Shadows in the Wind: Tenebris Ordior (Darkness Begins) is the haunting opening volume of Rob Steyn's sweeping espionage-political thriller saga.
Britain, 1940. As the Blitz rains fire upon London, the government launches the CORB evacuation programme, sending thousands of children overseas to safety. For eleven-year-old William Braithwaite, the promise of refuge becomes the start of a far darker journey. Torn from his parents and separated from his closest friend, William is shipped to South Africa-into the hands of a family broken by grief, bitterness, and unspoken violence.
At Trewil Loop, a farmstead crouched beneath the Drakensberg mountains, William encounters Jacques de Beer: a man hollowed by loss and hardened by history. What begins as survival under a stern guardian soon warps into something more sinister-a crucible in which innocence is stripped away, and a boy begins to transform into something altogether different.
Tenebris Ordior sets the stage for a multigenerational saga of war, power, and moral compromise, where the shadows of childhood stretch long into the corridors of espionage and corporate intrigue.
Perfect for readers of Robert Harris, John le Carré, and Ken Follett, this first book in Shadows in the Wind blends historical authenticity with emotional intensity, charting the beginning of an unforgettable journey into darkness.
