Legacy of War

Wilbur Smith

Apr 2021 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

A Courtney Series adventure.

An action-packed book in the Courtney Series and the sequel to Courtney's War.

Just because the war is over and Hitler dead, doesn't mean the politics he stood for have died too. Saffron Courtney and her beloved husband Gerhard only just survived the brutal war, 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 is feeling the stirrings of rebellion. As the situation becomes violent, and the Courtney family home is under threat, Leon Courtney finds himself caught between two powerful sides - and a battle for the freedom of a country.

Legacy of War is a nail-biting story of courage, bravery, rebellion and war from the master of adventure fiction.

Ratings and reviews

This book was chockfull of thrilling adventures of Saffron Courtney and her family. I must say that I really liked Saffron (and her husband Gerhard) because she is well able to hold her own against the evils of the world she lives in. I was on tenterhooks when they went after Gerhard's evil brother Konrad, a previous official of the Nazi regime who had absconded after the fall of Germany with much gold and valuable possessions. Saffron and her family are such good people at standing up for others, like they do with the Kenyans in their area. Besides going after Konrad, the rest of the book was tense as the Courtney's also dealt with the Mau Mau which had risen up in Kenya to push all the foreigners out of their country. There is a lot of violence and some of it is pretty graphic but if you have read other books by Wilbur Smith, you know this is the norm. I have read a few of his books now and I have enjoyed them much more than I thought I would. This one is my favorite though because I really like Saffron Courtney!

Set shortly after the second World War, this is one action packed novel featuring Saffron Courtney and her husband as they search for Gerhard's brother, Konrad, an SS officer that ran at the end of the war. That was an exciting part of the book! I liked the chase and I think Gerhard and Saffron are so strong and work very well together. They are a great couple and it was good to see their expertise when they helped Israel catch Konrad so that he could stand trial for his many crimes. The other Courtney that had a semi big part in this book was Saffron's father Leon. He is also strong and fights for the rights and freedom of the Kenyans when so many others are oppressing them. The Mau Mau have risen up in retaliation for the the oppression which leads to much more violence and it is again time for the Courtneys to take a stand. I preferred the Konrad section of the book but this part was well written too. I like reading the stories of the Courtneys and I would not mind reading more about Saffron and her husband and family.

About the author

Wilbur Smith was born in Central Africa in 1933. He became a full-time writer in 1964 following the success of When the Lion Feeds, and has since published over fifty global bestsellers, including the Courtney Series, the Ballantyne Series, the Egyptian Series, the Hector Cross Series and many successful standalone novels, all meticulously researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide. An international phenomenon, his readership built up over fifty-five years of writing, establishing him as one of the most successful and impressive brand authors in the world.
The establishment of the Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation in 2015 cemented Wilbur's passion for empowering writers, promoting literacy and advancing adventure writing as a genre. The foundation's flagship programme is the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize.

Wilbur Smith passed away peacefully at home in 2021 with his wife, Niso, by his side, leaving behind him a rich treasure-trove of novels and stories that will delight readers for years to come. For all the latest information on Wilbur Smith's writing visit www.wilbursmithbooks.com or facebook.com/WilburSmith