Courtney Series by Wilbur Smith, Giles Kristian, David Churchill

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  • When the Lion Feeds (Courtney #1)
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    When the Lion Feeds (Courtney #1)

    Wilbur Smith

    · 24 ratings · published 2006

    Part of the 'Courtney' series 'Something always dies when the lion feeds and yet there is meat for those that follow him.' The lion is Sean, hero of this tremendous drama of the men who took possession of South Africa in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Sean and his twin-brother Garrick grew up on their father's farm in Natal. The first part of the book deals with his childhood and youth and his longing to become a successful farmer and hard-hitting fighter like his father... more

  • The Sound Of Thunder (Courtney #2)
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    The Sound Of Thunder (Courtney #2)

    Wilbur Smith

    · 20 ratings · published 2007

    THE SOUND OF THUNDER continues the Courtney saga where WHEN THE LIONS FEEDS left off. Sean Courtney is off to fight the burghers in the Boer War -- first in harrowing missions on the front lines for the British Guides, then as the leader of commandos designed to fight the Boers on their own terms -- guerilla combat in the field. The peace that follows find Sean with hopes of marriage and settling down to farming. But the hatred borne by his twin brother will not allow a peaceful life... more

  • A Sparrow Falls (Courtney #3)
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    A Sparrow Falls (Courtney #3)

    Wilbur Smith

    · 18 ratings · published 1977

    A Sparrow Falls, another gripping installment in Wilbur Smith's Courtney Family Adventure seriesMark Anders grew up on eight thousand acres of African land that bore his family name. Then he fought in Europe's Great War and, upon returning to his ancestral home, he saw savagery unlike any other….In Africa, Mark's family estate has been despoiled. His grandfather has died under mysterious circumstances... more

  • The Burning Shore (Courtney #4)
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    The Burning Shore (Courtney #4)

    Wilbur Smith

    · 18 ratings · published 1985

    Centaine de Thiry grew up with privilege, wealth, and freedom on a sprawling French estate. Then war came crashing down around her, and a daring young South African aviator named Michael Courtney stole her heart amidst the destruction. But the tides of fate and battle sent the young woman on a journey across a dangerous sea to the coast of Africa.When Centaine's ship is torpedoed and sunk, she is plunged into a shark-filled sea miles from the unseen shore... more

  • Power of the Sword (Courtney #5)
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    Power of the Sword (Courtney #5)

    Wilbur Smith

    · 18 ratings · published 1986

    Shasa Courtney was groomed by his French-born mother to take control of the Courtney Mining and Finance Company, whose font of wealth was sown deep beneath African soil. But Shasa's brother, Manfred, had been trained by his renegade father to be a hunter--of lions, and of men.As the two boys became men, they took on the extraordinary powers of each parent: Shasa, a man in tune with his continent and its people; Manfred who, like his father, was willing to shape his world with a gun... more

  • Rage (Courtney #6)
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    Rage (Courtney #6)

    Wilbur Smith

    · 18 ratings · published 1987

    In the second half of the twentieth century, the future bears down on Africa--fueled by the sins of the past and the blood feuds of nations, tribes, and families. For the Courtney family, who have known this continent from the depths of its gold mines to the pinnacle of political power, a time of reckoning is at hand.Shasa Courtney has lived, fought and loved amongst Afrikaners, Englishmen, and natives. His mother is by his side but the rest of the world around him is exploding... more

  • A Time to Die (Courtney #7)
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    A Time to Die (Courtney #7)

    Wilbur Smith

    · 18 ratings · published 1989

    As the world around him burns with passion and death, professional hunter and guerrilla fighter Sean Courtney is trapped between his worst enemies, an overwhelming love for a woman, and his instincts to survive -- and kill.

  • Golden Fox (Courtney #8)
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    Golden Fox (Courtney #8)

    Wilbur Smith

    · 16 ratings · published 1990

    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... more

  • Birds of Prey (Courtney #9)
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    Birds of Prey (Courtney #9)

    Wilbur Smith

    · 24 ratings · published 1997

    The year is 1667. Sir Francis Courtney 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... more

  • Monsoon (Courtney #10)
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    Monsoon (Courtney #10)

    Wilbur Smith

    · 24 ratings · published 1999

    Monsoon, a Courtney Family Adventure from Wilbur SmithOne man. Three sons. A powerful destiny waiting to unfold.Monsoon is the sweeping epic that continues the saga begun in Wilbur Smith's bestselling Birds of Prey. Once a voracious adventurer, it has been many years since Hal Courtney has dared the high seas. Now he must return with three of his sons - Tom, Dorian, and Guy - to protect the East India Trading Company from looting pirates, in exchange for half of the fortune he recovers... more

  • Blue Horizon (Courtney #11)
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    Blue Horizon (Courtney #11)

    Wilbur Smith

    · 20 ratings · published 2003

    Following on from Monsoon the next generation of Courtneys are out to stake their claim in South Africa. The journey they make takes them through the untouched wilderness of a beautiful land filled with warring tribes and dangerous animals.

  • The Triumph of the Sun (Courtney #12)
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    The Triumph of the Sun (Courtney #12)

    Wilbur Smith

    · 18 ratings · published 2005

    They've come from out of the shifting sands and down from ancient mountains. Mounted on horse and camel, carrying gleaming swords and plundered rifles, the sons of Allah are led by a holy warrior imbued with jihad, driving his army of thousands to wipe out the last Englishmen from the isolated Nile city...But in Khartoum is a legendary British general, a brilliant, mercenary trader, a beautiful woman and a courageous soldier whose fates have become one... more

  • Assegai (Courtney #13)
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    Assegai (Courtney #13)

    Wilbur Smith

    · 18 ratings · published 2009

    Wilbur Smith has won acclaim worldwide as the master of the historical novel. Now, in "Assegai" he takes readers on an unforgettable African adventure set against the gathering clouds of war.It is 1913 and Leon Courtney, an ex-soldier turned professional hunter in British East Africa, guides the rich and powerful from America and Europe on big-game safaris. Leon had never sought fame, but an expedition alongside U.S... more

  • The Golden Lion (Courtney #14)
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    The Golden Lion (Courtney #14)

    Wilbur Smith, Giles Kristian

    · 18 ratings · published 2015

    In this sweeping adventure full of danger, action, and intrigue, the master who has been the model for bestselling authors such as Clive Cussler and Bernard Cornwell returns to his longest-running series, taking fans back to the very beginnings of the Courtney family sagaThe son pirate and merchant Sir Frances Courtney, Henry “Hal” Courtney was raised at sea... more

  • Ghost Fire (Courtney #18)
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    Ghost Fire (Courtney #18)

    Wilbur Smith

    · 16 ratings · published 2019

    The brand new Courtney Series novel. 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, strikes a solitary path through life. Haunted by the spirits of lovers and family members, he is determined to atone for his mistakes... more

  • Legacy of War (Courtney #19)
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    Legacy of War (Courtney #19)

    Wilbur Smith, David Churchill

    · 12 ratings · published 2021

    A brand-new Courtney Series adventure.The action-packed new book in the Courtney Series and the sequel to Courtney's War. 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... more

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