The Courtneys Of Africa: The Burning Shore, Power of the Sword, Rage
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Summary
The developing saga of the Courtneys which in the first three novels, When the Lion Feeds, The Sound of Thunder, and A Sparrow Falls (published in one volume as The Courtneys in 1987), saw Sean Courtney at the centre of… the action, now concentrates on the succeeding generations of the family. This second instalment packs even greater power in three novels of ferocious beauty, thrilling action, and compelling vision. The Burning Shore: spring 1917. In war-ravaged Flanders Michael Courtney, a daring aviator with the Royal Flying Corps, falls in love with young Centaine de Thiry. But their happiness is cut short and their dreams of a life together in the Africa of his birth are changed for her alone into an unforgettable journey of mystery and discovery. Power of the Sword: a novel of lifelong love and hate, of courage and revenge, this is the story of two half-brothers, Centaine’s sons Manfred De La Rey and Shasa Courtney. Blood enemies from their first boyhood encounter, they find themselves on opposing sides in the struggle for mastery in the land. Rage: Manfred and Shasa are now both ministers serving in a government dedicated to the principle of separate development of the races of South Africa. But as the smouldering enmity between the half-brothers erupts into open conflict, the land itself is swept by the fires of racial strife. Together, The Courtneys of Africa illuminates, within the framework of magnificent fiction, the turbulent years in which the modern state of the Republic of South Africa and the crisis of the present day were formed.