title: Child of Fire and Blood: Part One: A Rising Storm (Theobroma)
author:  Bennu 
description: Fantasy/sci-fi epic adventure inspired by <i>The Art of War</i> and many other things churning through my mind. I'm still enjoying writing this series, so I feel, of course, that you will, too.
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  Child of Storm
  
  
    
    
  Dedication  
    
  Author's Note  
    
  I. ALLAN QUATERMAIN HEARS OF MAMEENA  
    
  II. THE MOONSHINE OF ZIKALI  
    
  III. THE BUFFALO WITH THE CLEFT HORN  
    
  IV. MAMEENA  
    
  V. TWO BUCKS AND THE DOE  
    
  [VI. THE AMBUSH  
    
  ](Child%20of%20Storm_split_001.html#filepos173459)[VII. SADUKO BRINGS THE
  MARRIAGE GIFT  
    
  ](Child%20of%20Storm_split_001.html#filepos207811)[VIII. THE KING'S DAUGHTER  
    
  ](Child%20of%20Storm_split_001.html#filepos231432)[IX. ALLAN RETURNS TO
  ZULULAND  
    
  ](Child%20of%20Storm_split_001.html#filepos265710)[X. THE SMELLING-OUT  
    
  ](Child%20of%20Storm_split_001.html#filepos299943)[XI. THE SIN OF UMBELAZI  
    
  ](Child%20of%20Storm_split_001.html#filepos339135)[XII. PANDA'S PRAYER  
    
  ](Child%20of%20Storm_split_002.html#filepos372425)[XIII. UMBELAZI THE FALLEN  
    
  ](Child%20of%20Storm_split_002.html#filepos400204)[XIV. UMBEZI AND THE BLOOD-
  ROYAL  
    
  ](Child%20of%20Storm_split_002