Power of the Sword

The Courtney Series, Book 5

By: Wilbur Smith

Narrated by: Sean Barrett

'We are Courtneys. We don't have to fight with our fists. We fight with power and money and influence. Nobody can beat us on our own ground.'

A powerful family. A time of war.

Centaine de Thiry Courtney has not only survived but thrived. A successful woman with two sons of her own: Shasa Courtney, the Courtney heir, and Manfred de la Rey, Shasa's half brother, her secret child raised solely by his father. At the time of the Great Depression, Centaine must make difficult decisions to ensure the security of her family - decisions that will affect Manfred and his father, Lothar de la Rey, a man Centaine once loved.

But the world is changing, and conflicts greater than any the world has seen before are looming. Centaine and her children must face the upcoming war - where not all of them will be on the same side....

A Courtney Series adventure - book 2 in the Burning Shore sequence.

©1986 Wilbur Smith (P)2019 Audible, Ltd

Very good book

Very good story line, suspenseful & entertaining.I am looking forward to the next book in the series.

Loved it

I read a lot of books. This series is among the best. Thank you for recording it.

The story of South Africa

No one can surpass Mr Smith his stories are incredible. It is like you are living and are part of the tale.

Good but not his best.

A little disjointed. More like a few short stories rather than one long one. Still good but he has set a high standard

The timelines continue

The timelines continue as the lives and past transgressions are slowly buried in the African sun. Many are the things we did as youths that now as older and wiser we would never do. The times, they are a changing-