Only once in his life had Sean met a man whose strength matched his own - and now, again, they were pitted against each other …Sean Courtney, impulsive adventurer of "When the Lion Feeds" returns from the wildnerness a rich man - until he is robbed by the Boers of his wagons, his gold and the girl he loves. A grim homecoming finds his country in the cruel grip of war. But in the bloody days ahead, conflicts within his family will prove far more bitter than any fought on the veld…'The world's leading adventure writer' - "Daily Express". 'The pace would do credit to a Porsche, and the invention is as bright and explosive as a fireworks display' - "Sunday Telegraph". ' …action follows action …mystery is piled on mystery …tales to delight the millions of addicts of the gutsy adventure story' - "Sunday Express". ' …a natural storyteller who moves confidently and often splendidly in his period and sustains a flow of convincing incident' - "The Scotsman".

Author Biography

Wilbur Smith was born in Central Africa in 1933. He was educated at Michaelhouse and Rhodes University. He became a full-time writer in 1964 after the successful publication of When the Lion Feeds, and has since written over thirty novels, all meticulously researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide. His books are now translated into twenty-six languages.