Bøger af Wilbur Smith

Ny bog i Egypten-serien fra adventure-mesteren, Wilbur Smith. EN USTOPPELIG FJENDE. EN CIVILISATION PÅ RANDEN AF KOLLAPS. EN FAREFULD MISSION.I over halvtreds år har Egypten eksisteret i skyggen af krig og ødelæggelse under det blodtørstige og barbariske Hyksos-folk. Det er desperate tider, men en tapper modstandsgruppe med den mægtige Taita i spidsen kæmper endnu imod.Piay, Taitas unge protegé, er blevet en uforlignelig spion, og han rejser mod nord til Mykene på en farlig mission - gennem Hyksos-folkets områder og over det store hav - for at finde allierede til kampen for Egypten. Situationen bliver stadigt mere farlig og rigets skæbne balancerer på en knivsæg. Vil Piay lykkes med sin mission, eller vil dette betyde enden for Egyptens storhed for evigt?

1774, Nativity Bay på Afrikas østkyst. Rob Courtney har altid drømt om at stå til søs. Så da hans bedstefar, Jim Courtney, dør, og den mystiske Kaptajn Marston ankommer til fortet, griber han chancen og sniger sig med på Marstons skib mod England. Inden længe står Rob, fattig og desperat, i Londons gader, så da den britiske flåde kalder, ser han ingen anden udvej: Han skal i krig mod de amerikanske kolonister. I Amerika vokser Theo Courtneys sønner op i et samfund, som er splittet i sin troskab til den engelske krone. Selv i familien er der delte meninger. Theo føler en stærk forbindelse til moderlandet, England. Men da hans ældste søn Cal ser sin lillebror blive dræbt af britiske tropper, sværger Cal at hævne ham – og at drive englænderne ud af Amerika én gang for alle … Udgivelsen er en storskrift-udgave til svagsynede i serien MAGNUMBØGER Lindhardt og Ringhof.

An action-packed archaeological adventure from global bestseller Wilbur Smith"You should know of the legend. At a time when the rocks were soft and the air was misty, there was an abomination and an evil in this place which was put down by our ancestors. They placed a death curse upon these hills and commanded that this evil be cleaned from the earth and from the minds of men, forever." A lost civilisation. A curse reborn. Dr Ben Kazin has only a blurred photograph and a gut instinct that there is a lost city to uncover somewhere beneath the Botswana cliffs. Soon, a whispered curse and a chance encounter with a local tribe lead him to discover much more than city foundations. The curse, it seems, is real, and will link Ben, his oldest friend, and the woman they both love with a forgotten leader from two thousand years ago, in a city of glory and honour that subsequently disappeared without a trace. But what happened to that ancient civilisation? And what is it that connects that lost empire to Ben, and the violent dangers he must face in the present day?

A Courtney series adventure - Book 2 in the When the Lion Feeds trilogy"In the same way Sean saw it coming, he recognised it as the murderous rage which before had nearly killed a man, but still he could not prepare himself. And then it was upon him and the roaring filled his head." Some will win. And some will lose. Sean Courtney returns from the African wilds to find war has been declared between the British Empire and the Transvaal Republic. Not only that, but a rivalry is growing, between the cruel, obsessive son who bears his name, and his elder, secret son, whom he cherishes deeply. The Boer War will take from Sean, in both blood and gold, but the conflict and its consequences will also offer him everything a man could want. Sean must now decide: with both sons in his life, is he willing to pay the price he needs to keep them?

A standalone thriller from Wilbur SmithA gendarme snatched up his rifle from where it lay at his feet; Bruce saw him elbow his way towards the side of the truck to begin firing; he was working the slide to lever a round into the breech. "Mwembe!" Bruce shouted the gendarme's name, but his voice could not penetrate the uproar. In two seconds the whole situation would dissolve into a pandemonium of tracer and bazooka fire.' Hired to kill. Fighting to live. Captain Bruce Murray has a simple enough mission or so he thinks: lead his mercenary soldiers to rescue a town cut off by rebel fighting in the Belgian Congo. It soon becomes clear that the town's diamond supplies are the real focus of the mission she's been sent on. Although Murray soon finds something more valuable than diamonds, and will do anything to protect it. But there's one thing Murray hadn't counted on -- that his most deadly enemies may not be the ones he's facing down the barrel of a gun, but the ones who are right beside him...

For readers of Game of Thrones, Ken Follett, and Clive Cussler:an epic adventure spanning land and sea...time and distance...courage, revenge, and everything in between.GOLDEN LIONHe saw his father executed in battle. He spent his youth avenging that death. And now Henry Hal Courtney is a man with a ship and a family of his own.But fate has not finished with Hal. On a voyage along the eastern shore of Africa, a powerful enemy abducts his wife, the fearless warrior Judith and with her, Hals unborn child. For Hal, a man all too familiar with loss, there is only one way forward: He must track his nemesis across desert and ocean, through the slave markets of Zanzibar and the dangerous waters of the coast, in pursuit of the woman he loves, the child he sired, and the glorious destiny that awaits him.Bursting with action and suspense, heroism and heartache, this unforgettable novel proves once more that Wilbur Smith is the worlds greatest adventure writer.

Game of Thrones meets ancient Egypt in this magnificent epic from one of the world's biggest-selling authors--a novel that conjures the magic, mystery, romance, and bloody intrigue of a fascinating lost world . . .On the gleaming banks of the Nile, the brilliant Taita--slave and advisor to the Pharaoh--finds himself at the center of a vortex of passion, intrigue, and danger. His quest to destroy the Hyksos army and form an alliance with Crete takes him on an epic journey up the Nile, through Arabia and the magical city of Babylon, and across the open seas. With the future of Egypt itself on his shoulders, Taita enters a world where the line between loyalty and betrayal shifts like the desert sands, evil enemies await in the shadows, and death lingers on the edges of darkness."A thrilling tale . . . as magical as it is enlightening--not just about history, but about the heart of a heroic man."--James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of The Bone Labyrinth

Game of Thrones meets ancient Egypt in this magnificent epic from one of the world's biggest-selling authors?a novel that conjures the magic, mystery, romance, and bloody intrigue of a fascinating lost world . . .On the gleaming banks of the Nile, the brilliant Taita?slave and advisor to the Pharaoh?finds himself at the center of a vortex of passion, intrigue, and danger. His quest to destroy the Hyksos army and form an alliance with Crete takes him on an epic journey up the Nile, through Arabia and the magical city of Babylon, and across the open seas. With the future of Egypt itself on his shoulders, Taita enters a world where the line between loyalty and betrayal shifts like the desert sands, evil enemies await in the shadows, and death lingers on the edges of darkness.?A thrilling tale . . . as magical as it is enlightening?not just about history, but about the heart of a heroic man.??James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of The Bone Labyrinth

Shasa Courtney är arvtagare till släkten Courtneys stora förmögenhet, men vad han önskar sig mer än allt annat är ett enat Sydafrika. Nationalistpartiets framgångar är på väg att driva landets befolkning in i ett fullskaligt inbördeskrig. Anledningen stavas Apartheid. Vem är egentligen för - och vem är emot? Efter att länge ha engagerat sig i oppositionen övertalas en motvillig Shasa att gå med i det regerande nationalistiska partiet. Bakom bevekandet står hans egen halvbror, Manfred de la Rey. Men medan Shasa försöker bringa ordning i fiendens läger har hans fru Tara andra planer. Samtidigt sitter Manfred på dödliga hemligheter som kan komma att stå honom dyrt. När hela Sydafrikas framtid står på spel riskerar familjen Courtney att en gång för alla slitas i stycken. Är de beredda att betala det pris som fosterlandet kräver? Vredens land är den sjätte delen i Wilbur Smiths storslagna krönika om släkten Courtney. I den episka berättelsen om släkten Courtney får vi följa äventyrslystna män och modiga kvinnor. Krönikan utspelar sig i Sydafrika sträcker sig från 1600-talet och kolonialismen till 1900-talet och apartheid. Medlemmarna i släkten Courtney får uppleva både äventyr och krig på sin jakt efter ära, makt och kärlek.Wilbur Smith (1933-2021) var en sydafrikansk författare som skapat succéer som När lejonet äter och släktkrönikan om familjen Courtney. Smiths romaner skildrar ofta den afrikanska kontinentens historia och innehåller både äventyr och romantik.

Hector Cross, tidligere major i det britiske specialkorps SAS, har lagt sit risikofyldte job som sikkerhedsekspert på hylden, efter han har giftet sig med sin elskede Hazel Bannock. Deres nye, lykkelige tilværelse bliver dog på tragisk vis ødelagt af et dødbringende attentat, og han mistænker, at en gammel fjende står bag.Hector er fast besluttet på at få hævn og samler derfor et hold bestående af sine mest loyale venner og tidligere soldaterkammerater, som får til opgave at jage dem, der truer ham og hans familie. Hector vil gå meget langt for at beskytte sin lille datter, som han har sammen med Hazel, men snart opdager han, at truslen ikke kun kommer fra hans egne fjender. Der er også mørke hemmeligheder i Hazels familie, og nogen er vendt tilbage for at gøre et gammelt regnskab op. Men hvem? Hector må ud på en hæsblæsende jagt på sandheden ..."En ond cirkel" er selvstændig fortsættelse af "Afrikas Horn".idden /title /head body center h1 403 Forbidden /h1 /center /body /htmlWilbur Smith (1933-2021) blev født i det nuværende Zambia af britiske forældre. Efter en karriere i skattevæsenet blev han forfatter på fuld tid, da hans debutroman "Når løven jager" fra 1964 blev en stor international bestseller. Wilbur Smiths mange bøger har opnået utallige bestsellerplaceringer og modtaget et hav af priser. De er oversat til 30 sprog og solgt i over 140 millioner eksemplarer verden over.

A Courtney series adventure - Book 3 in The Burning Shore sequence"Shasa closed his mouth slowly. The very foundations os his political beliefs and principles were shaken, and the walls cracked through. They had led him up into a high place and shown him the prize that was his for the taking." The future of a country. The end of a family. Shasa Courtney, heir to the Courtney fortunes, dreams only of uniting his divided, beloved country. Against all his principles, he allows his half-brother Manfred to persuade him to join South Africa's right-wing National Party, hoping to moderate from within their dangerous policies of apartheid. But Shasa's wife is working against everything he's working for, while Manfred has deadly secrets he cannot afford to be revealed, either to his family or the public who are on the brink of war. In the terrible struggle for the future of South Africa, the Courtney family will be torn apart -- and many will have to pay a terrible price...

A Courtney series adventure - Book 3 in the When the Lion Feeds trilogy"Mark picked the weapon off the rack and the shape and feel of it brought memories crowding back. He thrust them aside. He would need a rifle where he was going." A father builds. A son destroys. General Sean Courtney returns from the horrors of the Great War in France, his mind on his heirs and his legacy. He is watching three potential successors: his beautiful but spoiled daughter, Storm: his corrupt, disgraced son Dirk; and his new young assistant, Mark Anders, a fellow survivor of the trenches. Mark finds himself trapped between Sean's two children, shaped by an impossible love for Storm, and a victim of Dirk's ongoing hatred, greed and jealousy. With all Sean's experience of war and family, can he protect Mark -- and everything Sean has ever stood for?

The first book in the epic Ballantyne series"She heard another movement pass behind her turn shoulder, a whisper of sound, yet so chilling that she felt all power of movement drained from her legs. He was here, very close in the blackness, toying with her, cruel as a cat. He had smelt her out. Now he crouched over her ready to strike and she could only wait." A mission of duty. A quest for love. Dr Robyn Ballantyne has always worked hard for what she wants. Coming home to Africa after twenty years, she fears there are only three men who may still stand in her way: THE BROTHER Zouga is the only family she's known for much of her life. Yet she and the celebrated soldier will never quite see eye to eye... THE CAPTAIN Codrington, ambitious British naval officer, wants to give her a perfect life. Could she ever be tamed enough to fit his idea of perfection? THE TRADER Mungo St James, the notorious American merchant, repels her with his slave trading. But Robyn cannot forget what once passed between them. As her adventures begin, Robyn must make decisions that will shape the future for all of them...

Global bestselling author of River God, Wilbur Smith, returns with an Ancient Egyptian epic"Best historical novelist" - Stephen King In the heart of Egypt Under the watchful eye of the gods A new power is rising In the city of Lahun, Hui lives an enchanted life. The favoured son of a doting father, and ruler-in-waiting of the great city, his fate is set. But behind the beautiful façades a sinister evil is plotting. Craving power and embittered by jealousy, Hui's stepmother, the great sorceress Isetnofret, and Hui's own brother Qen, orchestrate the downfall of Hui's father, condemning Hui and seizing power in the city. Cast out and alone, Hui finds himself a captive of a skilled and powerful army of outlaws, the Hyksos. Determined to seek vengeance for the death of his father and rescue his sister, Ipwet, Hui swears his allegiance to these enemies of Egypt. Through them he learns the art of war, learning how to fight and becoming an envied charioteer. But soon Hui finds himself in an even greater battle - one for the very heart of Egypt itself. As the pieces fall into place and the Gods themselves join the fray, Hui finds himself fighting alongside the Egyptian General Tanus and renowned Mage, Taita. Now Hui must choose his path - will he be a hero in the old world, or a master in a new kingdom? The New Kingdom is an Egyptian Series thriller by the master of adventure, Wilbur Smith. Wilbur Smith will return to Ancient Egypt with the thrilling adventure, Titans of War.

Den tidigare guerillasoldaten Sean Courtney har lämnat stridens hetta bakom sig för ett liv som safariguide. Rika män betalar duktigt med pengar för chansen att få jaga storvilt i Zimbabwe. Sean är mer än villig att assistera dem. Men den hårdnackade Riccardo Monterro är en klient utöver det vanliga - och inte bara för att han har sin motvilliga dotter Claudia med sig. Hans mål är nämligen den mest prestigefyllda trofén av dem alla: elefanttjuren Tukutela. Att återvända från jakten utan elefant är inget alternativ. När Monterros fixering vid Tukutela leder dem över gränsen till ett krigshärjat Moçambique, förvandlas semestern snart till en kamp för överlevnad. Utan Sean hade de varit chanslösa, men det betyder inte att de inte befinner sig i livsfara. När jaktsällskapet plötsligt tvingas anta rollen av byte har de världens farligaste rovdjur hack i häl. Kan Sean föra dem till säkerhet eller är det här deras resa slutar? Tid att dö är den sjunde delen i Wilbur Smiths storslagna krönika om släkten Courtney. I den episka berättelsen om släkten Courtney får vi följa äventyrslystna män och modiga kvinnor. Krönikan utspelar sig i Sydafrika sträcker sig från 1600-talet och kolonialismen till 1900-talet och apartheid. Medlemmarna i släkten Courtney får uppleva både äventyr och krig på sin jakt efter ära, makt och kärlek.Wilbur Smith (1933-2021) var en sydafrikansk författare som skapat succéer som När lejonet äter och släktkrönikan om familjen Courtney. Smiths romaner skildrar ofta den afrikanska kontinentens historia och innehåller både äventyr och romantik.

New York Times bestselling author Wilbur Smithhailed by Stephen King as the best historical novelist and one of the worlds biggest-selling authorsreturns to Ancient Egypt in this breathtaking epic that conjures the magic, mystery, romance, and bloody intrigue of a fascinating lost world.Game of Thrones meets Ancient Egypt in this magnificent, action-packed epic. On the gleaming banks of the Nile, the brilliant Taitaslave and advisor to the Pharaohfinds himself at the center of a vortex of passion, intrigue, and danger. His quest to destroy the Hyksos army and form an alliance with Crete takes him on an epic journey up the Nile, through Arabia and the magical city of Babylon, and across the open seas. With the future of Egypt itself on his shoulders, Taita enters a world where the line between loyalty and betrayal shifts like the desert sands, evil enemies await in the shadows, and death lingers on the edges of darkness.

AN EXPLOSIVE WILBUR SMITH ADVENTURE FOR TEEN READERS!The next generation of Ballantynes fight a terrifying new threat in this adrenaline-fuelled adventure... Ralph and Robyn live at Crocodile Lodge, their family ranch in South Africa.

Centaine de Thiry Courtney har överlevt allt som livet kastat i hennes väg. I Afrika har hon nått stora framgångar och dessutom fött två söner: arvingen Shasa Courtney och det hemliga kärleksbarnet Manfred de la Rey. Men när den stora depressionen bryter ut tvingas Centaine att se över sina prioriteringar. Om hon ska kunna skydda de sina måste hon fatta svåra beslut - beslut som kommer att påverka Manfred och den fader som uppfostrat honom. Samtidigt är världen på väg mot ännu ett förgörande krig som hotar slita sönder både länder och familjer. Vad händer när en mors två söner plötsligt befinner sig på olika sidor?Svärdets makt är den femte delen i Wilbur Smiths storslagna krönika om släkten Courtney. I den episka berättelsen om släkten Courtney får vi följa äventyrslystna män och modiga kvinnor. Krönikan utspelar sig i Sydafrika sträcker sig från 1600-talet och kolonialismen till 1900-talet och apartheid. Medlemmarna i släkten Courtney får uppleva både äventyr och krig på sin jakt efter ära, makt och kärlek.Wilbur Smith (1933-2021) var en sydafrikansk författare som skapat succéer som När lejonet äter och släktkrönikan om familjen Courtney. Smiths romaner skildrar ofta den afrikanska kontinentens historia och innehåller både äventyr och romantik.

Storm Tide, a captivating book penned by the renowned author, Wilbur. This gripping narrative, published in 2022, takes you on an unforgettable journey. Published by the esteemed Tiptree Book Service, Storm Tide is a must-read for anyone who appreciates a well-crafted story. Wilbur's unique storytelling style and the book's intriguing genre will keep you hooked from the first page to the last. So, immerse yourself in the world of Storm Tide and experience the magic of Wilbur's writing. Remember, great books are not just read, they are experienced!

Third high-octane instalment in the bestselling author's compelling Jack Courtney Adventures for readers 10+, following CLOUDBURST and THUNDERBOLT.On the pretext of making a film for his mother's environmental protection work, Jack wangles an expedition to the Arctic with his friends Amelia and Xander and cousin Caleb. But Xander's investigations into the mysterious backers funding their adventure raises Jack's suspicions. Is the renewable energy investment company really as environmentally responsible as it claims to be? While sledding with dogs, ice fishing, driving snowmobiles and sleeping in a self-made igloo, accidents beset them. Then disaster strikes when Caleb takes on a pack of wolves. Can Jack really trust his mother's friend Jonny Armfield to come to their help, or is he part of the problem?