Description
Monsoon is a historical adventure novel by Wilbur Smith and part of the Courtney series. Sir Hal Courtney is living quietly as a landowner in Devon when King William III calls on him to hunt down the pirate leader known as the Zanj, whose attacks are crippling the British East India Company in the Indian Ocean.
In return for a fortune and a barony, Hal accepts the mission and sets sail with three of his four sons, Tom, Guy and Dorian. Their voyage takes them into a dangerous world of pirates, battles and political intrigue, testing the Courtney family as they pursue their formidable enemy across the Indian Ocean.
A good choice for readers who enjoy sweeping historical adventures, seafaring, pirates, family sagas and Wilbur Smith’s action-driven historical fiction.
