H. Rider Haggard’s "The Ghost Kings" is a thrilling tale of Zulu magic, prophecy, and a young woman caught between two worlds. The story centers on Rachel Dove, the beautiful and strong-willed daughter of English settlers in South Africa. From childhood, Rachel is marked as special by the Zulu people, particularly by the great witch-doctor, Ishmael. She is believed to be the reincarnation of a legendary white queen, a powerful spirit who is destined to bring greatness to the Zulu nation. This belief makes her a figure of veneration but also a pawn in a deadly struggle for power. As a civil war brews within the Zulu empire, various factions, including the treacherous Ishmael and the mighty King Chaka, seek to control Rachel for their own ends, believing her supernatural favor is the key to victory. She becomes known as "Inkosazana-y-Zoola," the Princess of the Zulus, a title that grants her immense influence but also places her in grave danger. The novel follows Rachel’s harrowing journey as she is drawn deeper into the heart of Zulu culture and sorcery, where she must confront the terrifying reality of the "Ghost Kings"—the spectral ancestors of the Zulu people who hold power over life and death. H. Rider Haggard weaves a story of cultural collision, dark obsession, and the potent, often frightening, force of ancestral magic.

Table of Contents:

• The Ghost Kings. Part 1

• The Ghost Kings. Part 2

• The Ghost Kings. Part 3

• The Ghost Kings. Part 4

• The Ghost Kings. Part 5

• The Ghost Kings. Part 6

• The Ghost Kings. Part 7