#1 – When the Lion Feeds
Southern Africa in the later nineteenth century. Twin brothers Sean and Garrick Courtney grow up on a cattle farm but respond differently to injury, ambition and family rivalry. Sean seeks advancement through war, hunting and commerce while Garrick remains tied to home. The Anglo-Zulu War and…
#2 – The Sound of Thunder
South Africa during the Second Boer War. Sean Courtney enters the conflict as a veteran, landowner and businessman whose family divisions are already threatening what he has built. His sons and his brother Garrick carry rivalries into the political and military crisis. The Second Boer War…
#3 – A Sparrow Falls
France and South Africa after the First World War. Sean Courtney returns from military command concerned about the future of his estate and businesses. Mark Anders, another survivor of the trenches, becomes both his assistant and a possible heir. Mark’s experience of trench warfare and Sean’s…