The Sunbird

Wilbur Smith

Sep 2008 · Pan Macmillan

About this ebook

'I scrambled onto my knees, pushing the automatic rifle forward to cover one flank. In that instant they opened on us. The air around me was torn by the sound of a thousand bull whips, while the gunfire sounded like a stick dragged swiftly across a corrugated-iron fence.'

A hazy aerial photograph and a sinister curse are the only clues Dr Ben Kazin has before he stumbles on the archaeological discovery of a lifetime. Beneath the red cliffs of Botswanaland a magnificent unknown civilization has remained buried for millennia. But the magic of uncovering a lost culture is harshly interrupted by the violence of terrorists, love, intrigue and the breathtaking secrets of centuries in Wilbur Smith's heart-stopping adventure, The Sunbird.

Ratings and reviews

One undergo alterations of the mind as You proceed through life. What one deem best today, might be perceived as average later on. This book stay with me, as maybe the best reading experience I ever had. The story buildup to a point where it felt like being part of the narrated . Once “settled inside”, it happen... (Go, get, read.) Despair! I put the book down. Make myself some tea. Pick up the book again and read. - Brilliant.

From this one. Good story, which kept me interested till the end :-)

Two stories in one book all i can say is Wow

About the author

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. In addition to his Egyptian novels, River God, The Seventh Scroll, Warlock and The Quest, his other titles include the successful The Courtneys and The Ballantynes series, Those in Peril and Vicious Circle, featuring security operative Hector Cross. His books are now translated into twenty-six languages.