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Summary: How Long Until the Next One!??
Review: Wilbur Smith does not disappoint with this latest installment of the Courtneys of Africa Saga. Chronologocally the 3rd of the series (after Birds of Prey and Monsoon). Smith really does have a knack for keeping the pages turning. Can't wait to see this series tie in with the later books (Starting with When the Lion Feeds).
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Summary: The Courtney saga continues
Review: Wilbur Smith in his impeccably detailed writng style continues the tale of the Courtney family from the point where he left his characters in the also terrific Monsoon.Tom and Dorian Courtney are powerful and prosperous English traders based in the Dutch colony of Good Hope in the 1700's. Their existence although lavish for the times, is tenuous and based on the whims of the ruling Dutch governor. Tom's son Jim is smitten by an emaciated yet beautiful, flaxen haired Dutch girl Louisa, he espies on a convict ship anchored in the bay. He later learns that she's being held as a prisoner on trumped up charges. He is determined to rescue her. When he does, he is forced to flee the colony pursued by the Dutch military commander, the relentless Colonel Keyser. Unable to return home Jim and Louisa and their traveling party are secretly provisioned with a wagon train of goods provided by Tom and Dorian. So begins their harrowing odyssey into the unexplored African interior. The epic story continues with each next generation of the Courtney clan pursuing their own individual adventure. Dorian Courtney, who as a boy was captured by Arabian pirates and eventually adopted by the powerful Caliph of Oman has adopted the Islamic faith. Although now living in Good Hope, he is considered by many to be the rightful heir to the throne of Oman. This represents just one of many tangents to the story, which Smith so expertly crafts. I'm hoping it won't be too long a wait for the next Courtney chapter.
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Summary: 6 stars
Review: Wilbur Smith is a master story teller. His novels had always been fantastic and appealing to me. Yet again comes BLUE HORIZON proving Wilbur Smith's knack in telling adventurous stories. This book explores the wilderness and the massive land of the Dark Continent along with Jim and Louisa. Truly exhilirating book and put you in the thick of an action. THe most interesting and captivating thing about this book is the prowess of the African people to discover all the spoor when the one and only Xhia pursue Bakkat. Sword to musket to cannon to spear to arrow, it has eveything to offer. A great book for action and adventure loving reader. 6 stars from me.
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