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Testment
An epic new novel of Ancient Egypt, from the Master of Historical Adventure, Wilbur Smith. FROM THE RUINS OF BATTLE A HERO MUST RISE FOR THE GLORY OF EGYPT Years of Hyksos rule have seen the plunder of once-mighty Egypt. Though the two kingdoms have now been reunited by the armies of the true Pharaoh, his position is perilous, his rule under threat from those who seek to take advantage of the turmoil created by the overthrow of the Hyksos. Desperate to keep Egypt united, Taita the Magus summons his protégé, Piay, to solve a millennia-old riddle which has the power to secure Egypt's future forever. But in the tumult of war, an evil has thrived. Malevolent followers of Seth, the god of chaos, are determined to claim this power and usher in a new age of darkness. The fate of Egypt is at stake. Can Piay prevent their land falling into the hands of those who would see its ruin?
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Eagle in the Sky
'With a dull but awful roar, the Mirage bloomed with dark crimson flame and sooty black smoke, the wind ripped flames outwards in great streamers and pennants that engulfed all around them, and David staggered onwards in the midst of the roaring furnace that seemed to consume the very air.' Drawn to the sky as though to his natural element, young David Morgan spurns the boardroom future mapped out for him by his family for the life of a jet pilot. Then he meets Debra, the beautiful Israeli writer for whom he will fight, in another country's war, at the controls of his Mirage. Yet the breathless action which brings them together is also the very tragedy that will threaten to tear them apart ...
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When The Lion Feeds
What is it?' Sean felt the first tingle of alarm. 'N'yoni', said Mbejane softly and Sean saw them. A dark pall, still so far off that they could not distinguish the individual birds: only a shadow, a thin dark shadow in the sky. Watching it Sean was suddenly cold in the hot noonday sun. He started to run. Brothers by birth. Enemies by blood. Natal, 1860; the Courtney twins are born. Heirs to their father's fortune, destiny divides the boys from the start - Garrick is eager to stay indoors with a book and escape the hardships of cattle rearing, while Sean, strong and much-loved, wants to try his hand at everything. When Garrick is forced to take ownership of their farm, Sean must explore the opportunities awaiting him: the rush and horrors of the Zulu Wars, the w omen who will fall for his charms, the rise and fall of gold fever and the deadly thrills of big game hunting on the African plains. But will Sean's adventures really be his making - and at what ultimate cost. . . ? A Courtney Series adventure - Book 1 in the When the Lion Feeds trilogyWilbur Smith is a worldwide phenomenon. His readership has built up over fifty-five years of writing. Born in Central Africa in 1933, Wilbur became a full-time writer in 1964 following the success of When the Lion Feeds, and has since published forty-one global bestsellers, including the Courtney Series, the Ballantyne Series, the Egyptian Series, the Hector Cross Series and many successful standalone novels, all meticulously researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide. The establishment of the Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation in 2015 cemented Wilbur's passion for empowering writers, promoting literacy and advancing adventure writing as a genre. The foundation's flagship programme is the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize
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River God (रिव्हर गॉड)
फेरोंच्या आधिपत्याखालील, सोन्याचा प्रचंड साठा असलेल्या एका समृद्ध प्रदेशातील म्हणजे इजिप्तमधील ही कहाणी आहे. पेÂरो मेमोसे हे इजिप्तचे राजे आहेत. इन्टेफ हा वजीर आहे. त्या वजीराला एक सुंदर मुलगी असते, लॉस्ट्रीस. ताईता, हा इन्टेफ वजीराचा गुणी गुलाम असतो. इन्टेफ हा व्रूÂर आणि विकृत असतो. त्याला स्त्रियांऐवजी पुरुषांबद्दल शारीरिक आकर्षण असते. तरुण गुलाम मुलांचं लैंगिक शोषण तो करत असतो. त्या दृष्टीने ताईता हा त्याचा आवडता गुलाम असतो. तसेच ताईताला वैद्यकशास्त्राची, ज्योतिषशास्त्राची चांगली माहिती असते, एवूÂणच तो हुशार असल्यामुळे त्याच्यावर इन्टेफची मर्जी असते. पण, अलीडा नावाच्या युवतीवर ताईताचं मन जडतं. हे जेव्हा इन्टेफला समजतं, तेव्हा तो ताईतासमोर अमानुष रीतीने अलीडाला मृत्युदंड देतो. अलीडाला मृत्युदंड देण्याचं काम रासफर या अधिकाNयाने केलेलं असतं.
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Ghost Fire
A brand new Courtney series novel by bestselling author, Wilbur Smith. 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 front lines 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... An epic story of tragedy, loss, betrayal and courage that brings the reader deep into the seething heart of the French and Indian war.
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Courtney's War
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 throw n into the hellish attrition of the Battle of Stalingrad, he knows his chances of survival are dwindling by the day. Meanwhile Saffron - recruited by the Special Operations Executive and sent to occupied Belgium to discover how the Nazis have infiltrated SOE's network – soon finds herself being hunted by Germany's most ruthless spymaster. Confronted by evil beyond their worst imaginings, the lovers must each make the hardest choice of all: sacrifice themselves or do whatever they can to survive, hoping that one day they will be reunited. Courtney 's War is an epic story of courage, betrayal and undying love that takes the reader to the very heart of a world at war.
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The Seventh Scroll (द सेव्हन्थ स्क्रोल )
कथा आजच्या काळात घडलेली असली, तरी तिचा संबंध आहे चार हजार वर्षांपूर्वीच्या रिव्हर गॉडमधील जगाशी. सेव्हन्थ स्क्रोल– वाचकाला खिळवून ठेवणाऱ्या कुशल कथाकाराची आणखी एक साहसकथा. धूसर बनून विस्मृतीतच गेलेल्या कालखंडामधील अफाट खजिन्याचे स्थान निश्चित करण्यासारख्या खाणाखुणा सेव्हन्थ स्क्रोलमध्ये सोडल्या आहेत. ड्युराइड अल् सिमा आणि त्याची इंग्लिश -इजिप्तशियन माता-पिता असलेली पत्नी रॉयन यांनीच पहिल्यांदा राणी लॉस्ट्रसच्या कबरीचा शोध लावला. त्या वेळी योगायोगानेच अत्यंत हुशार आणि कावेबाज ताईताने पेरो मॅमोस आणि त्याचा अफाट खजिना कबरीमध्ये पुरून ठेवल्याचे वर्णन असलेल्या पेपायरसच्या गुंडाळ्या त्यांच्या हातात पडतात. हा त्यांचा शोध नाइलपासून इथिओपियाच्या दऱ्याखोऱ्यांत पोहोचतो. तो खजिना फक्त स्वत:साठी मिळवण्याच्या लालसेने पछाडलेले ताकदवान लोक पेरोच्या गुप्त खजिन्यामागे लागल्यावर अत्यंत हिंसक असा पाठलाग सुरू होतो. ड्युराइडचा खून पडल्यावर रॉयन इंग्लंडमध्ये आसरा घेते आणि निकोलस क्वेन्टन हार्पर या विख्यात पुराणवस्तू संशोधकाबरोबर इथिओपियाला जाते – ड्युराइडसाठी! ताईतासाठी! एका प्राचीन पेरोच्या स्वप्नांसाठी!! आणि स्वत:च्या उद्ध्वस्त आयुष्याचे धागे पुन्हा जुळवण्यासाठीही!
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The Tigers Prey
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 arrival in Cape Town, he uncovers a truth that leaves him overwhelmed and disoriented. Christopher Courtney sets out to make his own way in the world, giving up his privileged position as the son of the Governor of Bombay. The perils and betrayals on his journey carve a fierce warrior out of him, but they also harden his soul and lead him to greater violence and treachery. As the lives of these two Courtney men intertwine, the sins of the fathers will forever alter the lives of a younger generation. The Tiger’s Prey takes readers on an epic journey from the southernmost point of Africa, through the perilous waters of the Arabian Sea, to the lush Indian coastline. It is an incredible and breathless tale of intrigue and family betrayal from one of the world’s greatest storytellers.
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War Cry
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
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Golden Lion
East African Coast, 1670. In a time of brave and brutal adventure, one man will journey across land and sea to pursue his greatest enemy.The Golden Bough, captained by Henry �Hal� Courtney, is running south from Ethiopia to Zanzibar. Below deck, both his crew and his lover, the fearless warrior Judith Nazet, sleep. As the moon glints through clouds, Hal sights a ship passing close by. Although there is an uneasy truce between the warring English and Dutch, Hal scents danger. When the Bough is boarded, the crew must go hand to hand to defend their ship and their lives. But soon Hal will face even graver danger, as he discovers his mortal enemy still lives and is hell-bent on revenge. he must pursue his nemesis across desert savannah,through the seedy underbelly of Zanzibar�s slave markets and shark-infested waters, imperilling his own life at every turn. But it will take more than a slave�s shackles to hold Hal Courtney.A thrilling blend of extraordinary drama and epic storytelling, Golden Lion sees Wilbur Smith return in triumphant form to the adventures of his beloved and bestsellling Courtney family.
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The Eye Of The Tiger
Harry Fletcher, a man with a chequered past, now makes an honest living as a charter skipper fishing in the magnificent Indian Ocean. Until suddenly men from a world he has put behind him plunge once more into a deadly game. And he must play -- for an unknown prize against undeclared odds -- by the rules of violence and death which he once practiced as an art. For of one thing he is certain: to fail is to die...
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The Angels Weep
'They came at a run, side by side, seeming to wade through the thick swamp of mortar smoke and dust, and they appeared monstrous and inhuman in the stark light of the star shells. One of them was a huge Matabele. He had lost his helmet and his head was round and black as a cannon ball, his open mouth was a pink cave lined with ivory teeth, and his bull bellow rose above even that storm of gunfire. The other was a white man, the top of his battledress torn half off his body, exposing the pale flesh of his chest and shoulders, but his face was daubed with fiendish streaks of dark green and brown paint.' At the dawn of a new century, the pioneers of Rhodesia have staked their claims and stocked their farms in the land they have carved as their own. But in the hills, the Matabele indunas are preparing for the bloody rebellion which will scar the opponents for ever - and etch for them the same tragic legacy for generations to come...
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Desert God
A novel of ancient Egypt from the bestselling author of river god. Wilbur Smith is a master at the helm of one of the greatest stories of all time. On the banks of the Nile, a hero will rise. Across the lush plains of Egypt, Taita, a freed eunuch slave, wears his authority lightly. Not only is he the close adviser to the Pharaoh, but he is guardian to pharaoh tamose two teenage sisters, the young beauties Tehuti and Bekatha. But the kingdom is not at peace. They have been fighting southern Egypts constant and historic enemy, the Hyksos people in the north, since time began. To finally crush them, Pharaoh must turn to his most trusted friend. Taita, philosopher, poet and expert strategist, has a plan that will see Egypt destroy the Hyksos army and form a coveted alliance with Crete in one move. This plan will take him, his expedition commander Zara's and their mighty warriors on a perilous journey up the Nile, through Arabia to the magical city of Babylon, then across the open seas to Crete. The many dangers will cost lives and time and they will meet battle and betrayal head on. But Taita must not forget his two charges, the spirited young princesses, whose attraction to the very warriors who lead the fight threatens Taitas meticulous plan and the future of Egypt itself.
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Vicious Circle
When Hector Crosss new life is overturned, he immediately recognizes the ruthless hand of an enemy he has faced many times before a terrorist group has re-emerged like a deadly scorpion from beneath its rock.
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Birds Of Prey...
It is 1667 and Sir Francis Courteney and his son Henry "Hal" Courteney are on patrol in their fighting caravel off the Agulhas Cape of Southern Africa. They have a letter from Charles II sanctioning them to hunt down and capture enemy ships "beyond the line".
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The Sun Bird
'I scrambled onto my knees, pushing the automatic rifle forward to cover one flank. In that instant they opened on us. The air around me was torn by the sound of a thousand bull whips, while the gunfire sounded like a stick dragged swiftly across a corrugated-iron fence.' A hazy aerial photograph and a sinister curse are the only clues Dr Ben Kazin has before he stumbles on the archaeological discovery of a lifetime. Beneath the red cliffs of Botswanaland a magnificent unknown civilization has remained buried for millenna. But the magic of uncovering a lost culture is harshly interrupted by the violence of terrorists, love, intrigue and the breathtaking secrets of centries...
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Those In Peril
Hazel Bannock is the heir to the Bannock Oil Corp, one of the major oil producers with global reach. While cruising in the Indian Ocean, Hazel's private yacht is hijacked by African Muslim pirates. Hazel is not on board at the time, but her nineteen year old daughter, Cayla, is kidnapped and held to ransom. The pirates demand a crippling twenty billion dollar ransom for her release. Complicated political and diplomatic considerations render the major powers incapable of intervening. When Hazel is given evidence of the horrific torture which Cayla is being subjected to, she calls on Hector Cross to help her rescue her daughter. Hector is the owner and operator of Cross Bow Security, the company which is contracted to Bannock Oil to provide all their security. He is a formidable fighting man. Between them Hazel and Hector are determined to take the law into their own hands.
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Assegai
It is 1913 and ex-soldier turned professional big game hunter, Leon Courtney, is in British East Africa guiding rich and powerful men from America and Europe on safaris in the Masai tribe territories. One of his clients, German industrialist Count Otto Von Meerbach, has a company which builds aircraft and vehicles for the Kaiser's burgeoning army. But Leon had not bargained for falling passionately in love with Eva, the Count's beautiful and enigmatic mistress. Just prior to the outbreak of World War I, Leon is recruited by his uncle, Penrod Ballantyne, Commander of the British Forces in East Africa, to gather information from Von Meerbach. He stumbles on a plot against the British involving the disenchanted survivors of the Boer War, but it is only when Eva and Von Meerbach return to Africa that Leon finds out who and what is really behind the conspiracy.
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Golden Fox
The Courtney family blood has long run hot--as hot as the passion and turmoil boiling in war-torn South Africa. When one of their own succumbs to the worst kind of evil, those ties are put to the ultimate test. Isabella Courtney, dazzling daughter of South Africa's ambassador to England, is passionately obsessed with Ramon, the Marques de Santiago y Machado--also known as the Golden Fox, one of the world's most ruthless terrorists. When she secretly bears his child, Ramon kidnaps the boy and persuades powerful, yet reluctant, Isabella to betray South Africa and her beloved family...until the truth at last comes out, and the explosive Courtneys rally to her side and strike back with a raging vengance