A Time to Die (original 1989; edition 1990)

by Wilbur Smith

Series: Courtney Family Saga (17)

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Beneath the unforgiving, blazing heat of the African sun, two men and a woman embark on a savage hunt. A hunt that will tear their safe safari apart, plunging them into the restless tides of a deadly civil war. For Sean Courtney, veteran guerrilla fighter and professional warrior, it is a time to fight and a time to find a deep and passionate love. For the beautiful Claudia Monterro it is a time to face the ultimate test in a world where American values count for nothing. And for Riccardo, her father, a rich and ruthless tycoon, it is a time to confront a dangerous obsession.… (more)

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Title:	A Time to Die
Authors:	Wilbur Smith
Info:	Random House (1990), Hardcover, 448 pages
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As the world around him burns with passion and death, professional hunter and guerrilla fighter Sean Courtney is trapped between his worst enemies, an overwhelming love for a woman, and his instincts to survive -- and kill. (

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DannyKeep | Mar 26, 2017 |

'Time to Die' is a comic zine with one page comics with spooky portraits of creepy cartoonist.

clpzines | Mar 26, 2013 |

A Courtney series novel that could be read on its own. Very romantic appealing to both men and women due to the strong male/female characters. Personally I liked the bushman tracker the best. (

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Lynxear | Aug 27, 2008 |

COURTNEY

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Wilbur Smith Omnibus: A Time to Die / Elephant song by Wilbur Smith

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Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Toy Soldiers • A Time to Die • The Bears and I • Landscape of Lies by Reader's Digest

Het Beste Boek 148: De macht van het kwaad / Hervonden geluk / Trompettist in Auschwitz / De vrouwe van het labyrint by Reader's Digest

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Beneath the unforgiving, blazing heat of the African sun, two men and a woman embark on a savage hunt. A hunt that will tear their safe safari apart, plunging them into the restless tides of a deadly civil war. For Sean Courtney, veteran guerrilla fighter and professional warrior, it is a time to fight and a time to find a deep and passionate love. For the beautiful Claudia Monterro it is a time to face the ultimate test in a world where American values count for nothing. And for Riccardo, her father, a rich and ruthless tycoon, it is a time to confront a dangerous obsession.

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