War Cry: A Courtney Family Novel

The saga of the legendary Courtney family continues in this fourteenth installment in Wilbur Smith’s bestselling series—the sequel to 2009’s Assegai—a thrilling tale of espionage, adventure, and danger, set in Africa and spanning from the Great War’s end to the dark days of World War II.

As a member of the remarkable Courtney family, Leon Courtney knows how quickly fortunes can be won and lost. Over the course of more than two centuries, generations of his family have risen and fallen with the tides of history. Leon, too, has experienced his own share of triumph and pain. In the wake of his beloved wife’s death, the renowned big-game hunter is raising his young daughter, Saffron, alone in colonial Kenya.

In the 1920s, the continent of Africa is a dangerous place. As Leon attempts to navigate the murky political waters of this most exquisitely beautiful and wildest of lands, his daughter grows into an independent and headstrong young woman bound for a far different life in Britain, as a student at Oxford.

But over the course of more than two decades, spies, traitors, and adventurers will dog their every step. As the fitful years of peace lead to the outbreak of the Second World War—involving Africa once more—Leon and Saffron must fight for their survival . . . and that of their illustrious family.

Wilbur Smith masterfully captures the tensions that will spark a war across continents—and the uncertainty and hopes of a father and daughter caught in its grips—in this engrossing novel that delivers the fast-paced action and vivid history that have made him a living legend.

A thrilling tale of espionage, adventure, and danger, set in Africa and spanning from the Great War’s end to the dark days of World War II.

In the 1920s, the continent of Africa is a dangerous place. Leon Courtney, member of the remarkable Courtney family, attempts to navigate the murky political waters of this wildly exquisite place while his daughter, Saffron, grows into a headstrong young woman bound for Oxford University in Britain.

But over the course of two decades, spies, traitors, and adventurers will dog their every step. In the fitful years leading up to the Second World War Leon and Saffron must fight for their survival . . . and that of their illustrious family.  Wilbur Smith has written a masterful and engrossing novel that delivers the fast-paced action and vivid history that have made him a living legend.

“Wilbur Smith is one of the legendary storytellers of our time, and Predator is Smith at the top of his game... A smart, sophisticated thriller that will suck you into a high-stakes world of winner-take-all.” - Nelson DeMille

“A thrilling tale...as magical as it is enlightening--not just about history, but about the heart of a heroic man.” - James Rollins, on Desert God

“One of the world’s most popular adventure writers.” - Washington Post Book World

“A rich, compelling look back in time [to] when history and myth intermingled.” - San Francisco Chronicle on River God

Praise for Wilbur Smith: “Best historical novelist--I say Wilbur Smith...You can get lost in Wilbur Smith and misplace all of August.” - Stephen King