Wilbur Smith

Taita es un astuto y valiente eunuco que vive un periodo de grandes cambios en el reino faraónico. Amigo y confidente de la hija de su amo, la joven Lostris, es testigo del creciente amor entre ella y el noble oficial Tanus.A pesar de todas sus influencias, no puede evitar que el codicioso y despotico padre de Lostris, decida casar a su hija con el faraon Mamosis. Lejos de ese amor no deseado, la joven descubrira que existe otro destino posible para ella.A medida que se consolida el poder de sus enemigos, Lostris debera emprender una dolorosa huida siguiendo el curso del sagrado Nilo. En nombre del pueblo de Egipto, conseguira reagrupar a todas sus tropas en el altiplano etiope con la esperanza de que un nuevo y legendario ejercito recupere el esplendor de la tierra de los faraones.

Hasta hace muy poco, Nicholas Berg era el presidente de Christy, una de las empresas navales más importantes del mundo. Fundada por su suegro, Arthur Christy, se dedica al transporte de carga y posee una flota descomunal. Pero la empresa ha decidido prescindir de el, y su mujer, Chantelle, le ha pedido el divorcio para casarse con Duncan Alexander, el nuevo presidente.

El legendario tesoro de la tumba del faraón Mamosis permanece oculto desde que el escriba Taita tramara un plan para esconderlo. Ahora, 3.000 años después, una atractiva arqueóloga y un aristocrático egiptologo van en su busqueda. Para conseguirlo, tendran que descifrar los enigmas del septimo papiro, eludir trampas mortales y protegerse de los mas violentos instintos de sus perseguidores

Siglo XVII. Costa africana. El capitán Henry Courtney parte a bordo de su barco, La Rama Dorada. A lo lejos, se distingue otra embarcación. Cuando es abordada, la tripulación debe defender la suerte del barco y sus propias vidas. Otro peligro mayor espera a Henry: la venganza de un enemigo insaciable. Por tierra y por mar, Courtney busca aquello que le han arrebatado, aquello que ama mas que su vida.

Saffron Courtney y Gerhard von Meerbach parecen bendecidos por los dioses: bellos, ricos, enamorados. Pero, a poco de conocerse, Hitler desata sus fuerzas contra Polonia. Dos días más tarde, Gran Bretaña declara la guerra a Alemania y el horror explota en todo el mundo. De un momento al otro, los amantes se ven obligados a separarse y a luchar por sus vidas.Pese a su rechazo por el regimen, Gerhard pelea por Alemania, su patria, con el proposito secreto de hallar la forma de liberarla de Hitler. Pero cuando la unidad militar bajo su comando entra al infierno de la batalla de Stalingrado, comprende que sus chances de sobrevivir son escasas. Mientras tanto Saffron, recrutada por la Direccion de Operaciones Especiales para investigar como los nazis han infiltrado las redes aliadas, se convierte en blanco de la persecucion del mas despiadado de los espias. Enfrentados al mal en sus formas mas espantosas, tendran que tomar la decision mas dificil: sacrificarse por la causa o intentarlo todo para volver a estar juntos.Esperada secuela del gran bestseller Grito de guerra, esta nueva novela de Wilbur Smith retoma la celebre saga Courtney. La guerra de Courtney sumerge a los lectores en una historia epica y vibrante, con el sello inconfundible del maestro de la novela de aventuras.

Océano Índico, 1710. La costa malabar está infestada de comerciantes codiciosos, piratas temerarios y hombres con sed de venganza. Pero para un Courtney, el mayor peligro siempre proviene de su propia familiaCuando las deudas de juego de su padrastro lo dejan en la ruina, Francis Courtney abandona su lujosa residencia en Devonshire y parte rumbo a Sudafrica. Alli se propone vengar la muerte de su padre a manos de su tio Tom Courtney y rehacer su fortuna. Sin embargo, al llegar a Ciudad del Cabo descubre un secreto que lo paraliza. Por su parte, Christopher Courtney decide dejar atras su privilegiada posicion como hijo del gobernador de Bombay y emprender su propio camino. Las pruebas que debe sortear en el trayecto despiertan en el a un feroz guerrero, capaz de una violencia inusitada hasta para el mismo. Al cruzarse las vidas de estos dos hombres, resulta evidente hasta que punto los pecados de sus padres proyectan una sombra ominosa sobre sus descendientes. La presa del tigre transporta al lector en un viaje epico desde el punto mas austral del Africa hasta la costa de la India a traves de las peligrosas aguas del mar Arabigo. Este nuevo capitulo de la magnifica saga de la familia Courtney es un despliegue de accion, violencia, romance y traiciones con la firma inconfundible del maestro de la novela de aventuras.

The stench of death follows you, Hector Cross. You are as loathsome as the black hyena. I curse you to your grave, and I shall spit upon it when at last they lay you in it.It's like a nightmare but he's wide awake . . . When Hector Cross' pregnant wife is shot, he believes the terrorists who nearly destroyed his life have returned to finish the job now that he has so much more to lose. But as he follows the trail across the globe, and right back home to London, a new more terrifying battle begins. For there are worse things in Cross' world than terrorist kidnappers, and those evils are set on obliterating everything he holds most dear. Can he save those he loves - or will he pay the ultimate price for someone else's mistakes?The second Hector Cross thriller

An epic story of love, betrayal, courage and war that brings together two of Wilbur Smith's greatest families in this long-awaited sequel to his worldwide bestseller, The Triumph of the Sun.

INTRIGA Y TRACIÓN EN LA CORTE FARAÓNICA El viejo faraón Tamose ha sido herido de muerte. La ciudad de Luxor está sitiada. Todo parece perdido. Y Taita, general del ejército egipcio, regresa victorioso del campo de batalla a un escenario adverso: Tamose ha fallecido y su hijo, Utteric Turo, joven, cruel y debil, ocupa el trono. Acusado de alta traicion y condenado a la pena capital, Taita encontrara un aliado en Ramses, el hermano de Utteric Turo, que debera decidir entre permanecer en silencio y convertirse en complice de la tirania del nuevo monarca o ayudar a su amigo a escapar, traicionando a su familia, y recuperar Egipto.

Menace emanated from them as fiercely as the heat from the sun. Night and day, the drums never stopped, a constant reminder of the mortal threat that hung over them. She could hear them booming across the waters, like the heartbeat of the monster. An unimaginable enemy will bring them together . . . In the burning heat of the Sudanese sun, the city of Khartoum is under siege from the fearsome forces of the Mahdi, the charismatic leader of those who tire of the brutal Egyptian government. In Khartoum, along with thousands of innocent citizens, are trapped the fanatical General Charles Gordon, intrepid soldier Penrod Ballantyne of the 10th Hussars, English trader Ryder Courtney and the British consul and his three beautiful daughters. As rescue becomes increasingly unlikely, this group of Queen Victoria's loyal citizens must unite to prepare themselves against a nightmarish enemy, and for the savage battle to survive that must surely follow . . . The Courtneys meet the Ballantynes in a sweeping adventure

Wilbur Smith has lived an incredible life of adventure, and now he shares the extraordinary true stories that have inspired his fiction. I've been writing novels for over fifty years. I was lucky enough to miss the big wars and not get shot, but lucky enough to grow up among the heroes who had served in them and learn from their example. I have lucked into things continuously. I have done things which have seemed appalling at the time, disastrous even, but out of them has come another story or a deeper knowledge of human character and the ability to express myself better on paper and write books which people enjoy reading. Along the way, I have lived a life that I could never have imagined. I have been privileged to meet people from all corners of the globe, I have been wherever my heart has desired and in the process my books have taken readers to many, many places. I always say I've started wars, I've burned down cities and I've killed hundreds of thousands of people - but only in my imagination! From being attacked by lions to close encounters with deadly reef sharks, from getting lost in the African bush without water to crawling the precarious tunnels of gold mines, from marlin fishing with Lee Marvin to near death from crash-landing a Cessna aeroplane, from brutal school days to redemption through writing and falling in love, Wilbur Smith tells us the intimate stories of his life that have been the raw material for his fiction. Always candid, sometimes hilarious and never less than thrillingly entertaining, On Leopard Rock is testament to a writer whose life is as rich and eventful as his novels are compellingly unputdownable.

The brand new Courtney Series novel, and the much-anticipated sequel to the global bestseller WAR CRY Torn apart by war, Saffron Courtney and Gerhard von Meerbach are thousands of miles apart, both struggling for their lives. Gerhard - despite his objections to the Nazi regime - is fighting for the Fatherland, hoping to one day have the opportunity to rid Germany of Hitler and his cronies. But as his unit is thrown into the hellish attrition of the Battle of Stalingrad, he knows his chances of survival are dwindling by the day. Meanwhile Saffron - recruited by the Special Operations Executive and sent to occupied Belgium to discover how the Nazis have infiltrated SOE's network - soon finds herself being hunted by Germany's most ruthless spymaster. Confronted by evil beyond their worst imaginings, the lovers must each make the hardest choice of all: sacrifice themselves, or do whatever they can to survive, hoping that one day they will be reunited. Courtney's War is an epic story of courage, betrayal and undying love that takes the reader to the very heart of a world at war.

Brand new Wilbur Smith series for readers of 10+ - starring fourteen-year-old Jack Courtney. Share the adventure with a new generation this Christmas! Jack Courtney has lived in the UK his whole life. But this summer his parents are travelling to the Democratic Republic of the Congo for a gorilla conference, and they've promised to take Jack and his friends with them. When his parents go missing in the rainforest, abducted by mercenaries, nobody seems to have any answers. Jack is pretty sure that it's got something to do with the nearby tantalum mines, but he needs to prove it. Along with Amelia and Xander, Jack must brave the jungle to save his parents. Standing in his way is a member of his own family - Caleb Courtney. There are western gorillas, forest elephants and hippos. But there are also bandits, mercenaries and poachers. The three friends will need their wits about them if they are not only to save Jack's parents, but their own lives too.

Second in a brand new action adventure series starring 14-year-old Jack Courtney - a hero to rival Alex Rider - from worldwide bestselling author Wilbur Smith. Jack and his friends Amelia and Xander are in Zanzibar diving for lost treasure to support Jack's mother's coral protection project. Going further than usual on their last day, their dive boat is lured into a trap and captured by Somali pirates. Determined that his mother shouldn't pay a ransom for their release, Jack won't give up his attempts to escape. Transferred to a militia training camp for boy soldiers, the trio's only hope is the resourceful Somali boy Mo who befriends them. Can they outwit the ruthless General Sir and his merciless troops in the second gripping adventure from the authors of Cloudburst? Praise for Cloudburst: Unputdownable conservation themed action and adventure.' - LoveReading4kids 'An exciting and realistic story, full of bandits, poachers and amazing wildlife...It keeps you turning the pages to the end.' - i Paper

Una famiglia nel caos. Una terra in rovina. Un nemico pericoloso. Un esercito di ribelli. E una guerra che potrebbe distruggere un intero paese. Lattesissimo seguito della saga dei Courtney.Come sempre, Smith si destreggia con maestria tra i vari filoni della trama e lazione non si interrompemai. The Daily MirrorLa guerra e finita, Hitler e morto, eppure la sua eredita malvagia continua a prosperare. Saffron Courtney e suo marito sono sopravvissuti per miracolo al sanguinoso conflitto, ma Konrad, il fratello nazista di Gerhard, e ancora vivo. Ed e piu che mai determinato a prendersi la rivincita e a tornare potente come prima. Cosi, mentre inizia un pericoloso gioco del gatto e del topo, prende forma un oscuro complotto contro la coppia un complotto le cui ripercussioni attraverseranno tutta lEuropa. Intanto in Kenya serpeggiano le prime avvisaglie di ribellione contro lImpero coloniale inglese. La situazione e esplosiva, e quando gli insorti minacciano la dimora della sua famiglia, Leon Courtney, il padre di Saffron, si ritrova stretto tra due fuochi ugualmente letali: una potenza che rifiuta di arrendersi allinevitabile, e un popolo che lotta per la liberta.Wilbur Smith, lindimenticabile maestro dellavventura, ci regala una storia di coraggio, eroismo, ribellione e guerra che si dipana tra due continenti. Un romanzo appassionante e pieno dazione che segue La Guerra dei Courtney e conclude la saga iniziata con Il destino del cacciatore.