8 WILBUR SMITH BOOKS. ALL HARDCOVERS, FIRST EDITIONS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.
THE BURNING SHORE: HARDCOVER, FULLY INTACT DUST JACKET, 434 PAGES, 1985, NO INSCRIPTIONS OR NAMES, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. The Burning Shore is a novel by Wilbur Smith set during and after World War I. Smith called the book his "Road to Damascus" moment because it was the first time he used a female as a major character. It is one of the Courtney Novels.
POWER OF THE SWORD: HARDCOVER, FULLY INTACT DUST JACKET, 1986, 618 PAGES, NO INSCRIPTIONS OR NAMES, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. Power of the Sword is a novel by Wilbur Smith set before and during World War II. The book features a critical portrayal of Hendrik Verwoerd who Smith described as "probably the most evil man in South Africa's history. Worse even than Chaka."
RAGE: HARDCOVER, FULLY INTACT DUST JACKET, 627 PAGES, NO INSCRIPTIONS OR NAMES, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. Rage is a 1987 novel by Wilbur Smith set in the Union of South Africa, immediately following World War II. It starts in 1952 and goes until the late 1960s, touching on the country's declaration of a republic and the subsequent Sharpeville Massacre.
A TIME TO DIE: HARDCOVER, FULLY INTACT DUST JACKET, 1989, 461 PAGES, NO INSCRIPTIONS OR NAMES, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. A Time to Die is a 1989 novel by Wilbur Smith. Set in 1987, it is chronologically the last of the 13 Courtney Novels. Smith did not regard it strictly as a Courtney novel, however, claiming "it's just got a Courtney name in it. It's not in the mainstream of the series."
GOLDEN FOX: HARDCOVER, FULLY INTACT DUST JACKET WITH PROTECTIVE PLASTIC COVER, STICKER FROM PREVIOUS OWNER, 466 PAGES, NO INSCRIPTIONS OR NAMES, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. Golden Fox is a novel by Wilbur Smith, one of the Courtney Novels. It is set from 1969 to 1979 and touches on the South African Border War and the revolution in Ethiopia. There were allegations one of the characters was inspired by Winnie Mandela.
BIRDS OF PREY: HARDCOVER, FULLY INTACT DUST JACKET WITH PROTECTIVE PLASTIC COVER, STICKER FROM PREVIOUS OWNER, 1997, 554 PAGES, NO INSCRIPTIONS OR NAMES, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. Birds of Prey is a 1997 novel by Wilbur Smith set in the late 17th century. The novel was the first in the third sequence of the Courtney series of novels, and as of 2013 was chronologically the first in the entire series.
THE QUEST: HARDCOVER, FULLY INTACT DUST JACKET WITH PROTECTIVE PLASTIC COVER, STICKER FROM PREVIOUS OWNER, 504 PAGES, NO INSCRIPTIONS OR NAMES, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. The Quest is a novel by author Wilbur Smith first published in 2007. It is part of a series of novels by Smith set to Ancient Egypt and follows the fate of the Egyptian Kingdom through the eyes of Taita, a multi-talented and highly skilled eunuch.
THE LEOPARD HUNTS IN DARKNESS: HARDCOVER, FULLY INTACT DUST JACKET, 1984, 367 PAGES, NO INSCRIPTIONS OR NAMES, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. The Leopard Hunts in Darkness is a novel by Wilbur Smith set in the early days of Zimbabwe's independence and is the fourth in Wilbur Smith's series about the Ballantyne family of Rhodesia. When it was released it was banned by the Zimbabwe government.
