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When the Lion Feeds
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #10506 in Books
- Published on: 1998-02-06
- Original language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- 544 pages
Editorial Reviews
Synopsis
Edition of two Wilbur Smith favourites.
Customer Reviews
When the lion reads
This story is definatly not what I was expecting, but I THOROUGHLY enjoyed this engrossing read, the main character, Sean, is a real man's man, an excellent creation. Few writers can genuinly shock me but Mr Smith certainly can and does, if you haven't read this yet then do so asap.
The first and best Smith by a mile.
Ah, these were the days - when Wilbur Smith wrote great stuff. Now he writes just average stuff, but in my opinion, When The Lion Feeds will be regarded as one of the best adventures of the genre ever.
Set during the Zulu wars and the subsequent diamond rush, Smith set out as he meant to go on with the outstanding Sean Courtney. A hugely strong man who rampages his way through life, a drinker of strong whisky, a seducer of women and fast with his fists, Smith revolves a whirlwind adventure around him from the killing fields of the veldt, the whorehouses of Natal and the mines of Kimberly.
It's not high-brow literature; it's just a magnificent, blood and greed-soaked romp through Southern Africa circa late 19th Century. The plot steamrollers along and breakneck pace, and even the lulls in the action are loaded with meaning and suspense. But let's not over-analyze it - it is what it is. If you like a great, well-rounded historic adventure with exotic locations, women, drinking, fighting and hunting, it doesn't get any better than this. If Hemingway turned the same plots into art forms, Smith just batters you with relentless adventure. If you're new to Wilbur Smith, start at the beginning with the Courtney series or the Ballantyne series. Smith is a shoe-in for the top of the bestseller lists these days, but his foundation was built on these earlier works that are far far better than the very average stuff he's turning out now.
Compelling
`When the Lion Feeds' is one of those rare books that I was simply unable to put down. It has the right mix of African imagery, historical reference and compelling story line.
If you liked this, you need to check out `Cry of the Justice Bird' by Jon Haylett. You won't be disappointed.
