Introducing us to the bravest new member of the famed family, Saffron Courtney, Smith makes a triumphant return to his much-loved Courtney series. As WWII looms, Saffron and Gerhard's worlds collide, but will there be more to unite them than tear them apart ‘That time is upon us. I can feel it coming. That evil barbarian will not be satisfied until he has engulfed the whole world in war and death. I fear for us all.’ In a triumphant return to his much-loved Courtney series, Wilbur Smith introduces us to the bravest new member of the famed family, Saffron Courtney.