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An excellent read into the history of Zimbabwe though at times it (the description) does become overbearing on the story itself. The descriptions are vivid and beautiful. The words bring alive the entire wild life sanctuary. I could almost feel the thrill and felt that i was there in the wild. This

I really love Wilbur Smith books, they're so involved. This is #4 in a little series he had, and I am pretty sure I did not read the first three, but it was easy to read this as a stand-alone novel. His series are not usually very dependent on one another. This book took me a while to read because I Leggi tutto

This is my third Wilbur Smith novel that I have read. Book has virtually no dull spots, moves very briskly through the story but not too fast. It's and old-fashioned adventure yarn with plenty of action, especially the many treks through the jungle trying evade capture by the main characters. I woul Leggi tutto

Modern Africa, oftentimes a pawn of superpowers and their proxy wars, is well illustrated in this next installment of the Ballantyne saga. Interestingly this episode has a much smaller cast of characters compared to the previous sprawling historical works, and meanders in some unnecessary directions Leggi tutto