Nemesis

Paris 1794: In the crowd, Paul Courtney watches the execution of his mother, to whom he promised he would survive, no matter what. He fortunately manages to rescue a girl to whom he swears fealty. But the world is at war and traitors lurk around every corner. Cape Town 1806: When Adam Courtney returns home from service in the navy, he finds his homestead destroyed and his family members murdered. Adam has no choice but to accept his fate and set off across several continents in search of revenge.