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Birds of prey / Wilbur Smith. - London : Pan Books - Macmillan Publishers, 1997. - 774, [2] s. ; 18 cm.

(Courtney Saga / Wilbur Smith ; 1)

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Smith Wilbur (1933-2021). Smith Wilbur (1933-2021)

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"Courtney Saga" are (in chronological events): 1. Birds of prey ; 2. Golden lion ; 3. Monsoon ; 4. Blue horizon ; 5. When the lion feeds ; 6. The triumph of the sun ; 7. The sound of thounder ; 8. Assegai ; 9. The burning shore ; 10. A sparrow falls ; 11. The power of the sword ; 12. Rage ; 13. Golden fox ; 14. A time to die.

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. so begins a quest for adventure and the spoils of war that sweeps them from the settlement of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa to the Great Horn of Ethiopia far to the north - at a time when international maritime law permitted acts of piracy, rape, and murder otherwise punishable by death. Wilbur Smith introduces a generation of the indomitable Courtneys and thrillingly re-creates their part in the struggle for supremacy and riches on the high seas. [goodreads.com]

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The leopard hunts in darkness ; When the lion feeds / Wilbur Smith. - London : Pan Books - Macmillan Publishers, 2005. - 533, [1] s. ; 18 cm.

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Smith Wilbur (1933-2021).

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"The leopard hunts in darkness" - Craig put all his strength against him. The knifepoint checked for a second, then moved down to touch Craig's skin in the notch where his collarbones met. It stung like a hypodermic needle as it pierced the skin. Whit the sense of horror, Craig felt the Shona's body gathering for the final thrust that force the silver steel through his larynx - and he knew that he could not prevent it... [goodreads.com]

"When the lion feeds" (the 5th part of Courtney saga) - Into the wilds of Natal in the 1870s are born Sean and Garrick Courtney, the twin brothers who could not to be more different. Fate, war and the jealous schemes of a woman are to drive them even further apart. But as history unfolds a continent is awakening. And on its horizon is the promise of fortune, adventure, destiny and love... [goodreads.com]

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The sound of thunder / Wilbur Smith. - London : Pan Books - Macmillan Publishers, 1997. - 485, [3] s. ; 18 cm.

(Courtney Saga / Wilbur Smith ; 7)

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Smith Wilbur (1933-2021). Smith Wilbur (1933-2021).

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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. Garry, who has been forced to live in the shadow of his twin's superiority since childhood, has vowed to pay him back for the wrongs done him. [goodreads.com]

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The sound of thunder ; Cry wolf / Wilbur Smith. - London : Pan Books - Macmillan Publishers, 2004. - 470, [5] s. ; 18 cm.

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Smith Wilbur (1933-2021).

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"The sound of thunder" (the 7th part of Courtney saga) - only once in his life had Sean met a man whose strength mached his own - and now they were pitted against each other. He drove the heel of his right hand up under Jan Paulus's chin, forcing his head back against the encircling left arm. It should have broken Jan Paulus's neck. Instead he locked arms around Sean's chest below the level of his armpits - and squeezed. Within second Sean felt his face swelling and congesting with blood, his mouth opened and his tounge came out between his teeth... [goodreads.com]

"Cry wolf" - It was only than Jake realized that he still carried a full bottle of Scrubbs Ammonia in his hand. The lion came bounding swiftly towards him. Despite the wounds, it flowed with lithe and sinuous menace. It was so close that he could see each stiff white whisker in the curled upper lip and hear the rattle of air in its throat. ... [goodreads.com]

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A sparrow falls / Wilbur Smith. - London : Pan Books - Macmillan Publishers, 1997. - 630, [2] s. ; 18 cm.

(Courtney saga / Wilbur Smith ; 3)

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Smith Wilbur (1933-2021). Smith Wilbur (1933-2021).

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Another gripping installment in Wilbur Smith's Courtney family adventure series. Mark 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. And he has inherited a murderous enemy, the rogue scion of the powerful Courtney clan in an altogether new kind of war. Now, Mark will make a fateful choice between two women. Journey into the wilderness to uncover his grandfather's fate. Find his way through battles raging between fathers and sons, generals and politicians, and nature and man. In an age of violent conflict, Mark Anders will live or die for justice and his fight will echo across a country he always loved... [goodreads.com]

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Those in Peril / Wilbur Smith. - London : Pan Books - Macmillan Publishers, 2012. - 408, [1] s. ; 20 cm.

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Hazel Bannock is heir to the Bannock Oil Corporation, one of the major global oil producers. While cruising the Indian Ocean, her yacht is hijacked by Somalian pirates and her nineteen-year-old daughter, Cayla, kidnapped. The pirates demand a crippling twenty-billion-dollar ransom for her release, and complicated political and diplomatic sensitivities render the major powers incapable of intervening. With growing evidence of the horrific torture to which Cayla is being subjected, Hazel calls on Hector Cross to help her rescue her daughter. Hector is the man behind Cross Bow Security, the company contracted to Bannock Oil Corporation to provide all their protection. He is a formidable fighting man. Between them, Hazel and Hector are determined to take the law into their own hands. [goodreads.com]

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