smith that follows generations of the Ballantyne family amid colonial conflicts and political upheaval in southern Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ballantyne series canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical adventure fiction
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novel series ⓘ |
| author | Wilbur Smith ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
colonial conflicts
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family saga ⓘ political upheaval ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depictsHistoricalEvent |
Shona uprisings of 1896–1897
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surface form:
First Chimurenga
Rhodesian Bush War ⓘ colonization of Rhodesia ⓘ |
| firstBook | A Falcon Flies ⓘ |
| followsFamily | Ballantyne family ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Historical novels set in Africa
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Novel series by Wilbur Smith ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
book
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print ⓘ |
| hasPart |
A Falcon Flies
ⓘ
Men of Men ⓘ The Angels Weep ⓘ The Leopard Hunts in Darkness ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
frontier life
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imperialism ⓘ nationalism ⓘ race relations ⓘ resource exploitation ⓘ war and conflict ⓘ |
| influencedBy | British colonial history in Africa ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainSetting |
Rhodesia
ⓘ
Southern Africa ⓘ
surface form:
southern Africa
|
| mainSettingPeriod |
19th century
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20th century ⓘ |
| narrativeScope | multi-generational ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Craig Mellow
ⓘ
Ralph Ballantyne ⓘ Robyn Ballantyne NERFINISHED ⓘ Zouga Ballantyne ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 4 ⓘ |
| protagonistFamilyOrigin | British settlers ⓘ |
| publisher |
Heinemann publishing group
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surface form:
Heinemann
Pan Books ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| workLocation | Africa ⓘ |
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