- Title:
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Assegai
- Series:
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Courtney #13
- Written by:
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Wilbur Smith
- Read by:
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Sean Barrett
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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15
- Duration:
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17 hours 46 minutes
- Published:
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July 01 2019
- Available Date:
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July 01 2019
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9780655611202
- Genres:
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Fiction; Family Sagas; Historical Fiction; Sagas
- Publisher:
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Bolinda/Audible audio
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Format
Price
Bolinda price
New York Times bestselling author
An unforgettable African adventure set against the gathering clouds of war, Assegai delivers the fast-paced action and vivid history that has made Wilbur Smith an internationally bestselling author.
From directly overhead he heard the loud flapping of heavy wings, and another vulture rose from beyond the screen of banana plants. Leon felt the chill of dread. If the brutes are settling that means there's meat lying out there, dead meat.
King and country. No matter the cost.
With the backing of his uncle, General Penrod Ballantyne, young Leon Courtney joins the King's Rifles of Nairobi. When he becomes discouraged by the dishonesty of army life, his uncle recruits him for a special mission – spying on the Germans in East Africa, whom the general suspects are preparing for the Kaiser's war. Posing as a professional game hunter, Leon is tasked with gathering information on one of his clients, wealthy industrialist Otto Von Meerbach.
Leon finds himself falling for Von Meerbach's beautiful mistress but never forgets that his real mission is to destroy the enemy. But how easy will he find his task when his true enemy is closer to home than Leon ever expected?
'Smith delivers plenty of the usual high-pitched adventure and old-fashioned prose in his latest addition to the interminable Courtney family saga.'
Kirkus Reviews
'Smith manages to serve up adventure, history and melodrama in one thrilling package that will be eagerly devoured by series fans.'
Publishers Weekly