Vengeance

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Van Diemen’s Land, 1835. Ralph Courtney has had everything taken from him – his wife, his son, his fortune, his freedom. Chased from the hills of Zululand, he had found refuge with Ann and Harry at the mission station at Mahikeng. Behind the great Barrier of Spears, out of reach of King Shaka’s murderous brother, they had been safe for a time. But even here, a hundred miles north of the Orange River and British justice, Ralph could not escape his past. Captured. Convicted. Sentenced. Transported six thousand miles – to the end of the world, the worst prison on earth. Ralph knows that escape is impossible. But one day, a ship comes in over the bar and he is brought back to life by a man he believed dead. Meanwhile, Ann and Harry are trapped in Mahikeng, their fate tied to that of the mission station. When new orders come from London, they have no choice but to return to the Zulu court and face the enemy they thought they’d left behind.

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ENEMIES BY BIRTH. BROTHERS IN BLOOD. VENGEANCE WILL BE HAD.


Praise for Wilbur Smith

‘A master storyteller’ Sunday Times

‘No one does adventure quite like Smith’ Daily Mirror

‘Best historical novelist’ Stephen King

1829. Mahikeng Mission Station. Highveld, southern Africa.

The warrior king is dead.

Ralph Courtney and Ann Waite have escaped. From the chaos and bloodshed that consumed the Zulu nation after the murder of King Shaka. From Ralph’s enemies. From the man who would have enslaved Ann and sold her to the highest bidder. Now Ralph and Ann, and their son Harry, are safe. Rescued by the missionaries at Mahikeng, they can finally dream of a new life. Or can they . . . ?

Can Ralph finally lay to rest the ghosts that haunt him? Can Ann overcome the enemy she believed they’d escaped forever? Can Harry make his peace with the secrets and lies that have shaped his life? On a blood-soaked battlefield, as a new nation is forged in violence and slaughter, all three will be given a choice – to succumb to the past, or to stand and fight for their family’s future.

Blood, vengeance and destiny collide in the latest thrilling installment in the Courtney series from the bestselling master of adventure, Wilbur Smith.

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Weight 0.704 kg
Dimensions 24.6 × 16.7 × 4.2 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

458

Language

English

Edition

Hardback original

Dewey

823.914 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K