Wilbur A. Smith
1) River god
Author
Series
Egyptian volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's
Pub. Date
c1993.
Language
English
Description
An epic novel of ancient Egypt which lies ravaged by war, drained of its lifeblood as weak men inherit the crown. On the eve of the festival of Osiris, the loyal subjects of the Pharoah gather in Thebes to pay tribute to their leader.
Author
Series
Egyptian volume 3
Publisher
St. Martin's
Pub. Date
c2001.
Language
English
Description
One of the world's most acclaimed adventure writers returns to the world of ancient Egypt with the stunning sequel to the New York Times bestselling River God. In the wake of a sixty-year war over the reign of the kingdoms of Egypt, two young pharaohs have risen to claim power, but only one can succeed, deciding the fate of his empire forever. The mission of Prince Nefer, rightful heir to the throne, is to rebuild a magnificent kingdom in the stark...
Author
Series
[Ballantyne series] volume 3
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
c1982.
Language
English
Description
In The Angels Weep by Wilbur Smith, on a continent of breathtaking beauty and bitter suffering, two vastly different cultures clashed, mingled, and recoiled. Here, amidst mist-shrouded mountains and gold-studded plateaus, ancient tribesmen lived close to the earth, as white men dug fortunes out from beneath them and laid plans for a new civilization. Out of Southern Africa the enigmatic Cecil Rhodes built an empire in the late 1800s and attracted...
4) The quest
Author
Series
Egyptian volume 4
Publisher
Zaffre Publishing, an imprint of Bonnier Zaffre Ltd
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Egypt is struck by a series of terrible plagues that cripple the Kingdom, and then the ultimate disaster follows. The Nile fails. The waters that nourish and sustain the land dry up. Something catastrophic is taking place in the distant and totally unexplored depths of Africa from where the mighty river springs. In desperation Pharoah sends for Taita, the only man who might be able to win through to the source of the Nile and discover the cause of...
5) Men of men
Author
Series
[Ballantyne series] volume 2
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
1983.
Language
English
Description
It was called The Devils's Own: a steep scar in the African earth, around which men toiled with picks, shovels, and dreams of the milky treasures that would become prized, polished diamonds. In this demonic race, native tribesmen became miners. Sometimes they became thieves. And then they became rebels. Zouga Ballantyne, an African-born Englishman, sees the Devil's Own mine as his ticket to the North: a realm of waterfalls and fertile plains, teeming...
Author
Series
Egyptian volume 7
Publisher
Zaffre
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A brand-new Egyptian novel from the master of adventure fiction, Wilbur Smith. In the heart of Egypt Under the watchful eye of the Gods A new power is rising In the city of Lahun, Hui lives an enchanted life. The favoured son of a doting father, and ruler-in-waiting of the great city, his fate is set. But behind the beautiful facades a sinister evil is plotting. Craving power and embittered by jealousy, Hui's stepmother, the great sorceress Ipsetnofret,...
Author
Series
Egyptian volume 8
Publisher
Zaffre
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"For over fifty years Egypt has known nothing but war and devastation at the hands of the Hyksos, a bloodthirsty barbarian people from the distant east who continue to advance, crushing armies in their wake. Times are desperate, but throughout the conflict, a brave resistance fights on under the great Taita, a slave who has risen far beyond his ranks. Piay, entrusted into Taita's care by his parents at the age of just five, has been trained to become...
Author
Series
Ballantyne volume 0.5
Publisher
Zaffre
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The son of a wealthy plantation owner and a doting mother, Augustus Mungo St John is accustomed to the wealth and luxuries his privilege has afforded him. That is until he returns from university to discover his family ruined, his inheritance stolen and his childhood sweetheart, Camilla, taken by the conniving Chester Marion. Fuelled by anger, and love, Mungo swears vengeance and devotes his life to saving Camilla - and destroying Chester. Camilla,...
9) Monsoon
Author
Series
Courtney volume 10
Publisher
St. Martin's
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Monsoon is the sweeping epic that continues the saga begun in Wilbur Smith's bestselling Birds of Prey. Once a voracious adventurer, it has been many years since Hal Courtney has dared the high seas. Now he must return with three of his sons - Tom, Dorian, and Guy - to protect the East India Trading Company from looting pirates, in exchange for half of the fortune he recovers. It will be a death or glory mission in the name of the crown. But Hal must...
10) The sunbird
Author
Publisher
Fawcett
Pub. Date
1992.
Language
English
Description
In Wilbur Smith's The Sunbird, Dr. Ben Kazin is a brilliant archeologist. Louren Sturvesant is rich, impulsive, and physically imposing, everything Ben is not. Now, the two men--friends, competitors and partners--are searching for the legendary lost city of Opet, built by who escaped the fall of Carthage two thousand years ago. For Ben, the expedition is a chance to prove a controversial thesis. For Louren, it is a chance to spend millions--and make...
11) Courtney's war
Author
Series
Courtney volume 17
Publisher
Zaffre
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Torn apart by war, Saffron Courtney and Gerhard von Meerbach are thousands of miles apart, both struggling for their lives. Gerhard, despite his objections to the Nazi regime, is fighting for the Fatherland, hoping to one day have the opportunity to rid Germany of Hitler and his cronies. But as his unit is thrown into the hellish attrition of the Battle of Stalingrad, he knows his chances of survival are dwindling by the day. Saffron, recruited by...
12) Vicious circle
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
After Hector Cross's life is tragically upended, he is determined to fight back against an old enemy. He draws together a team of his most loyal friends and fellow warriors to hunt down those who pursue him and his loved ones.
13) Golden fox
Author
Series
Courtney volume 8
Publisher
Fawcett
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
The Courtney family blood has long run hot--as hot as the passion and turmoil boiling in war-torn South Africa. When one of their own succumbs to the worst kind of evil, those ties are put to the ultimate test. Isabella Courtney, dazzling daughter of South Africa's ambassador to England, is passionately obsessed with Ramon, the Marques de Santiago y Machado--also known as the Golden Fox, one of the world's most ruthless terrorists. When she secretly...
14) Ghost fire
Author
Series
Courtney volume 17
Publisher
Zaffre
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Inseparable since birth and growing up in India, Theo and Connie Courtney are torn apart by the tragic death of their parents. Theo, wracked with guilt, strikes a solitary path through life. Haunted by the spirits of lovers and family members, he is determined to atone for his mistakes. He seeks salvation in combat and conflict, joining the British in the war against the French and Indian army. Believing herself abandoned by her brother, and abused...
Author
Series
Courtney volume 4
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
1985.
Language
English
Description
Centaine de Thiry, a young Frenchwoman seeking a new life for herself and her unborn child after her lover, a British flying ace, is killed during World War I, moves near her lover's childhood home in South Africa.
Author
Series
Courtney volume 12
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
The banks of the Nile are torn by an unprecedented war during which a charismatic new religious leader traps hundreds of people in the capital city of Khartoum.
18) Birds of prey
Author
Series
Courtney volume 9
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
In 1667, Sir Francis Courteney and his son, Hal, voyage from the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa to the Great Horn of Ethiopia, as they and their crew attempt to seize one of the treasure-laden galleons of the Dutch East India Company en route from the Orient
19) Storm tide
Author
Series
Courtney volume 20
Publisher
Zaffre, an imprint of Bonnier Books UK
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
1774. Rob Courtney has spent his whole life in a quiet trading outpost on the east coast of Africa, dreaming of a life of adventure at sea. When his grandfather Jim Courtney dies, and the mysterious Captain Cornish calls into the fort, Rob takes his chance and stows away on Marston's ship as it sails to England. Arriving in London, Rob is seduced by the charms of the big city and soon finds himself desperate and penniless. That is until the navy comes...
20) Blue horizon
Author
Series
Courtney volume 11
Publisher
St. Martin's
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
The children of Tom and Dorian Courtney travel the infamous "Robber's Road" en route to a claim in southern Africa, encountering along the way the area's beautiful wilderness, warring tribes, and wild animals.