Nemesis /
by Smith, Wilbur A [author.]; Harper, Tom [author.].
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BookSeries: Smith, Wilbur A. Courtney series: 22.Publisher: New York, New York : Zaffre, 2023.Description: 460 pages : genealogical table ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781838779559; 1838779558; 9781838779542; 183877954X.Other title: Nemesis : a novel of the French Revolution.Subject(s): Families -- Fiction | Revenge -- Fiction | Courtney family (Fictitious characters) -- Fiction | Murder -- Fiction | Paris (France) -- 18th century -- History -- Fiction | Cape Town (South Africa) -- 19th century -- History -- Fiction | War fiction | Historical fictionSummary: "Paris, 1794. Revolutionary fervour has erupted into the Reign of Terror. A young man, Paul Courtney, hides in a crowd watching as the condemned are brought to the guillotine. Among them is Constance Courtney, Paul's mother. As he watches her brutal execution, he knows he must avoid the same fate and fulfil his promise to her - to survive, no matter what. He joins Napoleon's army and is taken to Egypt, but with the world at war and traitors in every corner, just how far will Paul go to ensure his own survival? Cape Town, 1806. Adam Courtney has spent his life in service to the navy and in the shadow of his father, the illustrious Admiral Robert Courtney. But when he returns home to Nativity Bay to find the homestead destroyed and the Courtney family murdered, Adam must accept his destiny and seek vengeance."
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"Paris, 1794. Revolutionary fervour has erupted into the Reign of Terror. A young man, Paul Courtney, hides in a crowd watching as the condemned are brought to the guillotine. Among them is Constance Courtney, Paul's mother. As he watches her brutal execution, he knows he must avoid the same fate and fulfil his promise to her - to survive, no matter what. He joins Napoleon's army and is taken to Egypt, but with the world at war and traitors in every corner, just how far will Paul go to ensure his own survival? Cape Town, 1806. Adam Courtney has spent his life in service to the navy and in the shadow of his father, the illustrious Admiral Robert Courtney. But when he returns home to Nativity Bay to find the homestead destroyed and the Courtney family murdered, Adam must accept his destiny and seek vengeance."
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