Shout at the Devil - Wilbur Smith

Blue Horizon - Wilbur Smith

I have to admit, Wilbur Smith is one of my favourite authors so my opinion of his books is going to be coloured by this. Ever since I first read one of his books (Shout at the Devil) some twenty years ago, I've been hooked. You always know what you're going to get with Wilbur. Epic tales, exotic locations, larger than life characters, fascinating plots, intrigue, betrayal, revenge, the victory of good over evil, sex, drugs and Rock and Roll (OK, maybe I lied about the Rock and Roll). Every book is the same; every book is different. Wilbur's strength is in building several parallel ...

Sparrow Falls - Wilbur Smith

A Sparrow Falls, Wilbur Smith As an avid reader of Wilbur Smith novels, I was delighted when the hubby gave me A Sparrow Falls for Christmas. A Sparrow Falls is part of the Courtney series, which follow the lives and loves of the Courtney family. A bit about the characters Many characters bring this story to live but the four main characters in this novel: General Sean Courtney, a wealthy, honourable man whose deeds during war campaigns has also brought respect from both his army comrades but also the community where he lives serves in the African government. Mark Anders, a talented young sniper, from Natal, South Africa who is determined to establish what has ...

Sparrow Falls - Wilbur Smith

set and the intricacies of wild Africa, like the tsetse fly and acacia trees to Zulu languages. He covers it all. Although if you are an avid reader of Wilbur Smith half way into this book you are pretty much going to predict how it will all end it will just be a case of reading on to find out what actually happens. Of course its still a great novel and is very well researched and written, but I seem to find most of Wilbur’s novels follow the same predictable patterns. Hero who is fighting for justice, insert a love interest a long the way, then throw in a big show down between the thesis and the antithesis. ‘A Sparrow Falls’ is no short story however. My paperback ...