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| Original Title: | Birds of Prey |
| ISBN: | 0312317115 (ISBN13: 9780312317119) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Courtney #9 |
| Characters: | Hal Courtney |
| Setting: | South Africa Ethiopia Africa |
Wilbur Smith
Paperback | Pages: 560 pages Rating: 4.19 | 10148 Users | 278 Reviews
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The year is 1667. Sir Francis Courtney 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 Courtneys 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.
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| Title | : | Birds of Prey (Courtney #9) |
| Author | : | Wilbur Smith |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 560 pages |
| Published | : | May 16th 2003 by St. Martin's Griffin (first published 1997) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Adventure. Cultural. Africa |
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Ratings: 4.19 From 10148 Users | 278 ReviewsCritique Based On Books Birds of Prey (Courtney #9)
At the beginning of the seventeenth century, the small country of The Netherlands spread its sails, to become a major world trade player. With the establishment of the Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie, Holland was soon equal with England as king of the seas. This and other internal, external, and political differences lead to a total of six Anglo-Dutch Wars, spanning intermittently between 1652 and 1810. The Second Anglo-Dutch War, from 1665 to 1667 saw an expansion of hostilities far fromA smokin' good tale of swashbuckling!
A great pirate story set on east coast of Africa in the 16oo's. WS knows his sailing, his history, and as always is a world-class storyteller. What a crazy time that must have been, the age of colonial conquest. I may go back and re-read some of the others I have sitting around the house.
Wilbur Smith is a great novel writter, does great reasearch and you cannot let go of the book once started to read. Birds of Prey is one ov the Courtney saga, but can be read as a stand-a-lone. One of my favourites.
THIS IS WILBUR SMITH AT THE TOP OF HIS GAME. I HOPE THE SOUTH AFRICAN TOURIST AUTHORITY HAS HIM ON THEIR PAYROLL. A GREAT TALE OF THE COURTNEY'S AND THE EARLY DAYS IN AFRICA
Never a dull moment.
Alas, I did not learn something essential or scholarly in any way by reading Birds of Prey. I might not have helped me understand history or comprehend anything fundamental to my life, but I would say that reading Birds of Prey was fun and allowed me hours of enjoyable and dashing adventure within Wilbur Smiths well written story. All in all, it is a great pirate story set on east coast of Africa in the 1600's. The author appears to know his sailing (of which I am totally ignorant, but there is
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