Birds Of Prey

Wilbur Smith

Sep 2008 · Pan Macmillan

About this ebook

It is 1667 and the mighty naval war between the Dutch and the English still rages. Sir Francis Courtney and his son Hal, in their fighting caravel, are on patrol off southern Africa, lying in wait for a galleon of the Dutch East India Company returning from the Orient laden with spices, timber and gold . . .

A breath-taking adventure from start to finish, Birds of Prey by Wilbur Smith is a fabulous addition to The Courtneys of Africa series.

'The scope is magnificent and the epic scale breathtaking . . . Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared' The Times

'An epic and gripping tale' Mail on Sunday

'Meticulous research supports constant excitement in a fast-moving tale' Washington Post

'A gripping tale, relentless in its flow, that evokes a more colourful age - one of passion and a majesty of spirit that is seldom illustrated with such nerve' Daily Express

Ratings and reviews

A brilliantly detailed and rich story told with a lot of passion. Clearly an area of history that Smith is familiar with and his writing is simply faultless.

This was the 1st book I read in the Courtney series, hooked from the start & soon went on to read the rest

4th time I've read it. Doubt it will be the last. Now for Monsoon.......again!

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. His other titles include the successful The Courtneys and The Ballantynes series, and Those in Peril and Vicious Circle, featuring security operative Hector Cross. His books are now translated into twenty-six languages.