Name: Nemesis
Price: 21.22 EUR
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Author: Wilbur Smith
ISBN: 9781838779573

Type

Physical Book

Author

Wilbur Smith

Publisher

Zaffre

Language

English

Pages

480

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9781838779573

Synopsis "Nemesis"

A brand-new historical epic from the Master of Adventure, in which three strands of the Courtney family converge in a bloodthirsty bid for revenge. Paris, 1794. Revolutionary fervour has erupted into the Reign of Terror. A young man, Paul Courtney, hides in a crowd watching as condemned dignitaries have their sentences carried out. Among them is the Comtesse de Bercheny, Constance Courtney, Paul's mother. As he watches her brutal execution, he knows he must avoid the same fate and fulfil his promise to her - to survive, no matter what. When Paul rescues a girl from attack the two form an allegiance, but with the world at war and traitors in every corner, just how far will Paul go to ensure his own survival? Cape Town, 1806. Adam Courtney has spent his life in servitude to the navy and in the shadow of his father, the illustrious Admiral Robert Courtney. But when a visit home to Fort Auspice, Nativity Bay ends in tragedy, the fort destroyed and the Courtney family dead, Adam must accept his destiny and seek vengeance. Robert gives Adam the prized family heirloom, the Neptune sword, and makes his son swear on its blade that he will not rest until he has delivered justice. From Cape Town to Calcutta, on a quest for his family's honour, Adam discovers that the enemy he seeks may be closer to him than he realises . . .

Wilbur Smith

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Recibió su educación en el Michaelhouse College y en la Rhodes University. A partir de 1964, tras el éxito de Cuando comen los leones, se dedicó de lleno a la escritura. Desde entonces ha dado a conocer más de treinta novelas, fruto de minuciosas investigaciones realizadas en sus viajes alrededor del mundo. Sus libros han sido traducidos a veintiséis idiomas. Ha vendido más de ciento veinte millones de ejemplares de sus inolvidables historias en todo el mundo, tres millones y medio solamente en Argentina.

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