Far in the Wilds

By Deanna Raybourn

New York Times bestselling author Deanna Raybourn takes readers into Africa during the height of British colonialism, to meet a man as wild as the land he loves in this prequel novella....

Kenya, 1918

Ryder White is Canadian by birth but African by choice. He is more at home in the wilds of the savannah, shooting and sleeping his way across the continent, than amongst the hedonistic colonists of Kenyan society.

In a landscape where one false move can cost a man his life, Ryder's skill as a guide is unparalleled, but only the rich or royal can afford his services. When a European prince hires Ryder to help him hunt an elusive leopard Ryder thinks it's just another well-paying job with yet another spoiled voyeur. But this perilous journey is full of dangers that may change Ryder forever....

Ryder returns in A Spear of Summer Grass by Deanna Raybourn, where he encounters a woman from a very different world, to explore beauty and darkness and what is truly worth fighting for.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Harlequin MIRA
• Release date: Apr 1, 2013
• ISBN: 9781459249097

Deanna Raybourn

New York Times bestselling author Deanna Raybourn graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio with a double major in English and history and an emphasis on Shakespearean studies. She taught high school English for three years in San Antonio before leaving education to pursue a career as a novelist. Deanna makes her home in Virginia, where she lives with her husband and daughter and is hard at work on her next novel.

Reviews for Far in the Wilds

[ktleyed · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I liked this short novella that tells us the story of what happened to Ryder on that safari with the Dutch prince in which he was nearly killed by a black leopard. I read this after A Spear of Summer Grass, so I was able to appreciate the characters a bit more for I already knew them. I'm glad I read it in that order, but I suppose it would be just as good the other way around too. Good descriptions and evocative.

[bookofsecrets · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

FAR IN THE WILDS is a short 54-page prequel to Deanna Raybourn’s novel, A SPEAR OF SUMMER GRASS. Really, this novella is just an appetizer for things to come, and a good one at that. The setting is Kenya at the end of World War I, and I was captivated by the gorgeous descriptions of the African savanna.Readers are introduced to to Ryder White, a Canadian living in Africa, as he guides a spoiled Danish prince and his mistress on safari. At this point, Ryder comes off as a little lost and a little brooding, independent, yet searching for something.This was an exciting story that left me wanting to know more about its unique setting and enigmatic hero.“Africa is a land of dreams and memories. It is rifts of remembrance stitched together with the sighs of time.”Rating: 3.75 Stars