THE EIGHT ZULU KINGS

432pp., illus., maps, paperback, Johannesburg, 2018

An account of Zulu history told through the institution of the Zulu monarchy, beginning with the reign of Shaka and following his successors - Dingane, Mpande, Cetshwayo, Dinuzulu, Solomon, Cyprian and the current king, Goodwill Zwelithini.

John Laband is Professor Emeritus of History, Wilfid Laurier University, Canada. He was previously Professor of History at the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. His other books include Rope of Sand, Zulu Warriors: the battle for the South African frontier, The Rise and Fall of the Zulu Nation and The Assassination of King Shaka. He lives in Greyton in the Western Cape.