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South Africa, 1820When Ann Waite discovers a battered longboat washed ashore in Algoa Bay, she is stunned to find two survivors: a badly scarred sailor and a little boy.

Adam Courtney has spent his life in service to the navy and in the shadow of his father, the illustrious Admiral Robert Courtney. But when he returns home to Nativity Bay to find the homestead destroyed and the Courtney family murdered, Adam must accept his destiny and seek vengeance.

1774, Rob Courtney Afrika keleti partvidékének egyik csendes, kereskedelmi előörsén, kalandos tengeri utazásokról álmodozva tölti eseménytelen napjait. Amikor nagyapja, Jim meghal, kihasználja a lehetőséget, és felszáll egy Angliába induló hajóra. Öröksége mindössze egy családi ereklyéből, a Neptunkardból áll. Londonba érve elvarázsolja a nagyváros, és hamarosan egyetlen fillér nélkül, teljesen reménytelen helyzetben találja magát. Helyzetén egyedül a flotta segít, ezért belép. Hajón az amerikai gyarmatokra küldik, hogy harcoljon a lázadó gyarmatosok ellen. Az Atlanti-óceán túloldalán azonban, Rob tudtán kívűl két távoli unokatestvére, Cal és Aidan Courtney áll a britek elleni csapatok élén. Céljuk az amerikai függetlenség kivívása, és bármilyen eszközzel a britek megsemmisítése.

A searing account of corruption, racism and mismanagement inside Britain's most famous police force

When his grandfather Jim Courtney dies, and the mysterious Captain Marston calls into the fort, Rob's passion is ignited and he stows away on Marston's ship as it sails to England. Even the family is divided, with Theo's oldest son Cal an ardent American patriot, while Theo himself feels a strong tie to his mother country, England.

In this brand new Courtney Series novel by bestselling author, Wilbur Smith, comes an epic story of tragedy, loss, betrayal and courage that brings the reader deep into the seething heart of the French and Indian War. 1754.

From the publication in 1595 of the first 'atlas' by Flemish cartographer Gerhard Mercator, the term has become a universally adopted title for books containing accurate, uniform, and evenly spread maps of all or some of the world. This is an atlas with a difference. Few of the maps in this book could reasonably be called 'accurate' in the modern sense and could almost certainly not be used to plan a journey. Yet this atlas can help us to travel in a way that regular atlases do not, because by looking at old maps and getting to know their stories we can be transported back to the times in which they were made.The generous, full-colour illustrations of each map in this book range from the Klencke Atlas to Hokusai's Map of China, from a 1682 pirate map of Guatemala to 20th-century cartographic postcards featuring maps of Australia. Atlas is the definitive printed showcase of the British Library's extensive and unparalleled map collection.--

Kel MacDonald ma wszystko duży dom, świetną pracę i szczęśliwą rodzinę. Pragnie jednak czegoś więcej.Podczas wakacji w Meksyku poznaje Antona, zawodowego poszukiwacza skarb�w, i postanawia przyłączyć się do jego wyprawy. Anton zamierza odnaleźć Paititi, ostatni przycz�łek imperium Ink�w i miejsce ukrycia najwspanialszych klejnot�w koronnych.Od pięciu wiek�w wielu śmiałk�w zapuszczało się w głąb peruwiańskiej dżungli, poszukując zaginionego miasta. Wracali tylko nieliczni.Gdy ekipa Antona gubi się w amazońskiej dziczy, a wszystkich ogarnia paranoja, Kel uświadamia sobie, że Anton nie powiedział mu wszystkiego. Okazuje się, że w dżungli czyhają niebezpieczeństwa, z kt�rych nawet nie zdawał sobie sprawy. Komunistyczna partyzantka, kartele narkotykowe, sp�łki naftowe i plemiona dzikich Indian walczą między sobą o kontrolę nad tym skrawkiem ziemi.

Autore bestseller a livello mondiale, Wilbur Smith aggiunge un nuovo capitolo all’amatissima saga dei Courteney, ambientata nel XVIII secolo, nella quale azione, drammi, passioni e travolgenti avventure, sui mari e non solo, colmano ogni pagina. Già protagonista di Monsone e Orizzonte, Tom Courteney, uno dei quattro figli del comandante Sir Hal Courteney, salpa per un viaggio pericoloso attraverso le sconfinate distese dell’oceano, affrontando nemici senza scrupoli in scenari esotici. Così come il vento gonfia le sue vele, la passione guida il cuore di Tom Courteney, che, solcando i mari verso l’ignoto, andrà incontro al proprio destino, gettando le basi per il futuro della famiglia Courteney. Riconfermandosi il più grande narratore di tutti i tempi, dopo Il dio del deserto e L’ultimo faraone Wilbur Smith dimostra ancora una volta la propria maestria nel regalarci emozioni, sullo sfondo di un’epoca ormai lontana eppure drammaticamente attuale.