Best Selling Books by Wilbur Smith

He began life at his twin brother''s side, soon running wild on his father''s ranch on the edge of Africa. But violence, desire, and fate sent Sean Courtney into exile--where he would fight and love his way to extraordinary success and heartbreaking failure... In a place called The Ridge of White Waters, Sean made a life-long friendship, mined a fortune of gold, and met his own demons. Then an act of cunning betrayal struck--and ignited a new adventure to a new frontier. From facing the murderous charge of a towering bull elephant to watching men die unspeakable deaths, Sean fought new enemies, forged new allies--and dreamed of establishing a family on a farm of his own. But in Wilbur Smith''s When the Lion Feeds, the young man who had lived by his courage, sweat, and blood was about to discover that the past still had its claws in him...

A thrilling adventure novel from global sensation Wilbur Smith that brings to life all the dangers and excitements of the gold mining industry. ''A master storyteller'' - Sunday Times ''Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared'' - The Times ''No one does adventure quite like Smith'' - Daily Mirror ''Extremely readable . . . packed with action and excitement . . . '' - Sunday Express Nothing drives men to danger like gold . . . Rod Ironsides is an honest man and expert manager of the successful Sonder Ditch gold mine and its hard-worked miners. But honesty and expertise count for little to the owner of the mine, the ruthless and obsessive Manfred Steyner. When Rod falls hard for Manfred''s long-suffering and estranged wife Terry, the loathing between the men reaches a breaking point. But unbeknown to both a bigger drama is unfolding, a plot to destroy the gold mine, whatever the cost. Can the mortal enemies move past their differences to save the mine?

A BATTLE FOR HONOUR AGAINST A POWERFUL NEW ENEMY South Africa, 1820 When Ann Waite discovers a battered longboat washed ashore in Algoa Bay, she is stunned to find two survivors: a badly scarred sailor and a little boy. As the man walks away into the morning mist alone, refusing to take the child - Harry - with him, Ann is left with no choice but to raise the boy as her own. After two years of disaster and hardship in the African interior, desperation drives Ann and Harry back into the path of the mysterious shipwrecked man. Ralph Courtney has recently escaped from Robben Island and is determined to seek his fortune in Nativity Bay, the hidden harbour that his father told him about when he was a boy. But it isn''t long before Ralph, Ann and their fellow settlers learn that Nativity Bay now lies on the borders of a mighty kingdom, where the warrior king Shaka rules. With no means of making their way back to Algoa Bay, Ralph is forced into a bargain with the Zulu king which will lead him to confront the past that he has been running from for his entire life. Book 7 in the Birds of Prey sequence in the long-running Courtney series. Don''t miss the next book, Vengeance. Available now. Praise for Wilbur Smith ''A master storyteller'' Sunday Times ''No one does adventure quite like Smith'' Daily Mirror ''Best historical novelist'' Stephen King

In this epic African adventure, Wilbur Smith returns to his longest running series - and the very beginnings of the Courtney family saga in the late seventeenth century - with co-author Giles Kristian. Henry ''Hal'' Courtney has always lived at sea. He watched his own father executed during the Anglo-Dutch naval war, and spent his entire young adulthood avenging his father''s death. Now a truce has been made between the warring countries and Hal is captain of his own ship the Golden Bough. From the slave markets of Zanzibar to the pirate-riddled waters of the Indian Ocean, Hal leads his crew in and out of the waves of danger. But he soon realizes that just because the war is over, does not mean the battle is won, and the more a man achieves, the more he has to lose. GOLDEN LION follows Hal Courtney''s adventures after the Christians have routed the Muslim invaders in Ethiopia in the mid-seventeenth century. And though conflicts still rage, Hal will face a much more personal enemy bent on revenge. WHEN THE LION FEEDS (1964) introduced the Courtney family to readers around the world. Subsequent Courtney novels traced the fortunes, and misfortunes, of this sprawling, ambitious family, from the dawn of the 18th century to the late 20th century, from Natal in South Africa through Rhodesia and up through East Africa. ''Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared'' - The Times ''No one does adventure like Wilbur Smith'' - Daily Mirror ''Smith is a master'' - Publishers Weekly

BOOK 2 IN THE ICONIC ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SERIES, BY THE MASTER OF ADVENTURE, WILBUR SMITH ''Best historical novelist'' - Stephen King ''A master storyteller'' - Sunday Times ''Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared'' - The Times ''No one does adventure quite like Smith'' - Daily Mirror AN ANCIENT SCROLL A 4,000 YEAR OLD LEGACY A BATTLE FOR THE TRUTH It is 4,000 years since the battle for the Egyptian Kingdom, and Duraid and Royan al Simma have just uncovered the tomb of the ancient Egyptian Queen, Lostris, alongside the secret scrolls of the most trusted servant of the Pharaoh, Taita. When the couple are the victims of a vicious attack that leaves Duraid dead, Royan realises that she must continue their joint work: to use the secrets of the seventh scroll to find the hidden tomb of Pharaoh Mamose, and its untold trove of lost Egyptian riches. To do so, she must bury her grief and partner with the eccentric aristocrat Nicholas Quenton-Harper, a man who shares her passion for the ancient world. But the men who killed her husband are not yet finished. As Royan and Nicholas draw closer to the Pharaoh''s tomb, enemies are gathering - people who will stop at nothing to ensure the scroll''s promised treasures are kept from Royan''s hands . . . Book 2 in the Ancient Egyptian series from the master historical adventure writer, Wilbur Smith. Book 3 in the series, Warlock, is available now. And don''t miss Wilbur Smith''s return to Egypt in The New Kingdom sequence: The New Kingdom Titans of War Testament House of Two Pharaohs All available now.

Voiko veren pestä pois verellä? Courtney-suvun kolme haaraa kohtaa mukaansatempaavassa historiallisessa seikkailussa, kun nuori Adam Courtney lähtee kostoretkelle. Vuonna 1794 Paul de Bercheny näkee väkijoukosta, kun giljotiinille tuodaan Constance Courtney – Paulin äiti. Katsoessaan julmaa teloitusta Paul tietää, että hänen on täytettävä äidille antamansa lupaus: hänen on pysyttävä hengissä, hinnalla millä hyvänsä. Vuonna 1806 laivaston palveluksessa varttunut Adam Courtney saapuu Nativity Bayhin. Lahti oli vuosia Courtneyn perheen turvapaikka, mutta nyt Adam löytää kotinsa tuhottuna ja perheensä surmattuna. Adamin ei auta kuin tarttua perintömiekkaan ja vannoa kostoa – mutta joskus vihollinen on lähempänä kuin osaisi aavistaakaan. Wilbur Smith (1933–2021) tunnetaan jännitys- ja seikkailuromaaneistaan, joissa liikutaan historiallisten tapahtumien pyörteissä. Hän syntyi Keski-Afrikan Rhodesiassa, nykyisessä Sambiassa. Reilut 50 vuotta kestäneen uransa aikana hän kirjoitti melkein 50 romaania, joita on myyty yhteensä yli 140 miljoonaa kappaletta. Romaanin toinen tekijä Tom Harper eli Edwin Thomas(s. 1977) kirjoittaa historiallisia romaaneja.

At the close of Wilbur Smith''s bestselling Monsoon, Tom Courtney and his brother Dorian battled on the high seas and finally reached the Cape of Good Hope to start life afresh. In this spellbinding new novel, the next generation of Courtneys are out to stake their claim in southern Africa, travelling along the infamous ''Robber''s Road''. It is a journey both exciting and hazardous, which takes them through the untouched wilderness of a beautiful land filled with warring tribes and wild animals.

The year is 1667. Sir Francis Courtney and his son Hal are on patrol in their fighting caravel off the Agulhas Cape of South Africa. They are lying in wait for one of the treasure-laden galleons of the Dutch East India Company returning from the Orient. so begins a quest for adventure and the spoils of war that sweeps them from the settlement of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa to the Great Horn of Ethiopia far to the north - at a time when international maritime law permitted acts of piracy, rape, and murder otherwise punishable by death. Wilbur Smith introduces a generation of the indomitable Courtneys and thrillingly re-creates their part in the struggle for supremacy and riches on the high seas. From the very first pages, Wilbur Smith spins a colorful and exciting tale, crackling with tension and drama, that builds and builds to a stunning climax. Packed with vivid descriptive passages of the open seas, breathless pacing, and an extraordinary cast of characters, "Birds of Prey" is a masterpiece from a storyteller at the height of his powers.

Tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog komt een meisje dat op weg is naar Zuid-Afrika na een schipbreuk bij de Bosjesmannen terecht.