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Ghost Fire

Emma — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000

In this brand new Courtney Series novel by bestselling author, Wilbur Smith, comes an epic story of tragedy, loss, betrayal and courage that brings the reader deep into the seething heart of the French and Indian War.1754. 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, seeks salvation in combat and conflict, joining the British in the war against the French and Indian army. Connie, believing herself abandoned by her brother, and abused and brutalised by a series of corrupt guardians, makes her way to France, where she is welcomed into high society. Here, she once again finds herself at the mercy of vicious men, whose appetite for war and glory lead her to the frontlines of the French battlefield in North America. As the siblings find their destinies converging once more, they realise that the vengeance and redemption they both desperately seek could cost them their lives . . .

King Of Kings

Emma — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000

BOOK 6 IN THE BALLANTYNE SERIES, BY INTERNATIONAL SENSATION WILBUR SMITH ‘Best historical novelist’ – Stephen King ‘A master storyteller’ – Sunday Times ‘Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared’ – The Times ‘No one does adventure quite like Smith’ – Daily Mirror DIVIDED BY WAR. UNITED BY LOVE. On a beautiful September day, General Penrod Ballantyne and his fiancée, the successful travel writer, Amber Benbrook, stroll hand in hand through the busy streets of Cairo. 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 make the dangerous journey to the new capital of Addis Ababa, where they are welcomed by King Menelik II, the King of Kings. He knows of a plot to invade his beloved Abyssinia, and he needs the Courtneys to help him win. Back in Cairo, a heartbroken Penrod seeks oblivion in Lady Agatha and the city’s opium dens, descending into ruin. He is rescued from himself by an old friend, who is now in the Italian army, and offered the chance restore his honour and to join the military efforts. Italy has designs on Abyssinia, and there are rumours of a plan to invade . . . With storm clouds gathering, and on opposing sides of the conflict, can Penrod and Amber find their way back to one another – against all the odds? An epic historical adventure of love, betrayal, courage and war. King of Kings brings together two of Wilbur Smith’s greatest families, the Courtneys and the Ballantynes in this sequel to his worldwide bestseller, The Triumph of the Sun (Sunday Times, Jul 2018). The sixth book in the epic Ballantyne Series and the second title in an exciting crossover sequence between Wilbur Smith’s two iconic family sagas, the Ballantynes and the Courtneys. The adventures of the Ballantynes and Courtney’s continue in Book 7 of the Ballantyne series, Mafeking, coming soon

When The Lion Feeds

Emma — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000

BOOK 1 IN THE EPIC HISTORICAL SAGA OF THE COURTNEY FAMILY, FROM INTERNATIONAL SENSATION WILBUR SMITH’Takes you on an exciting, taut and thrilling journey you will never forget’ – Sun’With Wilbur Smith the action is never further than the turn of a page’ – Independent’No one does adventure quite like Wilbur Smith’ – Daily MirrorBROTHERS BY BIRTH. ENEMIES UNTIL DEATH.Heirs to their father’s fortune, destiny divides the Courtney twins from the start. Sean Courtney is strong, determined and adventurous, while Garrick Courtney is eager to stay indoors with a book and escape the hardships of cattle-rearing on the family farm.Following in his adored father’s footsteps, Sean Courtney’s adventures will take him from the violence of the Zulu wars to the thrilling highs of the gold rush, leaving behind countless broken hearts.Garrick Courtney, left to manage the farm he loathes, wishes only for a quiet life. Happiness seems within his grasp with the beautiful Anna Van Essen, one of the broken-hearted women Sean left in his wake, but he is devastated when tragedy strikes once more.As both brothers seek to realise their destinies, they find their paths must once again cross in a bitter showdown. Can either brother thrive while the other still lives?When the Lion Feeds is the iconic debut novel from Wilbur Smith, one of the best and most beloved authors of the century.Book 2 in the Courtney series, The Sound of Thunder, is available now.

Gold Mine

Emma — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000

A thrilling adventure novel from global bestseller Wilbur Smith that brings to life all the dangers and excitements of the gold mining industry. ‘A Master Storyteller’ – Sunday Times’Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared’ – The Times ‘No one does adventure quite like Smith’ – Daily Mirror ‘Extremely readable . . . packed with action and excitement . . . ‘ – Sunday Express Nothing drives men to danger like gold . . . Rod Ironsides is an honest man and expert manager of the successful Sonder Ditch gold mine and its hard-worked miners. But honesty and expertise count for little to the owner of the mine, the ruthless and obsessive Manfred Steyner. When Rod falls hard for Manfred’s long-suffering and estranged wife Terry, the loathing between the men reaches a breaking point. But unbeknown to both a bigger drama is unfolding, a plot to destroy the gold mine, whatever the cost. Can the mortal enemies move past their differences to save the mine?

River God

Emma — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000

BOOK 1 IN THE ICONIC ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SERIES, FROM THE MASTER OF ADVENTURE, WILBUR SMITH ‘Best historical novelist’ – Stephen King ‘A master storyteller’ – Sunday Times ‘Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared’ – The Times ‘No one does adventure quite like Smith’ – Daily Mirror IN THE LAND OF GOLDWHERE THE WEAK PHARAOH RULESA NEW CIVILISATION WILL BE BORN Taita is a humble slave; an expert in art, poetry, medicine and engineering, as well as the keeper of important secrets. He is the most treasured possession of Lord Intef. Yet when Intef’s beautiful daughter Lostris is married to the Pharaoh, Taita is commanded to follow her, and swiftly finds himself deeper than he ever could have imagined in a world of deception and treachery. But outside the palace, the great kingdom of Egypt is divided, and in even greater danger. Enemies threaten on all sides, and only Taita holds the power to save them all . . . Book 1 in the Ancient Egyptian series from the master historical adventure writer, Wilbur Smith. Book 2 in the series, The Seventh Scroll, is available now. Book 7 in the series and book 1 in The New Kingdom sequence, The New Kingdom, also available now.

Falcon Flies

Emma — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000

BOOK 1 IN THE BALLANTYNE SERIES BY INTERNATIONAL SENSATION WILBUR SMITH

‘Best historical novelist’ – Stephen King

‘A master storyteller’ – Sunday Times

‘Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared’ – The Times

‘No one does adventure quite like Smith’ – Daily Mirror

A DISHONOURABLE MAN. AN HONOURABLE MISSION.

Dr Robyn Ballantyne has always worked hard for what she wants. Following in the footsteps of their father she and her brother, the celebrated soldier Zouga Ballantyne, depart England on an expedition to Africa, the land of their birth. Robyn is determined to bring an end to slave trading, while Zouga is certain that Africa will be the land that makes him, and determines to make his fortune there, whatever the cost.

Manning the expedition is the notorious American merchant, Mungo St John. Robyn is deeply attracted to St John but is horrified to discover that he is a slave-trader, and that she is unwittingly travelling on a slave ship.

Also vying for her love is the fanatical anti-slavery naval captain, Clinton Codrington. Kind and respectable, Codrington is deeply in love with Robyn, but despite herself she cannot return his feelings.

As Robyn finds herself torn between the two men, she is forced to make a decision that will change her life forever, and which will shape the future for them all.

The first book in the first sequence of the epic Ballantyne series

Book 2 in the Ballantyne series, Men of Men, is available now.