Birds of Prey (eBook)

The Courtney Series 9

Wilbur Smith (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
676 Seiten
Bonnier Publishing Fiction (Verlag)
978-1-78576-574-2 (ISBN)

Infos

BOOK 9 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 'With Wilbur Smith the action is never further than the turn of a page' - Independent'No one does adventure quite like Smith' - Daily MirrorA DEADLY MISSION. A HEROIC BATTLE. It is 1667 and the war between the Dutch and the English is escalating rapidly. Sir Francis Courtney, his son Hal and their crew are carried around the southern tip of the African colonies by the good ship Lady Edwina, licensed to attack and seize the treasure-laden ships of the Dutch East India company. When they capture a Dutch trader and hold the passengers to ransom, Sir Francis hopes only for a good price and a small sense of satisfaction. But this is unlawful territory they sail in. An unexpected betrayal will mean those on board must face greater peril than they ever have before - and many good men may never see home again . . . A Courtney Series adventure - Book 1 in the Birds of Prey sequence.Birds of Prey is the ninth novel in the Courtney family saga from Wilbur Smith and the first novel of the Courtney series chronologically. Exploring the thrilling era of the Dutch East India Company, Birds of Prey is perfect reading for historical fiction and adventure fans, and those new to Wilbur Smith.

Autor

lt;b>Wilbur Smith is a worldwide phenomenon. His readership has built up over fifty-five years of writing.
Born in Central Africa in 1933, Wilbur became a full-time writer in 1964 following the success of When the Lion Feeds, and has since published over forty 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.
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.
For all the latest information on Wilbur visit www.wilbursmithbooks.com or facebook.com/WilburSmith

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.1.2018
• Reihe/Serie: Courtney series
• Reihe/Serie: Courtney series
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Historische Romane
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Schlagworte: action • Adventure • adventure fiction • Africa • African fiction • African History • America • American History • Ancient Egypt • Ancient Egyptian • Anglo-Dutch war • Army • Authors to watch • Ballantyne family • Battle • Bernard Cornwall • Bernard Cornwell • Bernerd Cornwall • bernerd cornwell • Best books • Bestseller • bestselling • bestselling author • big book • big books • books of the year • Bourne • brothers • cinematic • Clive Cussler • conflict • Courtney family • Courtneys • Courtney saga • Cusler • David Churchill • David Gilman • Dirk Cussler • dramatic • Egypt • Egyptian • EPIC • epic adventure • Espionage • exciting • Family • family drama • Family Saga • friendships • geoffrey archer • George R.R.Martin • Global bestselling author • global fiction • gripping • Harry Sidebottom • Hector Cross • Heroic men • historical fiction • History • Imogen Robertson • independence day • international bestseller • International bestselling author • James Patterson • Jason Bourne • Jeffery Archer • Jeffrey Archer • Julian Stockwin • legacy • Love • love interest • Ludlum • mens fiction • Military • Million copy bestseller • Multi-million copy bestseller • Number 1 • Number 1 bestselling author • ones to watch • pharaoh • Rebellion • Romance • Rory Clements • Saga • series • seventeenth century • sibling rivalry • Simon Scarrow • South Africa • Standalone • summer reads • Sunday Times • Sunday Times bestselling author • sweeping epic • Taita • televisual • Thriller • Tom Harper • Top Five • Top Ten • uprising • US • war • Wilber Smith • Wilbur Smith • World literature • World War 2
• ISBN-10: 1-78576-574-4 / 1785765744
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78576-574-2 / 9781785765742