Product Description

Half-brothers and blood enemies, Manfred De La Rey and Shasa Courtney are caught up in an age-old and savage war to seize the sword of power in their land.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #58409 in Books
• Published on: 1987-05-29
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 624 pages

Customer Reviews

Wilbur Smith
I began reading Wilbur Smith several years ago with his Egyptian series. Since then I have read and enjoyed all of his novels up to this point in the Courtney series. I found a website a few years ago that follows the timelines of all of his novels and I found it best to read them in this order. As most of you may know the books seem to start and end with the lifetimes of the characters. It saddens me to know that someday soon the characters will catch up to our present day. But that is the beauty of books. You can read them over and over again. This book captures an era which was described to me by my grandfather many years ago. His life was much different than what happens here but many of his stories reflect what Wilbur Smith describes in this book....Enjoy!!!

A fast-paced emotional rollercoaster of a read.
Right from the first few pages you are engrossed in yet another Wilbur Smith classic. His attention to detail will have you unable to put the book down. Throughout the novel you will find your loyalties to the key characters constantly changing. The way Smith intertwines the various storylines, rather than confusing the overall plot, only deepens the intrigue. Wilbur Smith is a very addictive novellist.

Power of the sword
Excellent books grips you from the start, gives a vivid insight into the background of the modern South African