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
1820. The coast of Madagascar.
A ship on fire in the night. Ralph Courtney would have sold his soul for revenge. At last, fate has given him what he craves. The man he believes murdered his father stands defenceless as his ship burns around them. His only plea, that Ralph spare his wife and infant son . . .
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 . . . ?
For what awaits them is a journey of unimaginable horrors, that will take Ralph from the bandit outposts on the border of Cape Colony, across oceans, and into the dark heart of the brutal system by which the British Crown imposes obedience on its subjects, while Ann is drawn inexorably back into her old life in Zululand.
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 adventure from the bestselling master of adventure, Wilbur Smith.
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| Weight | 586 g |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 23.5 × 15.4 × 3.7 cm |
| Book_author | Smith, Wilbur A. |
| Publisher | Zaffre |
| Imprint | Zaffre |
| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 458 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | Export ed |
| Dewey | 823.914 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
