‘That time is upon us. I can feel it coming. That evil barbarian will not be satisfied until he has engulfed the whole world in war and death. I fear for us all.’In a triumphant return to his much-loved Courtney series, Wilbur Smith introduces us to the bravest new member of the famed family, Saffron Courtney.Saffron grows up on a sprawling Kenyan estate, under the watchful eye of her father, prominent businessman and distinguished war veteran Leon Courtney. Her childhood is idyllic, until a...
LET THE HUNT BEGIN.HECTOR CROSS, ex-SAS officer, private security expert, widower. His wife was taken much too soon, by a cruel man with evil intentions.JOHNNY CONGO, psychopath, extortionist, terrorist, the man who murdered Hector’s wife. Cross wants him dead. So does the US government.Congo is locked up on Death Row in the most secure prison in the free world, counting down the days until his execution. He’s got two weeks. He wants out. He’s escaped before and knows he can again.Cross, still...
The Malabar coast is full of dangers: greedy tradesmen, fearless pirates, and men full of vengeance. But for a Courtney, the greatest danger might just be his own family…Francis Courtney flees the comfort of his Devonshire estate when his stepfather’s gambling debts leave him penniless and at risk. He sails to South Africa with revenge and fortune on his mind: his uncle Tom Courtney killed his father, and Francis intends to avenge his death and make his fortune in the process. However, upon his...
Op ’n kontinent wat ongelooflike rykdom verberg, aanskou Sean Courtney en sy tweelingbroer, Garrick, die eerste lewenslig. Die sorgelose lewe op hul pa se plaas in Natal word egter wreed onderbreek wanneer geweld, begeerte en die noodlot Sean wegruk van alles wat bekend is. Op die Witwatersrand, waar goud pas ontdek is, moet Sean sy pad oopveg na sukses. In die tog om sy fortuin te maak, bou hy ook ’n lewenslange vriendskap, konfronteer sy duiwels en baan sy weg na ’n belowende toekoms. Dan ruk...
Toe Jak Stapelberg die pos van hoofbestuurder van die Sonderkloof-goudmyn aangebied word, weet hy dis te goed om waar te wees. Hy is te jonk en boonop beskik hy nie oor die nodige kwalifikasies nie. Sy vermoede word bevestig toe Manfred Steyner sy voorwaarde stel: Jak moet doen wat hy vra, sonder teenspraak. En Jak stem in, want dié kans gaan nie gou weer verbykom nie. As hy net eers die werk het, kan hy Manfred se opdrag mos weier. Nie Jak óf Manfred het rekening gehou met die eintlike magte...
Wanneer Sean Courtney, die held van Witwatersrand, van ’n lang jagtog terugkom, loop hy hom vas in die geweld van die Anglo-Boereoorlog, sy broer Garrick se afgunstige haat, ’n volgende geslag kinders wat moeilikheid vir die Courtney-familie voorspel, en – bowenal – Ruth Friedman. Ruth slaan sy voete skoon onder hom uit. Vurig, jonk en… ’n ander man se vrou. Boonop raak haar man Sean se boesemvriend en beskermling in die oorlog! Die magte van die noodlot voer Sean telkens van hoop tot wanhoop,...
