Golden Fox - Wilbur Smith

Eye of The Tiger - Wilbur Smith

deep trouble. I found the book easy to read and very hard to put down as I soon got hooked on the story. There is plenty of mystery, action, shipwrecks and even a missing treasure here and the story is quite exciting. The various characters are believable and interesting and the location is exotic and colourful. Various criticisms have been made of Wilbur Smith in the past but no-one can doubt that he knows how to write an exciting tale. I enjoyed reading this book and, if you like adventure stories, you will ...

The Sunbird - Wilbur Smith

~~Some background~~ Wilbur Smith wrote "The Sunbird" in 1974 - some 19 years before he wrote "River God". If you enjoyed "River God", you will certainly enjoy "The Sunbird" too - and find it interesting to see how the author's use of historical narrative developed. ~~Let's gush~~ Most Wilbur Smith fans will place the two novels as their favourite two WS novels. Only the order will vary. All I can say is that "The Sunbird" was my clear favourite until he brought out "River God" and now... I have a tie! ~~OK, so what's it all about then? (Without ruining the story)~~ "The ...

The Sunbird - Wilbur Smith

his beautiful, feisty young assistant. Ben, the archaeologist, seeks to prove his theory that the city was ruled by a higher caste of Phonecian elites, and it is clear that Wilbur Smith researched deeply into the subject, as the evidence unfolds in a way that is fascinating and gripping to anyone with so much as a passing interest in ancient history. The history of the great City of the Moon unfolds alongside gun battles and terrorist attacks in the unstable African region, and the book very quickly becomes almost impossible to put down. The book is split in two however, with the second half chronicling the dying years of the doomed Kingdom, and is full of epic ...