“War makes monsters of us all.” This is the dominant theme of Wilbur Smith’s “The Angels Weep”. The third Ballantyne novel picks up shortly after Cecil Rhodes moved into the lands of the Matabele, his troops destroying the impis at the Shangani river and bringing about the end of Lobengula. Ralph Ballantyne is more successful…
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Book Review: Men of Men
“Best historical novelist? I say Wilbur Smith, with his swashbuckling novels of Africa. The bodices rip and the blood flows. You can get lost in Wilbur Smith and misplace all of August.” – Stephen King I first read Wilbur Smith in high school – it was one of his most famous novels, and probably the only one…
Book Review: Assegai – An African Adventure by Wilbur Smith
I love Wilbur Smith! He writes great adventure set in exotic lands, and few writers excel as much as him in bringing African scenery to life. Now that I can order whichever book of his I want, I was preparing to indulge. But… Assegai is an enjoyable book. The first two-thirds were just as adventurous and picturesque as…
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