O Destino do Caçador (The Courtney Family Adventures Saga) - Assegai

Wilbur Smith

Editora Planeta

2011

448 páginas

14h 56m

ISBN-13: 9788576656111

Português Brasileiro

África central, início do século XX. Desiludido com o rumo que sua carreira tomou no exército inglês, o jovem Leon Ryder Courtney decide se tornar caçador profissional. Em um de seus primeiros safáris ficou responsável por liderar a expedição de Kermit, filho do presidente norte-americano Teddy Roosevelt. O sucesso da aventura foi noticiado por jornalistas norte-americanos que a cobriram de perto, garantindo fama a Leon no exterior o que o ajudou a prosperar nos negócios e tornar-se sócio de seu então chefe, Percy.

Durante sua jornada pela África, pouco antes do início da 1ª Guerra Mundial, Leon tem como cliente um milionário industrial alemão, o conde Otto von Meerbach, fabricante de aeronaves e automóveis para o próspero exército do cáiser. Além de ser o guia da expedição, Leon foi recrutado por seu tio Penrod Ballantyne, comandante das forças britânicas na África Oriental, para obter informações a respeito do conde. Não estava em seus planos, porém, apaixonar-se pela bela e enigmática mulher de Wellberg, Eva.

As investigações levam Leon a desconfiar de um complô de Von Meerbach contra os britânicos envolvendo sobreviventes descontentes com o resultado da Guerra dos Bôeres. Somente quando Eva e Von Meerbach voltam à Alemanha, Leon fica sabendo, de fato, quem e o que está por trás dessa conspiração.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assegai_(novel)
In "Assegai", Wilbur Smith takes readers on an unforgettable African adventure set against the gathering clouds of the Great War of 1914. . . It is 1913 and Leon Courtney, an ex-soldier turned professional hunter in British East Africa, guides the rich and powerful from America and Europe on big-game safaris. Leon had never sought fame, but an expedition alongside U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt has made him one of the most sought-after hunters on the continent. Soon, he finds that with celebrity comes not just wealth—but also danger.

Leon is recruited by his uncle Penrod Ballantyne, commander of the British forces in East Africa, to gather information on one of his clients: Count Otto von Meerbach, a German industrialist whose company builds aircraft and vehicles for the Kaiser’s burgeoning army. While spying, Leon falls desperately in love with von Meerbach’s beautiful and enigmatic mistress, Eva von Wellberg.

On the eve of the World War, Leon stumbles on a plot by Count von Meerbach that could wipe out the British forces in Africa. He finds himself left alone to frustrate von Meerbach’s plan, and in grave peril as he learns more about the enigmatic Eva.

Set amidst the tensions that will spark a war across continents, Assegai delivers the fast-paced action and vivid history that has made Wilbur Smith an internationally bestselling author.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Courtney_Novels
The fifth sequence of Courtney novels begins with Assegai. In 1913 Leon Courtney, an ex-soldier turned professional hunter in British East Africa, guides rich and powerful men from America and Europe on big game safaris in the territories of the Maasai tribe. Leon has developed a special relationship with the Maasai. One of Leon's clients is Otto von Meerbach, a German industrialist whose company builds aircraft and vehicles for the Kaiser's burgeoning army. Leon is recruited by his uncle Penrod Ballantyne (from The Triumph of the Sun) who is commander of the British forces in East Africa to gather information from Otto von Meerbach. Instead Leon falls desperately in love with Otto von Meerbach"s beautiful and enigmatic mistress, Eva Von Wellberg. Just after the outbreak of World War I Leon stumbles on a plot by Otto von Meerbach to raise a rebellion against Britain on the side of Germany amongst the disenchanted survivors of the Boer War in South Africa. He finds himself left alone to frustrate Otto von Meerbach's design. Then Eva Von Wellberg returns to Africa with her master and Leon finds out who and what she really is behind the mask…

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