Birds Of Prey
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Birds of Prey
Author: Wilbur A. Smith
Rocketing onto bestseller lists with his two majestic novels, River God and The Seventh Scroll, Wilbur Smith captivated readers with tales full of passion, rage, and glory. With BIRDS OF PREY, a tale of high seas and high adventure, Smith will enthrall readers once again. The year is 1667; Sir Francis Courteney and his son Hal are on patrol in their fighting caravel off the Agulhas Cape of South Africa. They are lying in wait for one of the treasure-laden galleons of the Dutch East India Company returning from the Orient. So begins a quest for adventure and the spoils of war that sweeps them from the settlement of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa to the Great Horn of Ethiopia far to the north -- at a time when international maritime law permitted acts of piracy, rape, and murder otherwise punishable by death. Wilbur Smith introduces a generation of the indomitable Courteneys and thrillingly re-creates their part in the struggle for supremacy and riches on the high seas. From the very first pages, Wilbur Smith spins a colorful and exciting tale, crackling with tension and drama, that builds and builds to a stunning climax. Packed with vivid descriptive passages of the open seas, breathless pacing, and an extraordinary cast of characters, Birds of Prey is a masterpiece from a storyteller at the height of his powers.
Author: Wilbur A. Smith
Rocketing onto bestseller lists with his two majestic novels, River God and The Seventh Scroll, Wilbur Smith captivated readers with tales full of passion, rage, and glory. With BIRDS OF PREY, a tale of high seas and high adventure, Smith will enthrall readers once again. The year is 1667; Sir Francis Courteney and his son Hal are on patrol in their fighting caravel off the Agulhas Cape of South Africa. They are lying in wait for one of the treasure-laden galleons of the Dutch East India Company returning from the Orient. So begins a quest for adventure and the spoils of war that sweeps them from the settlement of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa to the Great Horn of Ethiopia far to the north -- at a time when international maritime law permitted acts of piracy, rape, and murder otherwise punishable by death. Wilbur Smith introduces a generation of the indomitable Courteneys and thrillingly re-creates their part in the struggle for supremacy and riches on the high seas. From the very first pages, Wilbur Smith spins a colorful and exciting tale, crackling with tension and drama, that builds and builds to a stunning climax. Packed with vivid descriptive passages of the open seas, breathless pacing, and an extraordinary cast of characters, Birds of Prey is a masterpiece from a storyteller at the height of his powers.
I really enjoyed this mammoth historical swashbuckler! The novel takes place during the year 1667 and is the first novel chronologically in the Courtney's of Africa series by Smith. I have read a few other Smith novels and have enjoyed all of them, but this is the first Courtney for me. It was full of exotic adventure, romance, and filled with historic details of the time. These included the war between England and Holland as well as the attacks on Christian Ethiopia by the Muslims. It was filled with despicable villains, brave heroes (especially Hal Courtney), tantalizing women, and swashbuckling action. I would give this one a high recommendation if you enjoy action and historical fiction.
Journal Entry 3 by perryfran at Historical Fiction Bookbox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Monday, March 31, 2014
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