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Praise for Wilbur Smith

"Smith is a master." "--Publishers Weekly

""One of the world's most popular adventure writers." "--The Washington Post Book World
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""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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An epic...Smith joins the ranks of one of the grand masters of twentieth-century novels. "Tulsa World"

"'"A thundering good' read is virtually the only way of describing Wilbur Smith's books. "The Irish Times"

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"

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)""

An epic...Smith joins the ranks of one of the grand masters of twentieth-century novels. Tulsa World

'A thundering good' read is virtually the only way of describing Wilbur Smith's books. The Irish Times

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

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)

"An epic...Smith joins the ranks of one of the grand masters of twentieth-century novels." --Tulsa World

"'A thundering good' read is virtually the only way of describing Wilbur Smith's books." --The Irish Times

"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

"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)

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 the brightest and bravest of a generation--including a remarkable far-flung family named Ballantyne. But for the natives, another day was dawning: a day of retribution...

From a courageous woman doctor to a fierce, one-eyed slave trader turned soldier, the whites of Africa were buffeted by two horrific waves of war. And just when a bloody peace seemed possible, the seeds of future turmoil were sown ...