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It is the 1870s and twin brothers Sean and Garrick Courtney are born into the wilds of Natal. They could not be more different, and fate, war and the jealous schemes of a woman are to drive them even further apart. But as history unfolds, a continent is awakening. And on the horizon is the promise of fortune, adventure, destiny and love . . . 'The world's leading adventure writer' Daily Express 'The pace would do credit to a Porsche, and the invention is as bright and explosive as a fireworks display' Sunday Telegraph ' . . . action follows action . . . mystery is piled on mystery . . . tales to delight the millions of addicts of the gutsy adventure story' Sunday Express ' . . . a natural storyteller who moves confidently and often splendidly in his period and sustains a flow of convincing incident' The Scotsman