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02098aam a2200349 i 4500 001 4C876D5E868F11E988B41FF596128E48 003 SILO 005 20190604010217 008 181220r20181997nyu 000 1 eng d 020 $a 1499860889 020 $a 9781499860887 040 $a PABRO $b eng $e rda $c PABRO $d SILO 043 $a f-sa--- $a f-sa--- 050 4 $a PR9405.9.S5 $b B57 2018 082 04 $a 823/.914 $2 21 100 1 $a Smith, Wilbur A., $e author. 245 10 $a Birds of prey / $c Wilbur Smith. 264 1 $a London : $b Zaffre, $c 2018. 300 $a 708 pages ; $c 21 cm. 490 0 $a The Courtney series 520 $a A Courtney series adventure - Book 1 in the Birds of Prey trilogy "Africa!" The sound of that mysterious name on his own lips raised goose pimples along his arms and made the thick dark hair prickle on the back of his neck.' A simple mission. A battle for their lives. It is 1667 and the war between the Dutch and the English continues apace. Sir Francis Courtney, his son Hal, and their crew are carried around the southern tip of the African colonies by the good ship Lady Edwinna, licensed to attack and seize the treasure-laden ships of the Dutch East India company. When they capture a Dutch trader and hold the passengers to ransom, Sir Francis hopes only for a good price and a small sense of satisfaction. But this is unlawful territory they sail in.An unexpected betrayal will mean the men on board will afce greater peril than they have ever faced before - and many good men may never see home again... 650 0 $a Pirates $z Indian Ocean $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Hijacking of ships $v Fiction. 651 0 $a South Africa $x History $y To 1836 $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Sea stories. $2 gsafd 655 7 $a Historical fiction. $2 gsafd 655 7 $a Adventure fiction. $2 gsafd 775 08 $i Reproduction of (manifestation): $a Smith, Wilbur A. $t Birds of prey $d Great Britain : Macmillan, 1997 941 $a 2 952 $l SFPH074 $d 20240314020027.0 952 $l XSPE157 $d 20200312045129.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=4C876D5E868F11E988B41FF596128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search