In this thrilling graphic novel, Nelson Mandela's fight against
racism is about to spiral into an all-out race war. Unless he can win
over his archenemy, the white supremacist General Viljoen, the
democratic struggle for equality and justice in South Africa will end in
"the peace of graveyards."
"Intense."--Booklist
"A riveting read."--Morgan Freeman
"Fascinating."--Library Journal, starred review
As the first post-apartheid elections approach in 1994, with South
African blacks poised to take power, the nation's whites fear reprisal.
White nationalist militias claiming 50,000 well-armed former soldiers
stand ready to fight to the death to defend their cause. They need
someone who can lead and unite them. That man is General Constand
Viljoen, former chief of apartheid South Africa's military.
Mandela knows that he can't avert a bloodbath on his own. He will
have to count on his archenemy. Throughout those historic months, the
two men meet in secret. Can they trust each other? Can they keep their
followers and radical fringe elements from acts of violence? The mettle
of these two men will determine the future of a nation.
The drama of this contest and the history that pivoted on it comes
vividly to life in visual form. Veteran British journalist John Carlin
teams up with Catalan artist Oriol Malet to create a historically and
artistically rich graphic novel with obvious relevance to today's
polarized politics.
