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Wilbur Smith

Born

in Kabwe, Zambia

January 09, 1933

Died

November 13, 2021

Website

http://www.wilbursmithbooks.com/

Twitter

thewilbursmith

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Historical Fiction

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Wilbur Smith was the bestselling author of many novels, each researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide. His bestselling Courtney series includes Assegai, The Sound of Thunder, Birds of Prey, Monsoon, and Blue Horizon. His other books include Those in Peril, River God, Warlock, The Seventh Scroll, and The Sunbird.

His books have been translated into twenty-six languages and have sold over 120 million copies. Smith was born to a British family in Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia, in Central Africa, and attended Rhodes University in South Africa. By the time of his death in 2021 he had published 49 books and had sold more than 140 million copies.

Wilbur Smith died at his Cape Town home on November 13, 2021. He was 88 years old at the time ...more

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Average rating: 4.09 · 308,445 ratings · 12,239 reviews · 290 distinct works • Similar authors

	River God (Ancient Egypt, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 37,317 ratings — published 1993 — 119 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Seventh Scroll (Ancient Egypt, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 18,501 ratings — published 1995 — 102 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When the Lion Feeds (Courtney, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 15,417 ratings — published 1964 — 84 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Warlock (Ancient Egypt, #3) 4.06 avg rating — 14,749 ratings — published 1995 — 91 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Monsoon (Courtney, #10) 4.31 avg rating — 11,430 ratings — published 1999 — 80 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Birds of Prey (Courtney, #9) 4.21 avg rating — 11,540 ratings — published 1997 — 69 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sound of Thunder (Courtney, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 9,899 ratings — published 1966 — 75 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Quest (Ancient Egypt, #4) 3.86 avg rating — 10,082 ratings — published 2007 — 75 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blue Horizon (Courtney, #11) 4.25 avg rating — 8,555 ratings — published 2003 — 65 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Sparrow Falls (Courtney, #3) 4.23 avg rating — 8,123 ratings — published 1977 — 70 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Wilbur Smith

Courtney (20 books)
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“The best cure for racism is to have somebody shoot at you. Man, it does not matter then what color the arse is that comes to save yours-black or white, you're ready to give it a big fat kiss.”
― Wilbur Smith, Golden Fox

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“It's a strange paradox that a man gifted with too many talents can fritter them all away without developing a single one to its full.”
― Wilbur Smith, Rage

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“A man follows the path laid out for him. He does his duty to God and his King. He does what he must do, not what pleases him. God's truth, boy, what kind of world would this be if every man did what pleased him alone? Who would plough the fields and reap the harvest, if every man had the right to say, 'I don't want to do that.' In this world there is a place for every man, but every man must know his place.”
― Wilbur Smith, Monsoon

tags: future, life, monsoon

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