About Sword of War:
Sword of War is the story of a man’s dream playing havoc with his life. From his early childhood in Berlin Otto Hoffmann burns with the ambition to become a famous archaeologist like his hero Heinrich Schliemann, but runs into one disaster after the other. Fate just does not grant him his wish; in fact, it would seem as if the gods are doing everything possible to break him. After a tumultuous year at Oxford and driven by passion he ventures into Southern Africa at the outbreak of the Anglo Boer War, and gets sucked into the maelstrom of death and suffering. Tested to the limit he clings to the two things that keeps him alive – his plans to excavate the ruins of Zimbabwe, and the love of the sweet English girl whose father is his bitterest enemy. In the end there is only one outcome, and it changes him beyond anything he ever imagined.
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Author Bio:
Jo Alexander is a mature author who only took up writing later in life after careers in the military, business, agriculture and management. In his own words: ‘I’ve always been an avid reader. Since childhood, I devoured books. Diverse genres, diverse authors. I loved it. And then, one night some years ago, I found myself with absolutely nothing to read. As I sat there, bored senseless, something happened. Slowly, an idea began to take shape in my head. I reached for a pen and paper and started making notes, then sentences, then paragraphs. I switched on my computer and began typing. And, eighteen months later, the first three books of the Random Destiny Series were done. It wasn’t plain sailing, not by any means. To research facts and background, I had to read about another hundred-and-fifty books. The Internet was still rather primitive in those days, so hard copy books had to do. But I kept on writing. Some days I had to re-write paragraphs, some days pages, as the characters developed wills of their own and ran away with the plot. In some places I applied artistic license quite liberally, and in others I went through mental anguish in order to keep the characters human and believable. It was quite a journey. But here it is now, the final product, ready for you to enjoy in e-book format – three novels, one epic adventure. And it is not yet over. I’m working on the next book of the series as well as two other separate books. So keep a lookout for that.’