HARDCOVERS
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| Centaine de Thiry |  |
Beautiful French woman engaged to be married to Michael Courtney before his untimely death. After traveling to Africa where she encounters its incredibly harsh and merciless desert, she ruthlessly claws her way up into the South African elite society building a family empire that would be instrumental in the building of an Apartheid-ridden country. |
| Michael Courtney | |
Handsome eldest son of Sean Courtney. Engaged to be married to Centaine, but meets a terrible and untimely death. |
| Count Louis de Thiry | |
Centaine's father |
| Anna | |
Centaine's nurse who travelled with her to Africa, but was separated in the shipwreck. |
| General Sean Courtney | |
Father of Michael |
| Sir Garrick Courtney | |
Michael's uncle (and 'father') and Sean's brother. He arranges Centaine's passage to Africa. |
| Owi | |
Bushman 'father' to Centaine who helped her survive the desert. |
| Hani | |
Bushman 'mother' to Centaine who helped her survive the desert. |
| Shasa | |
Son of Centaine and Michael Courtney and half-brother to Manfred De La Rey. |
| Lothar De La Rey | |
Hunter, adventurer and rogue. Father of Manfred De La Rey. He is eventually imprisoned after a failed diamond heist. |
| Manfred De La Rey | |
Son of Centaine and Lothar. |
| Dr Twentyman-Jones | |
Diamond expert who runs Centaine's H'Ani Mine. |
| Swart Hendrik | |
Friend of Lothar who was also involved in the failed diamond heist. |
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Interesting Information |
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First published in 1985 by William Heinemann Ltd. |
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Book dedication: This... |
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Click here to find out more about the Courtneys of Africa family tree. |
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In 1991 an Italian-financed TV series was filmed which took the plots from THE BURNING SHORE and THE POWER OF THE SWORD and merged them into a 360 minute series called 'THE BURNING SHORE' or 'MOUNTAIN OF DIAMONDS'. It was directed by Jeannot Szwarc, who had previously directed films such as JAWS 2, SUPERGIRL, SANTA CLAUS - THE MOVIE and SOMEWHERE IN TIME! Despite the good cast, the production was poorly received. To view clips and pictures from this show, click here. |
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Courage, drama, love and revenge on land, sea and in the air towards the end of the first world war and blended in fine style. Mr Smith's research into events and places is spot-on, as usual. - Bolton Evening News |
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