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Summary: Man vs Sea
Review: A classic tale of man vs sea with a predictable ending. The book really does a good job of portraing man's vulnerability to the sea. Alex Berg is the type of man that women like and other men like to be. Well maybe not infidelity. I thought naming the hero Berg was a bit goofy since his grand plan invloved ice bergs.
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Summary: One of the "cannot put down" books.
Review: Being a navy man myself I relate with Nicholas Berg who is a man and a winner all the way despite temporary setbacks. The man-woman relationship between Nick andh Samantha is described beautifully. Wilbur Smith is at his best again in this book.
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Summary: Corporate daring taken to the high seas.
Review: From the moment Warlock rescues the cruise liner to the beginning of the hurricane that threatens Golden Dawn, I read this book with great interest for the sea tale of daring-do. While not one interested in the boardroom politics or bedroom manuevering, both items were essential to the story and were told with wonderful emphasis what drives a man to risk everything, more than once. I would love to read more of Berg's adventures on the Warlock. The development of Nicholas Berg's character is equal to Clive Clusser's Dirk Pitt. A most enjoyable read.
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Summary: ONE OF THE GREATEST AUTHORS OF OUR TIME
Review: Hungry As the Sea is one of my very favorites! Wilbur Smith can transpose you into any setting and bring alive the story like no other.I also recommend reading the Ballantine novels, his first trilogy. The suspense is high and Hungry As the Sea! You just can't go wrong buy this one today! Revisedcode
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Summary: Disappointing After 50 pages!
Review: I actually never finished this one. Came recommended to me by a tug boat captain who started it while waiting for a dredge to fill up his hopper barge. I know how boring it can be steaming to and from the dumping grounds, especially at two knots, but a person would have to be lost on a deserted island to find this book even the slightest bit captivating. It starts out interesting enough, with some high stakes backstory about a captain going out on a financial limb to start his own salvage business, but it quickly degenerates into a cheap Hollywood actioner, complete with plastic characters and a forced romance to boot, which happens as soon as the main character reaches the antarctic to rescue a stricken cruise ship. If you ask me, you're better off with Jan De Hartog, Farley Mowatt, Joseph Conrad, Jack London, and for more contemporary sea fare, David Poyer.
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Summary: The Best Book Mr Smith has written
Review: I am a very big fan of Wilbur Smith. Especially his earlier works. Amoung these I consider this the best. The supense and decite give the book a wonderful flavour. Unfortunately his later works have mostly been lesser efforts. I did enjoy the seventh scroll though. I also recommend SUNBIRD from his early works.
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Summary: A great book of the sea.
Review: I have owned and operated a Salvage Tug and can relate personally with this story. It is acurate and timely in its discussion of the modern ocean environmental issues. And a truly great ocean adventure story.
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Summary: An adventure to read.
Review: I have read this book many times and each time my pulse races as Nick and the crew of Warlock salvage Golden Adventurer. I have often hoped that Mr Smith would write a sequel. Without a doubt my favorite.
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Summary: Simply the best
Review: I read Hungry As the Sea when it was first released, and at least six of seven times since then. I love the book. I am a licensed Captain, and the book brings back memories of forty foot seas in the Mid-Atlantic, in a small boat.
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Summary: Smith at his best
Review: I think this is one of W.S.'s best. If you are tiring of reading his South Africa chronicles (I was), you will find Hungry as the Sea, set in modern Europe and USA, a nice refreshment. Also, the storyline is good, action-packed in places leaving room for the development of the plot as well. If you are a Wilbur Smith fan, you'll love it. And lastly, for the reviewer above, if you have a problem with Wilbur Smith's symbolic use of names, at least quote them correctly when you criticize them: The main character is Nick Berg, not Alex Berg. Alexander is the villain of the story!
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