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Assegai
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Courtney 3: Book 5

Assegai (2009) (edit title/settings)

by Wilbur Smith (Author) (edit contributors)

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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... read more

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Smith continues the saga of the Courtney family of Africa begun in 1964 with When the Lion Feeds. In this installment, Leon Courtney, ladies' man and former lieutenant in the King's African Rifles, becomes a professional big game hunter and safari guide in the years leading up to WWI. Among... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Smith continues the saga of the Courtney family of Africa begun in 1964 with When the Lion Feeds. In this installment, Leon Courtney, ladies' man and former lieutenant in the King's African Rifles, becomes a professional big game hunter and safari guide in the years leading up to WWI. Among his clients are Kermit Roosevelt, son of President Teddy Roosevelt, and a spoiled German princess who is fond of the whip. The story really doesn't kick into gear until halfway through, on the eve of war, when Courtney's uncle, Brig. Gen. Penrod Ballantyne, commander of the British forces in East Africa, asks him to spy on his newest client, Count Otto von Meerbach, a German industrialist with a secret agenda. Courtney also begins an affair with Otto's mistress, Eva, who has a secret life of her own. Will Courtney defeat Otto's dastardly scheme and rescue Eva? Though the outcome is never in doubt, Smith manages to serve up adventure, history and melodrama in one thrilling package that will be eagerly devoured by series fans

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This is book 5 of 5 in Courtney 3. (standard series)

Preceded by The Triumph of the Sun.

This is book 7 of 14 in Courtney. (universe)

Preceded by The Sound of Thunder, and followed by The Burning Shore.

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  1. Wilbur Smith (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Macmillan
Country: England
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 0230529208
Page Count: 478

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