For Tanus, the fair-haired young lion of a warrior, the gods have decreed that he will lead Egypt's army in a bold attempt to reunite the Kingdom's shared halves. But Tanus will have to defy the same gods to attain the reward they have forbidden him, an object more prized than battle's glory: possession of the Lady Lostris, a rare beauty with skin the color of oiled ceder--destined for the adoration of a nation, and the love of one extraordinary man.

Le dieu fleuve

For 4,000 years, the lavish crypt of the Pharaoh Mamose has never been found...until the Seventh Scroll, a cryptic message written by he slave Taita, gives beautiful Egyptologist Royan Al Simma a tantalizing clue to its location.But this is a treasure cache others would kill to possess. Only one step ahead of assassins, Royan runs for her life and into the arms of the only man she can trust, Sir Nicholas Quenton-Harper-a daring man who will stake his fortune and his life to join her hunt for the king's tomb. Together, they will embark on a breathtaking journey to the most exotic locale on earth, where the greatest mystery of ancient Egypt, a chilling danger and an explosive passion are waiting.Steeped in ancient mystery, drama and action, The Seventh Scroll is a masterpiece from a storyteller at the height of his powers.

Le Septième Papyrus

Hector Cross, ancien membre des forces spéciales britanniques, part pour une mission toute personnelle : venger sa femme, Hazel, mortellement blessée par deux mercenaires alors qu'elle était enceinte, elle a donné naissance à une fille avant de rendre son dernier souffle. Après de nombreuses fausses pistes, Hector comprend que l'homme qui a commandité ce meurtre n'est autre que le fils du premier mari d'Hazel, afin d'être le seul à hériter les millions de son père. La fille de Cross est en danger.

Cercle vicieux

Chasseur professionnel et spécialiste de la contre-guérilla, Sean Courtney est entraîné contre son gré dans la guerre féroce qui oppose les troupes gouvernementales du Mozambique et les rebelles du Renamo. Pris dans l'étau de deux armées rivales, déchiré entre son amour pour la femme qui l'accompagne et son désir de participer aux combats, il se retrouve prisonnier d'un ennemi implacable surgi des brumes du passé. Lorsqu'il parvient à s'échapper avec celle qu'il aime, commence une traque haletante, où le chasseur d'éléphants devient le gibier, dans des contrées d'une beauté farouche ravagées par la guerre. Des vastes terrains de chasse du Zimbabwe aux splendeurs de la vallée du Zambèse en passant par les plaines du Mozambique, une superbe histoire de courage, d'amitié et d'aventures au coeur de l'Afrique australe.

Le dernier safari

1876. Afrique du Sud. Sean et Garrrick, les jumeaux Courtney, n'aiment rien tant que courir la savane, son gibier, ses herbes hautes. La liberté les grise. Dans leurs veines bouillonne le sang de Hal Courtney, corsaire de la Reine. Ils ont hérité de sa témérité. Las, un accident de chasse viendra briser la fratrie : Sean s'enfuit. Dès lors, il n'aura de cesse de chercher fortune et aventure. Au péril de sa vie, de celle des siens, semant malgré lui le malheur partout où il passe, le lion poursuit une longue errance, jamais rassasié...

Quand le lion a faim (Courtney, #1)

Le Dieu Fleuve

LET THE HUNT BEGIN.

 HECTOR CROSS, ex-SAS officer, private security expert, widower. His wife was taken much too soon, by a cruel man with evil intentions.

 JOHNNY CONGO, psychopath, extortionist, terrorist, the man who murdered Hector's wife. Cross wants him dead. So does the US government.

 Congo is locked up on Death Row in the most secure prison in the free world, counting down the days until his execution. He's got two weeks. He wants out. He's escaped before and knows he can again.

 Cross, still licking his wounds from his last bruising encounter with Congo, is back and ready for work. In the middle of the rough Atlantic stands oil supertanker Bannock A. Terrorist activity in the area has triggered panic and there's only one person they can trust to protect her.

 What is promised as a cakewalk turns out to be much more, a mission that will test Cross to his emotional and physical limits. But a life spent in the SAS and private security has left Cross hard-wired for pain and as he is thrown into the fire once more, he will not stop until he has snared his prey.

 Hector Cross is Predator.

Predator

The Worldwide Number One Bestseller Wilbur Smith returns to Ancient Egypt in a captivating new novel that will transport you to extraordinary times.

 EGYPT IS UNDER ATTACK.

 Pharaoh Tamose lies mortally wounded. The ancient city of Luxor is surrounded, All seems lost.

 Taita prepares for the enemy's final, fatal push. The ex-slave, now general of Tamose's armies, is never more ingenious than when all hope is dashed. And this is Egypt's most desperate hour.

 With the timely arrival of an old ally, the tide is turned and the Egyptian army feasts upon its retreating foe. But upon his victorious return to Luxor, Taita is seized and branded a traitor. Tamose is dead and a poisonous new era has begun. The new Pharaoh has risen.

 Pharaoh Utteric is young, weak and cruel, and threatened by Taita's influence within the palace - especially his friendship with Utteric's younger and worthier brother, Ramases. With Taita's imprisonment, Ramases is forced to make a choice: help Taita escape and forsake his brother, or remain silent and condone Utteric's tyranny. To a good man like Ramases, there is no choice. Taita must be set free, Utteric must be stopped and Egypt must be reclaimed.

 From the glittering temples of Luxor to the Citadel of Sparta, PHARAOH is an intense and powerful novel magnificently transporting you to a time of threat, blood and glory. Master storyteller, Wilbur Smith, is at the very peak of his powers.

Le dieu fleuve

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