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The great storyteller has, sadly, produced an absolute mess here. Somalian pirates kidnap the daughter of mega rich oil company boss, Hazel Bannock and she turns to her ex SAS head of security to find and rescue her. So far so good, and easy premise around which Wilbur Smith could weave his narrative Leggi tutto

I am a big Wilbur Smith fan but this is absolutely shocking. I am genuinely surprised that the publisher accepted this given the strength of his previous works. It is singularly the most cliched and poorly written book I've ever read. The dialogue is at best clumsy, at worst embarrassingly unrealist Leggi tutto

These three stars are a sign of great benevolence. The plot is not bad, the characters are somehow passable, but I have some critics: a. logical fractures - Hazel is a smart lady, but she erases the message from Cayla - some admiral talks about tsunami in deep waters - Cross is a tough guy, who knows pe Leggi tutto

Just heard I won this from First Reads; can't wait to get it and read it. Thank you! Well, I just finished this book. I have long been a fan of Wilbur Smith, having read all his books, starting with his Ballantyne novels and absolutely adoring his Egypt series. However, I have to admit to being disap Leggi tutto

Worst book Wilbur Smith has written - what should have been a great plot line for him, felt more like a mills and boon - if his name had not been on the cover I would have thought it was ghost written by someone without any experience. The characters were insipid and plastic with nothing believable

I couldn't even finish this. If I could score it less than one star, I would. The fact that I was willing to skim it even halfway through is only because Wilbur Smith is one of my favorite authors and has produced a few of the best novels I have ever read. It's hard to believe that the same man who

When South African tennis star, Hazel marries multi-billionaire, Henry Bannock, their partnership would last longer than a lifetime. Henry was much older than the new love of his life, but the age difference hardly mattered. From the very beginning, Hazel was involved with the running and decision-m Leggi tutto

I have been with Wilbur smith for many years. From When the Lion Feeds through the Courtney years. Always a fan of his big African vistas. Things started going downhill at the end of the Egyptian series particularly when Taita grew his bits back, oh Wilbur what were you thinking? This novel not only Leggi tutto