Series: Courtney
by Author Wilbur Smith
The Burning Shore (2007)
The beginning of a new Courtney saga, following on from the WHEN THE LION FEEDS trilogy. I found THE BURNING SHORE a bit of a slog to read, perhaps because Smith's previous novel, THE LEOPARD HUNTS IN DARKNESS, was an absolutely triumphant book and one of my favourite reads of all time; this one ...
Sound of Thunder (2015)
The follow-up to Smith's first book, WHEN THE LION FEEDS, is a continuation of the same story following the cliffhanger that the first novel ended upon.We learn more about Sean Courtney's life at Ladyburgh, his experiences in the 2nd Boer War and finally the next Courtney generation, i.e. his chi...
Birds of Prey (2003)
Rating: 3* of fiveWilbur, Wilbur...yours isn't the stuff of literary legend, but usually you buckle a *mean* swash and cause images of Erroll Flynn to dash around your reader's head (thanks for that, BTW).In this book, Wilbur, you lost your way. I don't expect autheticity of language, and don't e...
When the Lion Feeds (2006)
Reading this Wilbur Smith novel, three decades after I read the last one, The Dark of the Sun, I quickly realized how far I have strayed from reading popular fiction: like hero Sean Courtney, once you leave home, you can never come back.This book is still a page turner despite its age. Short chap...
Il destino del cacciatore (2009)
As A wilbur Smith fan I really can't fault this book. It's a novel that follows another generation of the Courtney family. It has magnificent imagery of elephant hunts, lion hunts and buffalo hunts. The story start before WW1 when Leon Hunter becomes a big-game hunter and guides rich and power...
Assegai (2009)
Michener meets Clancy - or something. Lengthy historical epic with some espionage thrown in. An interesting look at gory safaris and the brutal killing of animals, attacks by hostile tribes, and the beginning of WWII. My first Wilbur Smith book in many years, and not a favorite at all. Too w...