Wilbur Smith was born in Central Africa in 1933. He was educated at Michaelhouse and Rhodes University. He became a full-time writer in 1964 after the successful publication of When the Lion Feeds, and has since written nearly thirty novels, all meticulously researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide. His books are now translated into twenty-six languages.
Wilbur Smith lives in London and continues to have an abiding concern for the peoples and wildlife of his native continent, an interest strongly reflected in his novels.
Series
Courtney
1. When the Lion Feeds (1964)
2. The Sound of Thunder (1966)
aka The Roar of Thunder
3. A Sparrow Falls (1977)
4. The Burning Shore (1985)
5. Power of the Sword (1986)
6. Rage (1987)
7. Golden Fox (1990)
8. A Time to Die (1989)
9. Birds of Prey (1997)
10. Monsoon (1999)
11. The Blue Horizon (2003)
12. The Triumph of the Sun (2005)
13. Assegai (2009)
14. War Cry (2017) (with David Churchill)
15. The Tiger's Prey (2017) (with Tom Harper)
1. When the Lion Feeds (1964)
2. The Sound of Thunder (1966)
aka The Roar of Thunder
3. A Sparrow Falls (1977)
4. The Burning Shore (1985)
5. Power of the Sword (1986)
6. Rage (1987)
7. Golden Fox (1990)
8. A Time to Die (1989)
9. Birds of Prey (1997)
10. Monsoon (1999)
11. The Blue Horizon (2003)
12. The Triumph of the Sun (2005)
13. Assegai (2009)
14. War Cry (2017) (with David Churchill)
15. The Tiger's Prey (2017) (with Tom Harper)
Ballantyne
1. A Falcon Flies (1980)
aka Flight of the Falcon
2. Men of Men (1981)
3. The Angels Weep (1982)
4. The Leopard Hunts in Darkness (1984)
1. A Falcon Flies (1980)
aka Flight of the Falcon
2. Men of Men (1981)
3. The Angels Weep (1982)
4. The Leopard Hunts in Darkness (1984)
Ancient Egyptian
1. River God (1993)
2. The Seventh Scroll (1995)
3. Warlock (2001)
4. The Quest (2007)
5. Desert God (2014)
6. Pharaoh (2016)
1. River God (1993)
2. The Seventh Scroll (1995)
3. Warlock (2001)
4. The Quest (2007)
5. Desert God (2014)
6. Pharaoh (2016)
Novels
The Dark of the Sun (1965)
The Train from Katanga (1965)
Shout At the Devil (1968)
Gold Mine (1970)
aka Gold
The Diamond Hunters (1971)
The Sunbird (1972)
Eagle in the Sky (1974)
The Eye of the Tiger (1975)
Cry Wolf (1976)
Hungry As the Sea (1978)
Wild Justice (1979)
aka The Delta Decision
Elephant Song (1991)
Golden Lion (2015) (with Giles Kristian)
The Train from Katanga (1965)
Shout At the Devil (1968)
Gold Mine (1970)
aka Gold
The Diamond Hunters (1971)
The Sunbird (1972)
Eagle in the Sky (1974)
The Eye of the Tiger (1975)
Cry Wolf (1976)
Hungry As the Sea (1978)
Wild Justice (1979)
aka The Delta Decision
Elephant Song (1991)
Golden Lion (2015) (with Giles Kristian)
Omnibus
The Eye of the Tiger / Hungry as the Sea (2005)
Sunbird / Wild Justice (2006)
Wilbur's Smashing Thrillers (2013)
Sunbird / Wild Justice (2006)
Wilbur's Smashing Thrillers (2013)
Wilbur Smith recommends
The Accident Man (2007)
(Samuel Carver, book 1)
Tom Cain
"This is the best first thriller I have read since 'The Day of the Jackal'."
Raiders from the North (2009)
(Empire of the Moghul, book 1)
Alex Rutherford
"A totally absorbing narrative filled with authentic historical characters and sweeping action set in an age of horrifying but magnificent savagery. The writing is as compelling as the events described and kept me eagerly leaping from one page to the next."
Devil (2015)
(Leopards of Normandy, book 1)
David Churchill
"An exciting mix of medieval betrayal, violence and sex."
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