From the sweat of lovers to the blood of warriors, Wilbur Smith delivers a compelling tale with fast-paced adventure and electrifying intrigue in this unforgettable novel... "" nbsp;"WHEN A REALM OF TREASURE IS AT STAKE... North of Johannesburg, five companies share the Kitchenerville fields, furiously blasting and digging deep into the earth. For some men, gold mining is a way of life--and death. For some it's just a business. For one man, it's the most dangerous game of all... nbsp;FORTUNES ARE GAMBLED, LOVERS ARE BETRAYED... Rod Ironsides makes love to his boss's wife and drives his miners faster and harder than anyone has ever dared. A few weeks ago, Ironsides had a passion for golf and one-night stands. Now, he has been handed a prize and a curse: to blast through rock and reap a fortune--or be destroyed. nbsp;AND DEATH IS ONLY AN INSTANT AWAY... From a split-second, oxygen-sucking explosion to a looming underground wall of water, there are a dozen ways Rod can fail. But his passion and fury won't let him back down from a conspiracy he cannot see: men who want to turn his mine into a death trap--for the bloodiest pay-day of all... nbsp;"An epic... Smith joins the ranks of one of the grand masters of twentieth-century novels. "--"Tulsa" World