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From the trenches of France, General Sean Courtney comes back to fame, fortune and a seat in the government. Mark Anders, the courageous young South African whom he has come to regard as his own son, returns to nothing, his grandfather murdered and his property seized by an unknown company.
2) Monsoon
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Courtney novels volume 10
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English
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Monsoon continues the story begun in Birds of Prey. Set in the dawn of the eighteenth century in England, East Africa, and Arabia, it relates the lives and loves of the three sons of Hal Courtney. At the farthest edges of the known world, the mighty East India Trading Company suffers catastrophic losses at the hands of pirates on the high seas. Master mariner Sir Hal Courtney, after four years away from service, prepares for his latest and most dangerous...
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Courtney novels volume 9
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English
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The year is 1667; Sir Francis Courteney and his son Hal are on patrol in their fighting caravel off the Agulhas Cape of South Africa. They are lying in wait for one of the treasure-laden galleons of the Dutch East India Company returning from the Orient. So begins a quest for adventure and the spoils of war that sweeps them from the settlement of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa to the Great Horn of Ethiopia far to the north - at a time when...
5) Assegai
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Courtney novels volume 12
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English
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Leon Courtney, a former soldier and safari specialist, undertakes a mission in 1913 East Africa to spy on his client, a German industrialist. However, Leon quickly falls for his client's mistress, distracting him from the mission at hand. Still, through his clever masquerade, Leon is able to uncover a plot against his homeland.
6) River God
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Egyptian series (Wilbur A. Smith) volume 1
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English
Description
Two thousand years before Christ, the ancient heartland of the Nile Kings stands torn and bleeding from the constant passage of civil war. Drained of gold and of the blood of its young men, the legacy of eleven sovereign Pharaohs is thrown to the winds of the desert as weak men inherit the crown. On the eve of the Festival of Osiris, the loyal subjects of the Pharaoh of Upper Egypt gather in Thebes to pay homage to their leader. Among them is Taita...
7) The quest
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Egyptian series (Wilbur A. Smith) volume 4
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2007
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English
Author
Series
Egyptian series (Wilbur A. Smith) volume 5
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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Taita the fusspot slave, spiritual wiseman and advisor to the Pharaoh is caught in a maelstrom of passion and danger in his efforts to destroy the Hyksos army by forming a dubious alliance with Crete.
11) War cry
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Series
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William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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With his headstrong daughter Saffron pursuing her education in London at Oxford, Leon Courtney navigates the politics of colonial Kenya.
Saffron grew up on a sprawling Kenyan estate, under the watchful eye of her father, businessman and war veteran Leon Courtney. Following a family tragedy, her thirst for knowledge and adventures leads her to England, where she finds herself inevitably drawn into the lead-up to World War II. Gerhard von Meerbach...
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Series
Egyptian series (Wilbur A. Smith) volume 3
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
13) Pharaoh
Author
Series
Egyptian series (Wilbur A. Smith) volume 6
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
Description
Pharaoh Tamose lies mortally wounded. The ancient city of Luxor is surrounded. Taita, the Pharaoh's advisor and hero of Desert God and River God, once again finds himself caught up in a whirlpool of ruthless intrigue that threatens the very foundations of the beloved empire he has pledged his life to protect. Plunged into dangerous and deadly waters more treacherous than the Nile, he must use his intelligence, alchemy, and cunning to protect his Pharaoh...
15) Courtney's war
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Series
Publisher
Zaffre
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Torn apart by war, Saffron Courtney and Gerhard von Meerbach are thousands of miles apart, both struggling for their lives. Gerhard - despite his objections to the Nazi regime - is fighting for the Fatherland, hoping to one day have the opportunity to rid Germany of Hitler and his cronies. But as his unit is thrown into the hellish attrition of the Battle of Stalingrad, he knows his chances of survival are dwindling by the day. Meanwhile Saffron -...
16) Ghost fire
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Series
Courtney novels volume 17
Publisher
Zaffre
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Inseparable since birth and growing up in India, Theo and Connie Courtney are torn apart by the tragic death of their parents. Theo, wracked with guilt, strikes a solitary path through life. Haunted by the spirits of lovers and family members, he is determined to atone for his mistakes. He seeks salvation in combat and conflict, joining the British in the war against the French and Indian army. Believing herself abandoned by her brother, and abused...
17) King of kings
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Publisher
Zaffre
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The follow-up to The Triumph of the Sun.
Cairo, 1887. A beautiful September day. Penrod Ballantyne and his fiancee, Amber Benbrook, stroll hand in hand. The future is theirs for the taking. But when Penrod's jealous former lover, Lady Agatha, plants doubt about his character, Amber leaves him and travels to the wilds of Abyssinia with her twin sister, Saffron, and her adventurer husband, Ryder Courtney. On a mission to establish a silver mine, they...
18) Legacy of war
Author
Series
Courtney novels volume 18
Publisher
Zaffre
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The war is over, Hitler is dead, and yet his evil legacy lives on. Saffron Courtney and her beloved husband Gerhard only just survived the brutal conflict, but Gerhard's Nazi-supporting brother, Konrad, is still free and determined to regain power. As a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse develops, a plot against the couple begins to stir. One that will have ramifications throughout Europe. Further afield in Kenya, the last outcrop of the colonial empire...
19) A falcon flies
Author
Series
Ballantyne novels volume 1
Publisher
Brilliance
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In search of a father they barely remember, Dr. Robyn Ballantyne boards a clipper to Africa. But along the way, she and the ship's captain battle each other with fury, and love each other with desperation.
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