I have been a faithful reader of Wilbur Smith for twenty-five years or so. He is a South African writer who has produced a long list of novels, almost all of them having to do with Africa and it rich history. He writes a strong story, and although his books are predictable, his knowledge of African history and customs is so encyclopaedic, and his descriptions of its people so entertaining and rich, I can not resist any new book of his that comes out.
You could hardly go wrong in picking just about anything he has written. I would suggest a visit to your library, where they will have (without doubt) a large collection of his novels.
Monsoon is a continuation of the story of a family of Courtneys (later generations settled South Africa and got deeply into ivory hunting, gold mining, and diamond mining) who are, essentially, pirates; although they usually have some kind of Letter of Marque or Privateering dispensation from the King of England.
This book is swift-moving, and covers about twenty years or so. It includes some good ship-to-ship action and a long soujourn into the heart of the continent, involving ivory hunting and the slave trade.
Another good book by Wilbur Smith. A good example of the kind of thing he offers in all of his novels.
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ALABAMA: Tradition; Class; A name to respect in College Football
You could hardly go wrong in picking just about anything he has written. I would suggest a visit to your library, where they will have (without doubt) a large collection of his novels.
Monsoon is a continuation of the story of a family of Courtneys (later generations settled South Africa and got deeply into ivory hunting, gold mining, and diamond mining) who are, essentially, pirates; although they usually have some kind of Letter of Marque or Privateering dispensation from the King of England.
This book is swift-moving, and covers about twenty years or so. It includes some good ship-to-ship action and a long soujourn into the heart of the continent, involving ivory hunting and the slave trade.
Another good book by Wilbur Smith. A good example of the kind of thing he offers in all of his novels.
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ALABAMA: Tradition; Class; A name to respect in College Football
