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Blue Horizon doesn't disappoint as the next installment.
yuck. The back says it's filled with "bravado, greed, and romance". If romance is a man patting himself on the back and telling his "woman" what a wonderful man he is, then sure, I guess the write up is correct. I found it pathetic and impossible to read. Do not read.
This is the third in Smith's trilogy about the early exploits of the Courtney family after Birds of Prey and Monsoon, both of which I thoroughly enjoyed. Blue Horizon continues with the next generation of the Courtneys and takes place in the 1730s. Jim Courtney is the son of Tom and Mansur is the son of Dorian. At the beginning of the novel, Jim rescues a beautiful young woman from a prison ship who had been falsely accused. They escape into the African wilderness with the Dutch military hot on
Wilbur Smith is a talented author and I love his novels. This is one of many stories about the Courtney family who lived in South Africa. The tale takes place in the early 1800s. This one begins with a slave ship anchored in the harbor where it fled from a storm. Jim Courtney brings produce to the ship to sell where he sees a beautiful young woman whom he cannot forget. When he rescues her, he finds himself on the run and his family persecuted by the authorities. The rest of the book focuses on
In the eleventh instalment of the Courtney series, Smith continues to lay the early foundation of the Courtney family in South Africa. This novel moves the story to the next generation of Courtney children, specifically the sons of Tom (Jim) and Dorian (Mansur). In the early portion of the novel, the reader learns of Jim's fascination with Louisa Leuven, who appears on a prison ship that docks close to the family settlement. Louisa's story is one of pain and severe abuse, which Smith recounts in...
While I appreciate this is probably extremely well researched in historical terms, I found it hard to be impressed when having to slog through page upon page of cringe worthy dialogue being expressed by characters that were two dimensional, the writer seems to think he can make women interesting by depicting them giving their male companions a bit of lip in between getting themselves into trouble and running to check on the dinner, yawn. For all the detail that was so painstakingly researched, t...
The third of the early Courtney family adventures. This book pretty much picks up where Monsoon left off without moving forward a generation, but adding one.Anyone looking at picking up Wilbur Smith's Courtney saga really should start with Birds of Prey rather than the first Courtney book written, When The Lion Feeds. Gives a much better back story into the family history.
The detailing is awesome. The tribes, the terrains, the sea. You can feel it.
This is not the Wilbur Smith I know. Too long with too much detail. Won't put me off his next book but disappointed in this one.
So. So terrible. Unnecessary rape scenes. Don’t recommend this series. The Courtney’s of Africa waaaaay better
Wilbur Smith keeps this family saga ticking along at his usual high spirited pace.
This is the first Courtney book I've read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Despite not reading the previous books it stood alone and I did not feel lost. It is a long book (over 600 pages) but this action based thriller with a bit of romance kept me engaged. Recommended to anyone who likes an entertaining yarn.
All in all, this is a fun and somewhat pulp-y romantic adventure story. Really, it's more like a collection of several stories, which sometimes gives the reader a feeling that the author is trying to cover too much ground. In the end though, the various plot threads come together in a satisfying way.First of all, this book is #12 in a series, but the series covers multiple generations of the Courtney family over several hundred years. The only other book in the series that directly effects this
I had read this book longest of times ago and I really struggles to finish it initially but then as the story moved forward I flowed through the book. It is a multi-year story of families and I remember about being amazed about the scope of the story. May be some day I would try to read it again hopefully that time I would be able to able to finish it quicker. Till then Keep on Reading.People who don't read generally ask me my reasons for reading. Simply put I just love reading and so to that en...
The story is set in the 1800 where the main characters are out to stake their claim in southern Africa. They are traveling along infamous roads which take them through the untouched wilderness, a beautiful land filled with warring tribes and wild animals. At the heart of the story is love, hatred, vengeance and greed.You will find captivating the infinite details of bloody attacks from enemy tribes and other pursuers all through the book. The elephant and hippopotamus hunts are so realistic you
I hope this series never ends!
