This was my first book by Wilbur Smith and my first time reading one of the prodigious Courtney Series, but it won't be my last. I didn't realize it was the 18th installment in the series, but it stands alone as a story on its own.
It is a story about sibling love and rivalry - torn apart by the tragic death of their parents. It's a work of historical fiction set in the 1750s that explores themes of war, society, and geopolitics.
What I found most intriguing about this book was the way the various characters' lives intersected and the question about if redemption would be attained. It's at its heart a story of love - both of the familial kind and the romantic kind and the lengths one will go to attain it.
It is a story about sibling love and rivalry - torn apart by the tragic death of their parents. It's a work of historical fiction set in the 1750s that explores themes of war, society, and geopolitics.
What I found most intriguing about this book was the way the various characters' lives intersected and the question about if redemption would be attained. It's at its heart a story of love - both of the familial kind and the romantic kind and the lengths one will go to attain it.