I can't believe I never read Wilbur Smith before I stumbled on this
book. After reading it, I educated myself on the author and his work.
Like many prolific writers who crank out historical fiction, Wilbur
Smith has created some fictional family trees, and crafted multiple
stories around the generations thereof. In this novel, the Courtney and
Ballentine families intersect during the siege of Khartoum. The novel
takes the characters years beyond that event, and makes use of the
author's extensive research on Africa, and the Sudan in particular, to
provide a glimpse inside 2 distinct cultures.
I suspect Wilbur Smith is a
closet anthropologist...not just because of the attention he gives
animals in some of his novels, but because of the human actions and
interactions he depicts--usually according to type. This book has a lot
to offer: adventure, romance, action, tragedy, and a couple happy
mini-endings.
Read the detailed review over at Virtual Pulp!
I also recommend Exodus by Leon Uris.
Mission Veritas is a new military Science Fiction novel to be released this spring. The conservative author is reaching out to an audience of 18-30 year old males using an adventure story with video game quality graphics.
ReplyDeleteSet in the future it raises the questions; Is peace at any cost worth the price? Does appeasement benefit humanity? What will the future look like if the next generation continues to “tune out”?
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