BOOK 6 IN 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
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'No one does adventure quite like Smith' - Daily Mirror
THE FUTURE OF A COUNTRY. THE END OF A FAMILY.
Shasa Courtney, heir to the Courtney fortunes, dreams of uniting his divided, beloved country. As Apartheid threatens to destroy everything he holds close, he allows his half-brother Manfred to persuade him to join South Africa's right-wing National Party, hoping to moderate from within their dangerous policies.
But Manfred has deadly secrets he cannot afford to be revealed, secrets he is willing to kill to keep hidden. In the terrible struggle for the future of South Africa, the Courtney family will be torn apart - and many will pay a terrible price . . .
A Courtney Series adventure - Book 3 in The Burning Shore sequence
Rage is the powerful third novel in The Burning Shore sequence by Wilbur Smith, which became an instant global bestseller on publication (1987).
Book 7 in the Courtney family series, A Time to Die, 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 sweeping adventure in the gripping 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
