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BOOK 12 OF THE EPIC HISTORICAL SAGA OF THE COURTNEY FAMILY, FROM INTERNATIONAL SENSATION WILBUR SMITH
'Smith will take you on an exciting, taut and thrilling journey you will never forget' - Sun
'With Wilbur Smith the action is never further than the turn of a page' - Independent
'No one does adventure quite like Smith' - Daily Mirror
A SECRET MISSION. A WORLD AT STAKE.
As the world stands on the cusp of war, ex-soldier Leon Courtney is recruited by his uncle, General Penrod Ballantyne, to undertake a dangerous secret mission - spying on the Germans in East Africa, whom the General suspects are preparing for the Kaiser's war.
Posing as a professional game hunter Leon is tasked with gathering information on one of his clients, wealthy industrialist Otto von Meerbach. Leon finds himself falling for von Meerbach's beautiful mistress, Eva von Wellberg and the two begin a secret love affair.
When Leon uncovers Meerbach's plot to raise a rebellion against Britain among the disenchanted survivors of the Boer war, Leon finds himself desperately fighting a battle against time, but is his true enemy closer to home than he ever expected?
A Courtney Series adventure - Book 1 in the Assegai sequence.
Assegai is the twelfth novel in the Courtney family saga from Wilbur Smith and the first in the Assegai sequence, exploring the two world wars through the eyes of the Courtney family.
Book 13 in the Courtney family series, Golden Lion, is available now. Wilbur Smith was born in Central Africa in 1933. He became a full-time writer in 1964 following the success of When the Lion Feeds, and has since published over fifty global bestsellers, including the Courtney Series, the Ballantyne Series, the Egyptian Series, the Hector Cross Series and many successful standalone novels, all meticulously researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide. An international phenomenon, his readership built up over fifty-five years of writing, establishing him as one of the most successful and impressive brand authors in the world.
The establishment of the Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation in 2015 cemented Wilbur's passion for empowering writers, promoting literacy and advancing adventure writing as a genre. The foundation's flagship programme is the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize.
Wilbur Smith passed away peacefully at home in 2021 with his wife, Niso, by his side, leaving behind him a rich treasure trove of novels and stories that will delight readers for years to come. For all the latest information on Wilbur Smith's writing visit www.wilbursmithbooks.com or facebook.com/WilburSmith From master storyteller Wilbur Smith, a fast-paced adventure in the classic Courtney Series Wilbur Smith is a global phenomenon, author of 41 global bestsellers - one of the most successful authors of our time He has sold over 130 million novels worldwide and been translated into 26 languages 2018 will see a reinvention of the Wilbur Smith backlist, driving sales and reach to unparalleled heights A confident, bold and contemporary cover redesign will revitalise the brand, drawing new readers into the adventurous world of Wilbur Smith The Courtney Series is Wilbur's longest-running and possibly best-known series, tracing the fortunes, and misfortunes, of the sprawling, ambitious family, from the dawn of the seventeenth century to the late twentieth century An always-on consumer marketing approach will drive increased sales through securing the core fanbase, re-connecting with lapsed readers and targeting a new, younger audience Unmissable PR activity will raise Wilbur's brand awareness to superstar status
'Smith will take you on an exciting, taut and thrilling journey you will never forget' - Sun
'With Wilbur Smith the action is never further than the turn of a page' - Independent
'No one does adventure quite like Smith' - Daily Mirror
A SECRET MISSION. A WORLD AT STAKE.
As the world stands on the cusp of war, ex-soldier Leon Courtney is recruited by his uncle, General Penrod Ballantyne, to undertake a dangerous secret mission - spying on the Germans in East Africa, whom the General suspects are preparing for the Kaiser's war.
Posing as a professional game hunter Leon is tasked with gathering information on one of his clients, wealthy industrialist Otto von Meerbach. Leon finds himself falling for von Meerbach's beautiful mistress, Eva von Wellberg and the two begin a secret love affair.
When Leon uncovers Meerbach's plot to raise a rebellion against Britain among the disenchanted survivors of the Boer war, Leon finds himself desperately fighting a battle against time, but is his true enemy closer to home than he ever expected?
A Courtney Series adventure - Book 1 in the Assegai sequence.
Assegai is the twelfth novel in the Courtney family saga from Wilbur Smith and the first in the Assegai sequence, exploring the two world wars through the eyes of the Courtney family.
Book 13 in the Courtney family series, Golden Lion, is available now. Wilbur Smith was born in Central Africa in 1933. He became a full-time writer in 1964 following the success of When the Lion Feeds, and has since published over fifty global bestsellers, including the Courtney Series, the Ballantyne Series, the Egyptian Series, the Hector Cross Series and many successful standalone novels, all meticulously researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide. An international phenomenon, his readership built up over fifty-five years of writing, establishing him as one of the most successful and impressive brand authors in the world.
The establishment of the Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation in 2015 cemented Wilbur's passion for empowering writers, promoting literacy and advancing adventure writing as a genre. The foundation's flagship programme is the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize.
Wilbur Smith passed away peacefully at home in 2021 with his wife, Niso, by his side, leaving behind him a rich treasure trove of novels and stories that will delight readers for years to come. For all the latest information on Wilbur Smith's writing visit www.wilbursmithbooks.com or facebook.com/WilburSmith From master storyteller Wilbur Smith, a fast-paced adventure in the classic Courtney Series Wilbur Smith is a global phenomenon, author of 41 global bestsellers - one of the most successful authors of our time He has sold over 130 million novels worldwide and been translated into 26 languages 2018 will see a reinvention of the Wilbur Smith backlist, driving sales and reach to unparalleled heights A confident, bold and contemporary cover redesign will revitalise the brand, drawing new readers into the adventurous world of Wilbur Smith The Courtney Series is Wilbur's longest-running and possibly best-known series, tracing the fortunes, and misfortunes, of the sprawling, ambitious family, from the dawn of the seventeenth century to the late twentieth century An always-on consumer marketing approach will drive increased sales through securing the core fanbase, re-connecting with lapsed readers and targeting a new, younger audience Unmissable PR activity will raise Wilbur's brand awareness to superstar status
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