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Vengeance

By Wilbur Smith

A brand-new Courtney Series adventure and book 8 in the Birds of Prey sequence by Wilbur Smith.

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Adult fiction
Published: 21/05/2026
ISBN number: 9781785124020
Price: £22.00
Imprint: Zaffre
Edition: Hardback
Genre: Adventure

Vengeance

By Wilbur Smith

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Adult fiction
Published: 21/05/2026
ISBN number: 9781785124020
Price: £22.00
Imprint: Zaffre
Edition: Hardback
Genre: Adventure

A brand-new Courtney Series adventure and book 8 in the Birds of Prey sequence by Wilbur Smith.

ENEMIES BY BIRTH. BROTHERS IN BLOOD. VENGEANCE WILL BE HAD.

1829. Mahikeng Mission Station. Highveld, southern Africa.

1829. Mahikeng Mission Station. Highveld, southern Africa.

The warrior king is dead. Ralph Courtney and Ann Waite have escaped. From the chaos and bloodshed that consumed the Zulu nation after the murder of King Shaka. From Ralph’s enemies. From the man who would have enslaved Ann and sold her to the highest bidder. Now Ralph and Ann, and their son Harry, are safe. Rescued by the missionaries at Mahikeng, they can finally dream of a new life. Or can they . . . ?

Can Ralph finally lay to rest the ghosts that haunt him? Can Ann overcome the enemy she believed they’d escaped forever? Can Harry make his peace with the secrets and lies that have shaped his life? On a blood-soaked battlefield, as a new nation is forged in violence and slaughter, all three will be given a choice – to succumb to the past, or to stand and fight for their family’s future.

Blood, vengeance and destiny collide in the latest thrilling installment from the bestselling master of adventure, Wilbur Smith.

Authors

Wilbur Smith

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.