Courtney novels
Author
Author
Series
Publisher
Zaffre Publishing, an imprint of Bonnier Zaffre Ltd
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First Zaffre Publishing edition.
Physical Desc
534 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Into the wilds of Natal in the 1870s are born Sean and Garrick Courtney, twin brothers who could not be more different. Fate, war and the jealous schemes of a woman are to drive them even further apart. But as history unfolds, a continent is awakening. And on the horizon is promise.
Author
Series
Publisher
Zaffre
Pub. Date
2018
Edition
First Zaffre Publishing edition.
Physical Desc
500 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Sean Courtney returns from the African wilds to find war has been declared between the British Empire and the Transvaal Republic. Not only that, but a rivalry is growing between the cruel, obsessive son who bears his name and his elder, secret son, whom he cherishes deeply. The Boer War will take from Sean, in both blood and gold, but the conflict and its consequences will also offer him everything a man could want. Sean must now decide: with both...
Author
Series
Publisher
Zaffre
Pub. Date
2018
Edition
First Zaffre edition.
Physical Desc
580 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
From the trenches of France, General Sean Courtney comes back to fame, fortune and a seat in the Government. Mark Anders, the courageous young South African whom he has come to regard as his own son, returns to nothing, his grandfather murdered, and his property seized by an unknown company. At the bottom of the mystery is Sean's son Dirk, the jealous, violent and power-crazed genius whose all-consuming hatred can only end in blood.
Author
Series
Publisher
Zaffre
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First Zaffre edition.
Physical Desc
591 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
One of the greatest fighter pilots of the Great War, Michael Courtney is saved by the French noblewoman Centaine de Thiry when he crashes near her home. When Michael is killed, Centaine is determined to live out the future they had dreamed of and sets out alone to travel across the ocean to join his family in South Africa. But no journey is ever simple, and a pregnant Centaine finds herself shipwrecked in shark-infested waters off Africa's notorious...
Author
Series
Publisher
Zaffre Publishing, an imprint of Bonnier Zaffre Ltd
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First Zaffre Publishing edition.
Physical Desc
801 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Caught in the tumult of South Africa's history during the two decades before World War II, half-brothers Manfred De La Rey and Shasa Courtney find themselves adversaries in a war of savagery.
6) Rage
Author
Series
Publisher
Zaffre Publishing, an imprint of Bonnier Zaffre Ltd
Pub. Date
2018
Edition
First Zaffre Publishing edition.
Physical Desc
820 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
1952. Guided by the ruthless hands of Shasa Courtney and Centaine Malcomess, the Courtney family empire has come to dominate the lives of white and black South Africans alike. But the winds of change are fanning fires of revolution. In his deadly quest for power, Shasa will be tested far beyond the battle of the boardroom, forced to betray his ideals for a misguided dream of national unity.
Author
Series
Publisher
Fawcett Books
Pub. Date
1991, c1989
Edition
1st Ballantine Books ed.
Physical Desc
483 p. : map ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
As the world around him burns with passion and death, professional hunter and guerrilla fighter Sean Courtney is trapped between his worst enemies, an overwhelming love for a woman, and his instincts to survive -- and kill.
8) Golden fox
Author
Series
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
1993.
Edition
First Ballantine Books edition.
Physical Desc
466 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
When the daughter of South Africa's ambassador to England becomes involves with a ruthless terrorist known as the Golden Fox, she is forced to betray her beloved family. By the author of Elephant Song. Reprint.
Author
Series
Courtney novels volume 9
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
c1997
Physical Desc
968 p. (large print)
Language
English
10)
Monsoon , Courtney novels volume 10
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11) The Blue horizon
Author
Series
Courtney novels volume 11
Publisher
Books On Tape
Pub. Date
p2003
Physical Desc
21 sound discs (25 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
12) Assegai
Author
Series
Courtney novels volume 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
On the eve of the World War I, ex-soldier turned professional hunter Leon Courtney is recruited by his uncle Penrod Ballantyne, commander of the British forces in East Africa, to gather information on one of his clients, Count Otto von Meerbach, and soon finds himself left alone to frustrate von Meerbach's plan to wipe out the British forces in Africa.
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Series
Language
English
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Description
He saw his father executed in battle. He spent his youth avenging that death. And now Henry 'Hal' Courtney is a man with a ship - and a family - of his own. But fate has not finished with Hal. On a voyage along the eastern shore of Africa, a powerful enemy abducts his wife, the fearless warrior Judith... and with her, Hal's unborn child. For Hal, a man all too familiar with loss, there is only one way forward: He must track his nemesis across desert...
14) War cry
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
With his headstrong daughter Saffron pursuing her education in London at Oxford, Leon Courtney navigates the politics of colonial Kenya.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The New York Times bestselling author of Desert God and Pharaoh adds another chapter to his popular historical saga featuring the seafaring Tom Courtney, the hero of Monsoon and Blue Horizon, with this magnificent swashbuckling saga set in the eighteenth century and packed with action, violence, romance, and rousing adventure. Tom Courtney, one of four sons of master mariner Sir Hal Courtney, once again sets sail on a treacherous journey that will...
16) Courtney's war
Author
Series
Publisher
Zaffre
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
447 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
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 -...
17) Ghost fire
Author
Series
Publisher
Zaffre, an imprint of Bonnier Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
409 pages : map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"1754. Inseparable since birth and growing up in India, Theo and Connie Courtney are torn apart by the tragic death of their parents. Theo, wracked with guilt, strikes a solitary path through life. Haunted by the spirits of lovers and family members, he is determined to atone for his mistakes. He seeks salvation in combat and conflict, joining the British in the war against the French and Indian army. Believing herself abandoned by her brother, and...
18) Legacy of war
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Series
Publisher
Zaffre
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
459 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The war is over, Hitler is dead, and yet his evil legacy lives on. Saffron Courtney and her beloved husband Gerhard only just survived the brutal conflict, but Gerhard's Nazi-supporting brother, Konrad, is still free and determined to regain power. As a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse develops, a plot against the couple begins to stir. One that will have ramifications throughout Europe. Further afield in Kenya, the last outcrop of the colonial empire...
19) Storm tide
Author
Series
Publisher
Zaffre, an imprint of Bonnier Books UK
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
457 pages : geneological table ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
1774. Rob Courtney has spent his whole life in a quiet trading outpost on the east coast of Africa, dreaming of a life of adventure at sea. When his grandfather Jim Courtney dies, and the mysterious Captain Cornish calls into the fort, Rob takes his chance and stows away on Marston's ship as it sails to England. Arriving in London, Rob is seduced by the charms of the big city and soon finds himself desperate and penniless. That is until the navy comes...
20) Nemesis
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Series
Publisher
Zaffre
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
460 pages : genealogical table ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Paris, 1794. Revolutionary fervor has erupted into the Reign of Terror. A young man, Paul Courtney, hides in a crowd watching as the condemned are brought to the guillotine. Among them is Constance Courtney, Paul's mother. As he watches her brutal execution, he knows he must avoid the same fate and fulfill his promise to her--to survive, no matter what. He joins Napoleon's army and is taken to Egypt, but with the world at war and traitors in every...
21) WARRIOR KING
Author
Series
Courtney novels volume 21
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2024
Physical Desc
464 p. ;
Language
English
Description
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23) King of kings
Author
Series
Ballantyne novels volume 6
Publisher
Zaffre
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
448 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Cairo, 1887. A beautiful September day. Penrod Ballantyne and his fiancee, Amber Benbrook, stroll hand in hand. The future is theirs for the taking. But when Penrod's jealous former lover, Lady Agatha, plants doubt about his character, Amber leaves him and travels to the wilds of Abyssinia with her twin sister, Saffron, and her adventurer husband, Ryder Courtney. On a mission to establish a silver mine, they make the dangerous journey to the new capital...