Dark of the Sun

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Summary: Awesome Thriller from Wilbur Smith
Review: A tremendous adventure novel set in the Congo in the early
1960's, this book will keep the reader on the edge of his/her seat. Later filmed with Rod Taylor and Yvette Mimieux, diffcult
to find on TV (presumably because of lack of PC credentials), it
makes a great adventure movie.
Also I personally suspect that it served as a partial inspiration for the more recent film "Tears of the Sun."
Buy and read this book!

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Summary: Fast paced action and suprise amidst an intriguing setting!
Review: Dark of the Sun is an incredible story inspired by the Cimba revolt in the Belgian Congo during the early sixties. The book's biggest strength is the unique setting and unusual circumstances under which the story takes place. When combined with the international mix of characters, the book is a delight to the imagination, especially for those interested in foreign places and military forces. Its also a great book to read first and then compare with the movie.

Rating:
Summary: Fast paced action and suprise amidst an intriguing setting!
Review: Dark of the Sun is an incredible story inspired by the Cimba revolt in the Belgian Congo during the early sixties. The book's biggest strength is the unique setting and unusual circumstances under which the story takes place. When combined with the international mix of characters, the book is a delight to the imagination, especially for those interested in foreign places and military forces. Its also a great book to read first and then compare with the movie.

Rating:
Summary: Dumb Fun
Review: For a testosterone-fuelled romp through a tragic chapter in Africa's history this fast-paced story is exciting and the pages fly by.
However, the African characters are patronising outlines at best and the "love" scenes are laughably heavy handed. The story barely challenges even the most lobotomised reader and the sad events which act as a backdrop to this fantasy rarely interrupt the author's White, macho dreams.
Fun, but very dumb.

Rating:
Summary: Awesome Thriller from Wilbur Smith
Review: Only fault this book has is, it fails to hold your attention in initial pages. But if you read on beyond first 15 pages, it has the potential to captivate the reader. It is not that story cannot be predicted, but the story line is powerful enough to make the readers read on, even when the conclusion becomes apparent in last few pages.

To say that it is a run of the mill story would be an injustice to this book. The plot development, the ups and downs its characters go through and the back drop of Africa add up and brighten the story line. In all a book which can be read fully and enjoyed throughout except first few pages.

Rating:
Summary: A Late Bloomer, but Fascinating
Review: Only fault this book has is, it fails to hold your attention in initial pages. But if you read on beyond first 15 pages, it has the potential to captivate the reader. It is not that story cannot be predicted, but the story line is powerful enough to make the readers read on, even when the conclusion becomes apparent in last few pages.

To say that it is a run of the mill story would be an injustice to this book. The plot development, the ups and downs its characters go through and the back drop of Africa add up and brighten the story line. In all a book which can be read fully and enjoyed throughout except first few pages.

Rating:
Summary: Hard to put this one down
Review: This book is an adventure through the Congo with a band of mercenaries.Merceneries with nothing to lose. This was a really good read. The characters are well developed. It was hard to put this one down. This book gives you a glimpse as to why some peolple turn to the merc life. Characters have tragic lives that can you can relate to. This book shows you what goes on in Africa. You get a good perspective of the logic a killer could have. How a killer would rationalize a massacre. A good peice you'll pick up again. And it'll put some hair on your chest.5 stars bucko.