Wilbur Smith

[dcommerceman]

Smith is Great! A Writer who'd won the heartfelt support and love of Adventure Junkies like me. His works are mostly political and racial, with enough twist and turn to make Indiana Jones look like a kindagarten adventure book! The best so far are River God & The Monsoon. I wouldn't recommend any of his very early works like I would never recommend any of John Sandfords first 3 works! Hehehehehe

 

[Braddok]

Smith's new book called The Quest

Copied and pasted from his web site



To be published in South Africa on 14 March 2007, in the UK on 6 April, in Argentina on 21 April, in the Czech Republic on 3 May, in Italy on 6 May and in the USA on 15 May 2007.


The Quest continues the story of The Warlock, Taita, wise in the lore of the ancient Gods and a master of magic and the supernatural. It follows on from River God, The Seventh Scroll and Warlock.

 

[Roger53]

I read them all some years ago up to the Angels Weep, or Men of Men, whichever was later. I haven't read one for a while, but they are good.
The person who put me onto his books said something like.."not too many lingering sunsets in these books.." which I think meant plenty of adventure. His books certainly have that.

I like the ones particularly about the history of Africa, the Zulus and so on. Very good.

 

[cabrasopa]

When the Lion Feeds - still one of my favourite books ever, classic story telling, gives you a feel for the country (South Africa).
I've read it 4 times, it's one of the first books that got me into reading and i've never looked back since.

 

[Roger53]

When the Lion Feeds - still one of my favourite books ever, classic story telling, gives you a feel for the country (South Africa).
I've read it 4 times, it's one of the first books that got me into reading and i've never looked back since.

I agree. I think the books he wrote about this period must be about his best. While I have not read his recent ones I cannot imagine he can surpass books like that.

 

[Libra]

I have only read River God and I plan to read the rest of the Egyptian series.

 

[Libra]

An update:

Wilbur Smith's latest novel, Assegai, will be published in South Africa on 13 March, in Australia and New Zealand on 1 April, in the United Kingdom on 3 April, in the United States and Canada on 12 May, in Norway on 20 May, and in the Netherlands on 30 July 2009. The Italian edition, Il destino del cacciatore, was published on 5 March.

A Courtney novel, Assegai is set in East Africa at the outbreak of World War I, where Leon Courtney, an ex-soldier turned professional hunter, stumbles across a German aristocrat's plot to raise a rebellion against Britain amongst the disenchanted survivors of the Boer War in South Africa ...

Wilbur Smith's UK publishers, Macmillan, have made a limited number of autographed, boxed copies available via their web site. You'll find details of this special edition, more information on Assegai, details of publication dates in many countries, and his promotional tour itinerary on his web site at
Wilbur Smith | Welcome

 

[MonkeyCatcher]

I have only read River God and I plan to read the rest of the Egyptian series.

Same here. I thought that River God was fantastic and I always intended to read the rest of the series, but I'm usually pretty slack when it comes to following up books in series. I always forget and instead read books further up on my TBR list - the problem is that I usually don't add books in a series to my list after I've read the first. I should probably start....

 

[Libra]

Same here. I thought that River God was fantastic and I always intended to read the rest of the series, but I'm usually pretty slack when it comes to following up books in series. I always forget and instead read books further up on my TBR list - the problem is that I usually don't add books in a series to my list after I've read the first. I should probably start....

When I read River God,I didn't know it was part of a series and have gotten caried away with other books,but I plan to read it.

 

[patrickspace]

The Seventh Scroll by Wilbur Smith has just arrived in the post.
I'm not sure whether to read it or do step aerobics on it. That's a fat book and I always finish every book I start. Has anybody read it and is it a good read?