Wilbur Smith · 1986 · global

Wilbur Smith's 1986 Courtney saga. Half-brothers who do not know they share blood, Shasa Courtney and Manfred De La Rey are born enemies - one heir to a diamond fortune, one raised to hard Afrikaner faith. From the diamond deserts of the Namib to the salons of Cape Town and the Berlin Olympics, their rivalry burns through a South Africa sliding toward war.

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   The Namib

   In the deserts of the Namib, Centaine Courtney's fortune is torn from the earth of the H'ani Mine - and her lover Lothar De La Rey, ruined and vengeful, plots a diamond heist that will bind their sons for life.

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   Cape Town

   In Cape Town, Shasa Courtney is groomed for power among the British elite, while his half-brother Manfred De La Rey is raised to the proud creed of the Afrikaner - two boys set on a collision.

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   Berlin

   Their rivalry carries as far as the Berlin Olympics of 1936, under the swastika and the gathering shadow of war - as fascism, ambition and old blood-feuds drive Shasa and Manfred toward opposite sides of the coming storm.