Birds of Prey (The Courtneys)

Birds of Prey (The Courtneys)

by WilburSmith (Author)

Synopsis

It is 1667 and the mighty naval war between the Dutch and the English still rages. Sir Francis Courtney and his son Hal, in their fighting caravel, are on patrol off southern Africa, lying in wait for a galleon of the Dutch East India Company returning from the Orient laden with spices, timber and gold . . .

A breath-taking adventure from start to finish, Birds of Prey by Wilbur Smith is a fabulous addition to The Courtneys of Africa series.

'The scope is magnificent and the epic scale breathtaking . . . Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared' The Times

'An epic and gripping tale' Mail on Sunday

'Meticulous research supports constant excitement in a fast-moving tale' Washington Post

'A gripping tale, relentless in its flow, that evokes a more colourful age - one of passion and a majesty of spirit that is seldom illustrated with such nerve' Daily Express

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 784
Edition: New Edit/Cover
Publisher: Pan Books
Published: 24 Oct 2013

ISBN 10: 1447221664
ISBN 13: 9781447221661
Book Overview: High seas and high adventure

Author Bio
Wilbur Smith was born in Central Africa in 1933. He was educated at Michaelhouse and Rhodes University. He became a full-time writer in 1964 after the successful publication of When the Lion Feeds, and has since written over thirty novels, all meticulously researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide. His other titles include the successful The Courtneys and The Ballantynes series, and Those in Peril and Vicious Circle, featuring security operative Hector Cross. His books are now translated into twenty-six languages.