Wilbur A Smith
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Language
English
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Description
In the Sudan decades of brutal misgovernment by the ruling Egyptian Khedive in Cairo precipitate a fierce and bloody rebellion and Holy War headed by a charismatic new religious leader, the Mahdi or 'Expected One'. The British are forced to intervene to protect their national interests and to attempt to rescue the hundreds of British subjects stranded in the country. Along with hundreds of others, British trader and businessman Ryder Courtney is trapped...
3) Monsoon
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
Master mariner Sir Hal Courtney, along with his three sons, Tom, Dorian, and Guy, embarks on a perilous adventure to Africa.
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books-St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
An adventure set in the violent world of modern piracy and terrorism follows the kidnapping of an oil heiress's daughter for a multi-billion-dollar ransom and the efforts of Cross Bow Security head Hector Cross to secure her release.
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Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
For readers of Game of Thrones , Ken Follett, and Clive Cussler: an epic adventure spanning land and sea ... time and distance ... courage, revenge, and everything in between. GOLDEN LION He saw his father executed in battle. He spent his youth avenging that death. And now Henry 'Hal' Courtney is a man with a ship - and a family - of his own. But fate has not finished with Hal. On a voyage along the eastern shore of Africa, a powerful enemy abducts...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The saga of the legendary Courtney family continues in this fourteenth installment in Wilbur Smith's bestselling series-the sequel to 2009's Assegai-a thrilling tale of espionage, adventure, and danger, set in Africa and spanning from the Great War's end to the dark days of World War II. As a member of the remarkable Courtney family, Leon Courtney knows how quickly fortunes can be won and lost. Over the course of more than two centuries, generations...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The New York Times bestselling author of Desert God and Pharaoh adds another chapter to his popular historical saga featuring the seafaring Tom Courtney, the hero of Monsoon and Blue Horizon, with this magnificent swashbuckling saga set in the eighteenth century and packed with action, violence, romance, and rousing adventure. Tom Courtney, one of four sons of master mariner Sir Hal Courtney, once again sets sail on a treacherous journey that will...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Former operative Major Hector Cross must face off against a pair of lethal enemies and prevent an international catastrophe in this gripping contemporary adventure-thriller perfect for fans of Clive Cussler, Ted Bell, and Vince Flynn from the legendary worldwide bestselling author of Desert God and Golden Lion. One of the most formidable fighters in the world, ex-SAS warrior and former private security consultant Major Hector Cross has survived explosive...