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What if the search for your captive son draws you into a hidden kingdom’s struggle to survive?
In H. Rider Haggard’s Queen Sheba’s Ring, Dr. Adams enters dangerous country with one purpose: to recover his lost son. His search brings him to the Abati, a secluded African people who trace their ancestry to the Jews. Their mountain stronghold offers shelter, but it cannot settle the threat beyond its defenses.
Adams joins an expedition whose members bring different skills, including Oliver Orme’s engineering experience. Outside the kingdom stands Harmac, the Fung’s huge sacred image shaped like a lion. Within it, Maqueda must protect her people and guard her authority. A rescue mission becomes entangled with a dangerous undertaking, political rivalry, romance, and loyalties that cannot be taken for granted.
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- A father’s urgent search Follow Adams into danger, driven by a son who matters more than treasure or discovery.
- A kingdom under threat Enter the Abati stronghold, where mountain defenses cannot answer every danger.
- An enormous stone challenge Discover how engineering knowledge meets the daunting scale of the lion-shaped Harmac.
- Authority under strain Watch Maqueda balance the need to protect her people with threats to her authority.
- Loyalties pulled apart Explore competing obligations as a personal rescue becomes bound to a kingdom’s struggle.
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Queen Sheba's Ring
by H. Rider Haggard· 1910
A father searches for his son in an isolated kingdom.
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Dr. Adams has a reason to enter dangerous country that matters more to him than treasure or discovery: he wants to recover his lost son. His search brings him into contact with the Abati, a secluded people in Africa who trace their ancestry to the Jews. Their ruler, Maqueda, needs help against the Fung, a powerful neighboring people. Adams's private hope becomes bound up with the survival of her kingdom.
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H. Rider Haggard
1856–1925 · English adventure novelist
Henry Rider Haggard (1856–1925) was an English novelist. He was born in Norfolk, lived in southern Africa from 1875 to 1881, and later settled in Norfolk. He wrote King Solomon’s Mines (1885), She (1887), and Beatrice (1890). He also wrote about agriculture and rural life. He died in London.
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What is Queen Sheba's Ring about?
Queen Sheba's Ring follows an expedition into an isolated African kingdom, where a father's search for his son becomes entangled with a ruler's fight for survival. The travelers undertake a dangerous mission against a sacred monument while navigating political distrust and romantic attachment.
Is Queen Sheba's Ring about the biblical Queen of Sheba?
The biblical Queen of Sheba belongs to the novel's background of ancient ancestry and royal legend, rather than serving as its central character. The main action concerns Dr. Adams, his fellow travelers, and Maqueda, the ruler of an isolated African people.
Who are the Abati and the Fung?
The Abati are the secluded people ruled by Maqueda, and they claim Jewish ancestry. The Fung are their powerful neighbors and enemies. The conflict between these fictional peoples gives the expedition its military purpose and makes the destruction of Harmac seem crucial.
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