Wilbur Smith Libros

Wilbur Smith's adventure tales are big, bold and unforgettable. In SHOUT AT THE DEVIL , the New York Times bestselling master storyteller takes us to a brutal paradise engulfed in the fires of civilization's war... A MAN ON HIS OWN They couldn't be anymore different: an earnest young Englishman named Sebastian Oldsmith and an Irish American adventurer named Flynn O'Flynn who never encounters a rule he doesn't break. Fate brings them together in Zanzibar. A sadistic German turns them into allies, then into warriors. A WOMAN IN LOVE From the moment Rosa O'Flynn lays eyes on Sebastian, Rosa finds the man she would love forever—never mind what plans her father has for her. But imperialism is shaking Mozambique, where O'Flynn is the craftiest, fiercest beast in the jungle. And when Rosa and Sebastian lose what is most precious, they join a band of rogues, natives, wanderers, and hunters to start their own war against an enemy who has nothing to fear—and everything to lose... A HUNT FOR THE MOST DANGEROUS PREY OF ALL From the sound and sight of a charging bull elephant to ships ablaze on the Indian Ocean, this is a full throttle saga of survival—against nature, man, and the devil himself...

El año es 1935 y el escenario es Etiopía. La misión consiste en conducir cuatro viejos vehículos blindados primero por mar, forzando el bloqueo naval inglés, y luego a través de cientos de kilómetros de un desierto hostil y salvaje hasta los pozos de Cialdi, en el corazón del territorio etíope que está a punto de ser invadido por Mussolini. El arduo trabajo recae en dos aventureros, un americano y un inglés que actúan por dinero, una periodista que ha abrazado la causa de los oprimidos y un joven dignatario etíope impulsado por nobles ideales. Una misión llena de obstáculos y giros inesperados que unirá los destinos de los cuatro protagonistas en un único sueño de esperanza y libertad.

El presidente de una gran empresa naviera ha sido depuesto de su cargo y es ahora capitan de un modesto remolcador. El heroico salvataje de un transatlantico atrapado en la soledad de los hielos antarticos, con seiscientos pasajeros a bordo, le da la posibilidad de luchar para reconquistar el poder que ha perdido.Wilbur Smith es uno de los escritores de accion y aventura mas difundidos en el mundo de hoy. Lleva vendidos mas de cuarenta millones de ejemplares en catorce idiomas.

Harry Fletcher is a reformed man, and is now making an honest living as a charter skipper fishing for big game in the Indian ocean. Suddenly men from his violent past overun his good intentions and involve him in a race to recover treasure from an ancient wreck.

David Morgan, heir to a South African fortune, rebels against the future mapped out for him by his family. After meeting Debra, a young Israeli writer, David fights to preserve their love from the destruction of war, and replant it in the peaceful South African wilds.

Egypte wordt getroffen door een serie plagen die het koninkrijk grote schade toebrengen, maar de ergste moet nog komen: de Nijl houdt op met stromen. Ergens diep in het onbekende hart van Afrika, daar waar de machtige rivier zijn oorsprong vindt, moet iets catastrofaals gebeurd zijn. De farao is de wanhoop nabij en stuurt Taita eropuit de enige man die in staat is door te dringen tot de bron van de Nijl en de oorzaak van alle problemen te vinden. Maar niemand vermoedt welke vreselijke vijand The Warlock ligt op te wachten in dit mysterieuze land aan het einde van hun wereld.

It is 1667 and the mighty naval war between the Dutch and the English still rages. Sir Francis Courteney 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.

This stunning "New York Times" bestselling sequel to "River God" takes place during the wake of a 60-year war over the reign of the kingdoms of Egypt as two young pharaohs rise to claim power--but only one can succeed, deciding the fate of his empire forever. Martin's Press.

Een gebochelde archeoloog en zijn assistente gaan samen met een vriend op zoek naar een verloren stad in Botswana. Na het vinden van enkele oude papyrusrollen ziet de archeoloog in een visioen het leven van de bewoners van deze oude stad.

Dallo Zimbabwe prende l'avvio un colossale safari per multimilionari. A dirigere le operazioni c'è Sean Courteney, cacciatore di professione dal passato avventuroso. Scopo del viaggio è la caccia a un grande, enigmatico, quasi simbolico elefante: Tukutela, l'"ultima preda" di un continente insanguinato da guerre civili e scontri razziali. Il gruppo però si spinge oltre la frontiera del Mozambico, dove si spara sul serio, dove l'odio tribale e la lotta politica sono esplosi, dove ogni certezza è bruciata dal fuoco delle armi. Tornare indietro, ora, significa lottare per la propria vita, mettendo da parte i sentimenti, e giocare una partita decisiva che non prevede né vincitori né vinti.

Bruce Curry sets out with a trainload of mercenaries to relieve a mining town besieged by rebels in the heart of the African jungle. The journey, turns into a nightmare, softened only by Shermaine, a Belgian girl he meets and with whom he falls in love. But love is no elixir. In fact, it considerably complicates Curry's struggle to carry out his mission and stay alive. He finds himself buffeted by emotions he thought would never visit him again, and he notes with wry amusement his own distraction. "If the phrase 'a man's book' has any meaning, it describes the powerful, savage story which packs murder and love, revenge and rescue, treachery and loyalty into a gripping fast-moving novel."

Set amid the exotic world of deep-sea diving in the tropics, The Eye of the Tiger is a tale of adventure and romance told with rare humour and excitement. `I was looking down, watching the shark come. It seemed to swell up in size as it rushed towards me. Every detail was burned into my mind in those frantic seconds. I saw the hog`s snout with the two slotted nostrils, the golden eyes with the black pupils like arrowheads, the broad blue back from which stood the tall executioner`s blade of the dorsal fin.` Harry Fletcher, a man with a chequered past, has reformed and is making an honest living as a charter skipper fishing for big game in the seductive waters of the Indian Ocean. Suddenly men from the world of violence Harry has put behind him overturn his good intentions, involving him in a hectic race to recover a fabulous treasure from an ancient wreck.

But Connie once again finds herself at the mercy of vicious men, whose appetite for war and glory lead her to the frontlines of the French battlefield in North America. As the siblings find their destinies converging once more, they realise that the vengeance and redemption they both desperately seek could cost them their lives .

Avonturen in en om een goudmijn in Zuid-Afrika.

Een Amerikaanse mecanicien en een Engelse ex-officier raken door de verkoop van drie oude pantserwagens aan de Ethiopische regering betrokken bij de inval in 1933 van het Italiaanse leger in dat land.