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O Conde Fénix Estendido na areia, atado a um mastro do que em tempos fora um navio, está um aglomerado de destroços humanos — partes dum corpo desmembrado por abutres e peixes necrófagos, pedaços dum guerreiro dos mares, dum homem que antes amara a vida e se entregara avidamente aos múltiplos prazer Leggi tutto

The Courtney saga draws to a close (at least based on the number of published work) with author Giles Kristian taking control of the ship and returning to the high seas. Henry 'Hal' Courtney is back for another seafaring adventure, this time in the early days after the passing of his father. The nov Leggi tutto

Με τον Γουίλμπορα έχω μια σχέση που έχει ξεκινήσει πολλά μα πάρα πολλά χρόνια πριν… όταν ακόμα φλέρταρα με την Εύα, να Εύα ένα μήλο… Η πρώτη μου επαφή ξεκίνησε ένα άνυδρο ελληνικό καλοκαίρι σε κάποιο ξεχασμένο νησί… Παραλία, πετσέτα και μπόλικη αμμουδιά… Ήταν η εποχή που κουλτουριαζόμουν ασυστόλως κα Leggi tutto

The first thing I have to say is the cover of this book is beautiful. It just looks like an epic book and it is. Reading this book was like being drawn into an amazing adventure with the two main characters Captain Hal Courtney and his love Judith Nazet. They are the heroes of this story and the lov Leggi tutto

Now this one sounds like the old Wilbur Smith. Dated back in the time of Birds of Prey, this one has great heroes, heroines, and gross villains willing to put their enemies through all kinds of inhuman torment. Wooden sailing ships, buried treasure, African fighters protecting their European masters Leggi tutto

উইলবার স্মিথের লেখার অভিনবত্ব হল, উনি যেই সময়-সমাজ-পরিস্থিতি নিয়ে লেখেন, সেটা পুরোপুরি তুলে ধরতে পারেন। ডাচ-ইংরেজদের যুদ্ধ, ভূমধ্যসাগরীয় পাড়ের মানুষের নিঃস্বতা, দাসবৃত্তি, দস্যুপ্রবৃত্তি, বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা, চাতুরতা, প্রেম, আনুগত্যের এক অসাধারণ আখ্যান। হাল-জুডিথের প্রণয়, তাদের বীরত্ব, বুজার্ডের হিংস Leggi tutto

A fascinating book and one I was looking forward to reading. I’ve read a few of Smith’s novels in the past and he’s a recognised master of the pen and I’ve read everything Giles has written and have yet to be disappointed by him. So something written by both of them? Well it had to be a win. The book Leggi tutto

Wilbur Smith's name kept popping up on my radar. I guess the Big Brother powers that be thought I'd enjoy his brand of action-adventure historical fiction. Well, they were right, he said begrudgingly. The Golden Lion was a fun read. Very solid historical details. There were points when I thought plo Leggi tutto

I really, really did not like this book. It was recommended to me by a regular at work, and I no longer trust their opinion. This book is why I need feminism, and why the world needs black lives matter. There is exactly one female character (two others show up for maybe twenty pages, so I'm not coun Leggi tutto

Riprendere una serie di cui il primo "capitolo" (Uccelli da preda - edito nel 1997) è stato letto nel 2006, è stata veramente dura! Dopo dieci anni, quindi, ho fatto fatica a ritrovare personaggi e situazioni, anche perché mi pare che lo smalto del "vecchio" Wilbur Smith si sia un po' opacizzato. E Leggi tutto