Writer: Wilbur Smith
Genre: Fiction
The French war sees Sean Courtney in action again but this time he is a General. He befriends a young sniper named Mark Anders and immediately takes a liking to him.
After the war, Mark Anders comes home to find his grandfather dead and his property usurped by Dirk Courtney. He doubts if his grandfather actually dies while hunting as has been portrayed to him.
When he is attacked by unknown men he knows that there are people (read Dirk Courtney) who would like to stop him from seeking the truth. Mark, however decides to continue and soon becomes Sean Courtney's assistant. They together try to stop Dirk's plan of constructing a dam which will destroy the natural habitat of many living beings.
Sean loses the election to Dirk and finds himself helpless against his own son. Mark finds a way to trap Dirk but when Dirk comes to know of the trap he kills Sean and Ruth before being killed himself by Mark. The romance between Mark and Sean's daughter, Storm is predictable and ends up being boring (well atleast for me!)
That finishes the first sequence in the Courtney novels. Personally the sequence didn’t live up to the expectations but can still be lapped by Smith fans.
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