Power of the Sword — Wilbur Smith

THE TUMULTUOUS BIRTH OF A NATION. THE UNFORGETTABLE WAR WITHIN ONE FAMILY

In the harsh and beautiful land of South Africa, races clash in an unequal struggle for justice. A nation takes its defiant place on the international stage from the ruins of a terrible world war. A mighty family is divided by politics that inflame whole continents and by passions that arise from unconquerable hearts.

CENTAINE DE THIRY COURTNEY--Indomitable even in the face of catastrophe, she swears to leave her sons, Manfred and Shasa--brothers yet rivals--a legacy of great wealth and even greater power.

MANFRED DE LA REY--Hard and lean as a red lion of the desert, he allows a blind, hopeless rage to catapult him to a dazzling and dangerous success.

SHASA COURTNEY--Trapped in the rush of violent events, he strives desperately to give direction and meaning to his country's darkly uncertain future.