Wilbur Smith - When The Lion Feeds (abridged)
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 WHEN THE LIONS FEEDS is the story of South Africa at the burgeoning time of the gold rush in the 1890s. Sean Courtney was raised in cattle country, accidently maimed his twin brother Garry as a boy. In inflicting weakness, Sean came to despise weakness in all. This, plus his own strength, was to dictate Sean's iron resolve to win, no matter how much the gamble cost.
After a stint fighting the Zulu tribes, Sean trys his luck in the gold fields. Venturing an impossible claim which miraculously proves out, Sean gains wealth beyond counting and power. Power that was unmanageable without cunning. But cunning was an art he was to learn the hard way.
This is the first volume in the Courtney series, First Sequence |
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Tags: weakness, cunning, Courtney, counting, beyond |
Wilbur Smith - The Sound of Thunder (abridged)
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Added by: vbalazs | Karma: 107.54 | Audiobooks | 27 February 2008 |
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 Sean Courtney, the impulsive adventurer, returns from the wilderness a rich man, until he is robbed by the Boers. A grim homecoming finds his country in the grip of war, but conflicts within the family will prove far more bitter than any fought on the veld.
This is the second volume in the Courtney series, First Sequence |
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Tags: Courtney, volume, second, bitter, series |