Nightmare Along the River Nile by S.E. Nelson

Through Edgar’s story, the reader will come to understand the resilience that human beings can exhibit under extreme circumstances, the power of faith and the meaning of true friendship. Looking collectively at the people who are involved in Edgar’s captivity and the ones who assist him, we are reminded that people are capable of good or evil, regardless of their color or creed. He finds himself caught up in a nightmare he never imagined and his life is forever changed.Edgar's friends learn of his fate and embark on a challenging and unpredictable rescue mission full of twists and turns. The story gives the reader an insight into the pain and suffering that Edgar endures, and his unshakable faith and hope of eventually being free. He and other students are abducted and taken to the LRA headquarters in Sudan where evil awaits. But will he succeed? The dramatic finale awaits you as you follow Edgar while he is being chased down by warlords whose mission is to return him to the slave owners and collect a large reward. With the help of a fellow captive, Edgar attempts a daring and dangerous escape, knowing that his re-capture would end in a fate worse than death.

Edgar’s friends learn of his fate and embark on a daring and difficult rescue attempt. Things turn even worse when, instead of being forced to become a soldier, he is sold into slavery. Along with other passengers, most of them students, Edgar is abducted and taken on a long journey to the rebel headquarters in the bush. The story was inspired by actual events that happened to many young people in Northern Uganda in the 1990s. Edgar is caught up in a nightmare he never imagined possible when his bus is stopped by the rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army, in northern Uganda. Nelson's first novel NIGHTMARE ALONG THE RIVER NILE is set in Uganda and Sudan and is about a student who was abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and sold into slavery.

Nightmare Along the River Nile by S.E. Nelson