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Violence
A lot
Hunting violence, Zulu War combat, and frontier danger
Language
Some
Period language with some strong terms
Sexual Content
Some
Romantic and sexual content; adult relationships
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking in frontier setting
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of brotherly rivalry, survival, and the seductive brutality of colonial Africa
What this book is about
Sean and Garrick Courtney grow up on a South African cattle ranch in the 1860s. Sean is vibrant and reckless; Garrick is gentle and damaged. Through war, gold, and the vast African landscape, their paths diverge dramatically. Smith's debut established the template for his African adventure epics: sweeping, violent, and irresistibly readable.
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Hunting and war violence
Colonial Africa setting
Adult content
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