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Title: AmaZulu Author: Walton Golightly Genre: Historical Fiction Publishers: Quercus Pages: 634 Year of First Publication: 2008 ISBN: 978-1-84724-586-1 Country: South Africa 'In times of war Legends are born in blood'. This is the statement on the cover page of Walton Golightly 's epic novel AmaZulu, which tells of the deeds of Shaka KaSenzangakhona, the founder and father of the Zulu people.  Writing was unknown to the Zulus of Shaka's day, and although many books have been written about this phase of our history, all draw from the same primary core texts. For historians this constitutes a major stumbling block. For writers, however, it's an invitation to play ... (page 635) And with this invitation to play, Golightly mixed facts with fiction and created a story that would hold the reader's attention till the last word is read.  Written in a mix of tenses and persons, the story tells of the birth of Shaka and how his father Nkosi Senz...

News Item One: AmaZulu by Walton Golightly I have got myself a copy of Walton Golightly's first novel, AmaZulu. I have not read any review of this novel before. I bought it because a friend of mine, Obed Sarpong, has a copy.  Back of the novel: 1818 SOUTH AFRICA: The searing wind of change is sweeping across the African continent s the European powers clash over the lands they consider to be theirs by right of conquest and settlement. But in th homeland of the Zulu tribes, a new power, which will change the course of African history and soak its soil in blood, is preparing to fight back. The warrior king Shaka begins his ruthless and violent rise to power, a path that will lead to the birth of the Zulu Nation and the formation of its legendary Impis--units of the most disciplined, courageous and fearsome army the modern world has ever known. About the Author: Walton Golightly is a freelance writer from Durban, KwaZulu-Natal--on the doorstep of what used to be the Zulu Kingdom....