Courtney.02.The.Sound.of.Thunder.1966

✍ Scribed by Smith, Wilbur

• Book ID: 108026542
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 253 KB
• Series: Courtney 17-18th Century 2
• Category: Fiction

✦ Synopsis

The year is 1899. The British Empire is at the height of its power. But in South Africa, proud Dutch colonists defy the Queen and her army--and a lush, wild world is torn apart by guns, spears, and swords.

Sean Courtney had been tragically separated from his family, but the Boer War has brought him back to his homeland--and into the sights of his enemy's guns. It has also returned him to Ruth Friedman, the only woman Sean can love, even though he shouldn't. As Sean's loyalties--to nation, man, and blood--are tested, a saga of duty and betrayal unfolds....

Review

*Praise for The Sound of Thunder *

"A violent saga-type story set on Boer War South Africa and told with vigour and enthusiasm, the author of When the Lion Feeds spins a fine tale."– Evening Standard

"A highly readable novel of history and adventure ... Wilbur Smith has a sense of character too." – Books and Bookmen

"An extravagant and vigorous novel ... its many pages provide constantly changing incidents and a gallery of memorable portraits." – Liverpool Daily Post

"The pace would do credit to a Porsche, and the invention is as bright and explosive as a fireworks display." – Sunday Telegraph

** Praise for Wilbur Smith**

“Smith is a master.” — _Publishers Weekly
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“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
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"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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