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Nemesis

By: Wilbur Smith
Narrated by: Seán Barrett
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Paris, 1794. Revolutionary fervour has erupted into the Reign of Terror. A young man, Paul Courtney, hides in a crowd watching as condemned dignitaries have their sentences carried out. Among them is the Comtesse de Bercheny, Constance Courtney, Paul's mother. As he watches her brutal execution, he know she must avoid the same fate and fulfil his promise to her - to survive, no matter what. When Paul rescues a girl from attack the two form an allegiance, but with the world at war and traitors in every corner, just how far w ill Paul go to ensure his ow n survival?

Cape Town, 1806. Adam Courtney has spent his life in servitude to the navy and in the shadow of his father, the illustrious Admiral Robert Courtney. But when a visit home to Fort Auspice, Nativity Bay ends in tragedy, the fort destroyed and the Courtney family dead, Adam must accept his destiny and seek vengeance. Robert gives Adam the prized family heirloom, the Neptune sword, and makes his son swear on its blade that he w ill not rest until he has delivered justice. From Cape Town to Calcutta, on a quest for his family's honour, Adam discovers that the enemy he seeks may be closer to him than he realises ...

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This takes us back to the Courtney’s and is just as thrilling next chapter please



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Another Courtney banger! Up there with Wilbur’s best. Movies need to be made, starting with Birds of Prey.

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The narration was impeccable.
A rich book typical of Smith with memorable characters and wonderful imagery. I was swept along by the story and will enjoy this book over many times.
A touching bookend to the Courtney saga, it honors the stories of lives gone before. Sad we lost Smith but his beautiful tales remain.

An outstanding book!

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Well written. Enthralling storyline along the lines of the Courtney dynasty. Excellent action scenes depicted.

Historic detail

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Amazing as always - can’t wait for the next, then the next. Great story, great telling, cool timeline. Loved it

I hope Wilbur and team keep releasing the Courtney series forever!

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If you have followed this series from beginning to end and enjoyed it, you won’t be disappointed. It has everything the previous books had but sadly no more.

One side of the Courtney family battling another in vengeance and for their honour and of course to retrieve the Neptune sword to be held by the ‘good’ side of the family.

Recent generations coming up against each other battling long held generational hatred for each other, seeing and feeling a familiarity but not knowing who the other is at the time.

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I have loved Wilbur Smith’s work for more years than I care to remember (45+) but sadly as I have aged so has the timbre of his work.

Sad but true.

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What can one say about Wilbur Smith books except once you pick them up, they’re very hard to put down. I’m not a literary critic but I bought When The Lion Feeds around 1970, loved it and have read all his books as they’ve been released over the years since. I love that a lot of Mr Smiths writing, although fiction, are loosely based on fact. You get to really enjoy a good yarn and get a bit of an education at the same time.

Powerful story

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Great series. Well written. Factual information as usual cannot wait until the next in the series is written. Hopefully by an author as good as Wilbur now he has died.

Courtney latest

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Loved it - great story and constant suspense. I advise to start at the first book in the series, birds of prey

Good

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great story and characters. the plot was wonderful and reading it made it feel like I was there watching it all happen.

another wonderful story line and plot

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