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"An epic...Smith joins the ranks of one of the grand masters of twentieth-century novels."
—Tulsa World
—Tulsa World
Praise for Wilbur Smith
“Smith is a master.” —Publishers Weekly
“One of the world’s most popular adventure writers.” —The Washington Post Book World
“A rare author who wields a razor-sharp sword of craftsmanship.” —Tulsa World
“Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared.” —The Times (UK)
"Best Historical Novelist--I say Wilbur Smith, with his swashbuckling novels of Africa. The bodices of rip and the blood flows. You can get lost in Wilbur Smith and misplace all of August."--Stephen King
"Action is Wilur Smith's game, and he is a master."--The Washington Post Book World
“The world’s leading adventure writer.” —Daily Express (UK)
"Wilbur Smith rarely misses a trick."--Sunday Times
“Smith is a captivating storyteller.” —The Orlando Sentinel
“No one does adventure quite like Smith.” —Daily Mirror (UK)
"A thundering good’ read is virtually the only way of describing Wilbur Smith’s books.” —The Irish Times
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In 1860, a man and woman approach the coast of Africa aboard a swift clipper--in the command of an American who knows no law. Robyn Ballantyne and her brother Morris have waited years for this moment: to return to Africa, to search for their missionary father who had disappeared somewhere in the wilderness.
Traveling north from Cape Town, they follow a map left by a madman--into an uncharted world of waterfalls and jungle, teeming wildlife, murderous disease, and the ghastly ruins of an astounding city.
Uncovering their father's trail, Robyn and her brother are in the midst of a slave trade that pours out of Africa like a bloody wound. Now, to survive what they have found, they must make their separate ways out--through pitched battles on land and on sea…and through the pride, passions and fury of their hearts…
Traveling north from Cape Town, they follow a map left by a madman--into an uncharted world of waterfalls and jungle, teeming wildlife, murderous disease, and the ghastly ruins of an astounding city.
Uncovering their father's trail, Robyn and her brother are in the midst of a slave trade that pours out of Africa like a bloody wound. Now, to survive what they have found, they must make their separate ways out--through pitched battles on land and on sea…and through the pride, passions and fury of their hearts…
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Good read., Nov 3 2006
By Huntress Reviews - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Falcon Flies (Mass Market Paperback)
Robyn Ballantyne and her brother, Morris, have waited years to return to Africa. They are determined to locate their father, a missionary, who had disappeared within the African wilderness.Following a map left by a madman, the siblings track their father's footsteps. Hope slowly fades from the duo. Even so, they continue onward through dense wilderness and fierce wildlife with little time to take in the area's rough beauty.
When they find themselves amid a horrible slave trade, Robyn and Morris split up. Both are being tracked and time is running out.
*** This is book one of four. I found it to be a bit long-winded at times, but well written and loaded with suspense. Definitely worth you time. ***
Reviewed by Scott for Huntress Reviews.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Novel, Oct 23 2011
By James Mcentire "Gadget Happy" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: A Falcon Flies (Mass Market Paperback)
I never thought about Africa being a fun place to visit until I traveled there on a merchant ship in 2008. We went completely around Africa twice stopping in Egypt, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa and Cameroon. I had so much fun there I went back to Kenya on a holiday when my time on the ship was over. A friend told me about Wilbur Smith and in 2009 I read all 32 books he has written on Africa and surrounding areas. I highly recommend all his books especially the ones on the Courtney family!
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The missionary embraces the slaver?, Sep 13 2010
By Brenda Frank "Eclectic Reader" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Falcon Flies (Mass Market Paperback)
Warning, spoiler:I admit, I did not finish this book. I just could get this past event on page 70:
The female doctor protagonist is an avowed opponent to slavery on a missionary trip to Africa. She uncovers evidence that the boat on which she is sailing is a slave boat, captained by a slaver intending to fill the hold with human cargo.
She sneaks into the captain's vacant cabin and waits for him with 2 pistols, intending to end him and his business in slaving. Instead, when he arrives she hands over the pistols and actively participates in making passionate love. At one point, he "pulled abruptly away and she almost screamed to him not to go away again - but he had crossed to the door and locked it."
It continues: "Then, as he came back to where she lay, his own clothing seemed to fall away from his body like morning mist from mountain peak, and she came up on one elbow to stare at him openly. She had never seen anything so beautiful, she thought."
That's why I stopped reading this book.
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