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The Eye of the Tiger
- Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe
- Length: 13 hrs and 1 min
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The Dark of The Sun
- Written by: Wilbur Smith
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6
Bruce Curry is the leader of a mercenary band with the dubious support of three white officers. His mission is to relieve a mining town cut off by the fighting and to retrieve a priceless consignment of diamonds. Ranged against his ill-disciplined unit are bandits, guerrillas and hostile tribes that roam the land. But there is another, even deadlier enemy - one of his own men....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good Story, noy my favorite W. Smith however
- By Bill Martindale on 2021-05-18
Written by: Wilbur Smith
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Shout at the Devil
- Written by: Wilbur Smith
- Narrated by: Tom Lawrence
- Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6
In German East Africa on the eve of the First World War, two freebooting adventurers - one a flamboyant Irish American, the other an impeccable young Englishman - pit their wits against the gross German Commissioner from whose territory they are making their living as game hunters and ivory poachers. But the outbreak of war gives the signal for their private skirmishing to flare into a relentless vendetta pursued with devastating violence by land and sea, so that what begins as a comic escapade gives way to chilling horror....
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Hungry as the Sea
- Written by: Wilbur Smith
- Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
- Length: 19 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7
Robbed of his wife and ousted from his huge shipping empire, Nick Berg is hell-bent on vengeance. It is the sea which gives him his opportunity. When his arch-rival's luxury liner is trapped in the tempestuous Antarctic, Nick stakes all to pit his powerful salvage tug, the Warlock, in a desperate race against time and the elements....
Written by: Wilbur Smith
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Cry Wolf
- Written by: Wilbur Smith
- Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe
- Length: 16 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16
Jake Barton is an American engineer, Gareth Swales a stylish Englishman with a nose for a quick deal. Both have always moved from one escapade to another. Now, as Mussolini prepares to annihilate the people of Ethiopia, the two adventurers come up against Vicky Camberwell, the beautiful but fiery reporter bent on espousing their cause. Striking a bargain with a beleaguered Ethiopian prince, the trio dares to run gauntlet, guns and a batch of run-down armoured cars in a final, desperate gamble for freedom....
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5 out of 5 stars
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High Adventure!
- By d w ward on 2019-10-12
Written by: Wilbur Smith
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Wild Justice
- Written by: Wilbur Smith
- Narrated by: Joe Jameson
- Length: 15 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story5 out of 5 stars 7
The hijacking of a jumbo jet off the Seychelles galvanises antiterrorist chief Peter Stride into the action for which he has spent a lifetime training. But even in the hail of bullets which follows, he knows that this is only the beginning of a nightmare. Stride is the one man who might find the twisted genius who holds the world hostage - if only his every move were not anticipated by the enemy....
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The Diamond Hunters
- Written by: Wilbur Smith
- Narrated by: Ciaran Saward
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7
Fortunes rise and fall in Wilbur Smith's tale of warring siblings and illegal diamond trading, The Diamond Hunters. The Van Der Byl Diamond Company, willed by its founder to his son Benedict, his sister Tracey and their estranged foster brother Johnny Lance, turns out to be a bequest of hatred. For it is couched in such terms as to offer Benedict the instrument of destruction of his bitterest rival. 'Destroy Johnny' is the old man's implacable message. And so, consumed with envy for Johnny, Benedict sets out in ruthless pursuit of this goal.
Written by: Wilbur Smith
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The Dark of The Sun
- Written by: Wilbur Smith
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6
Bruce Curry is the leader of a mercenary band with the dubious support of three white officers. His mission is to relieve a mining town cut off by the fighting and to retrieve a priceless consignment of diamonds. Ranged against his ill-disciplined unit are bandits, guerrillas and hostile tribes that roam the land. But there is another, even deadlier enemy - one of his own men....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good Story, noy my favorite W. Smith however
- By Bill Martindale on 2021-05-18
Written by: Wilbur Smith
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Shout at the Devil
- Written by: Wilbur Smith
- Narrated by: Tom Lawrence
- Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6
In German East Africa on the eve of the First World War, two freebooting adventurers - one a flamboyant Irish American, the other an impeccable young Englishman - pit their wits against the gross German Commissioner from whose territory they are making their living as game hunters and ivory poachers. But the outbreak of war gives the signal for their private skirmishing to flare into a relentless vendetta pursued with devastating violence by land and sea, so that what begins as a comic escapade gives way to chilling horror....
Written by: Wilbur Smith
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Hungry as the Sea
- Written by: Wilbur Smith
- Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
- Length: 19 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7
Robbed of his wife and ousted from his huge shipping empire, Nick Berg is hell-bent on vengeance. It is the sea which gives him his opportunity. When his arch-rival's luxury liner is trapped in the tempestuous Antarctic, Nick stakes all to pit his powerful salvage tug, the Warlock, in a desperate race against time and the elements....
Written by: Wilbur Smith
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Cry Wolf
- Written by: Wilbur Smith
- Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe
- Length: 16 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16
Jake Barton is an American engineer, Gareth Swales a stylish Englishman with a nose for a quick deal. Both have always moved from one escapade to another. Now, as Mussolini prepares to annihilate the people of Ethiopia, the two adventurers come up against Vicky Camberwell, the beautiful but fiery reporter bent on espousing their cause. Striking a bargain with a beleaguered Ethiopian prince, the trio dares to run gauntlet, guns and a batch of run-down armoured cars in a final, desperate gamble for freedom....
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5 out of 5 stars
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High Adventure!
- By d w ward on 2019-10-12
Written by: Wilbur Smith
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Wild Justice
- Written by: Wilbur Smith
- Narrated by: Joe Jameson
- Length: 15 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 7
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 7
The hijacking of a jumbo jet off the Seychelles galvanises antiterrorist chief Peter Stride into the action for which he has spent a lifetime training. But even in the hail of bullets which follows, he knows that this is only the beginning of a nightmare. Stride is the one man who might find the twisted genius who holds the world hostage - if only his every move were not anticipated by the enemy....
Written by: Wilbur Smith
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The Diamond Hunters
- Written by: Wilbur Smith
- Narrated by: Ciaran Saward
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7
Fortunes rise and fall in Wilbur Smith's tale of warring siblings and illegal diamond trading, The Diamond Hunters. The Van Der Byl Diamond Company, willed by its founder to his son Benedict, his sister Tracey and their estranged foster brother Johnny Lance, turns out to be a bequest of hatred. For it is couched in such terms as to offer Benedict the instrument of destruction of his bitterest rival. 'Destroy Johnny' is the old man's implacable message. And so, consumed with envy for Johnny, Benedict sets out in ruthless pursuit of this goal.
Written by: Wilbur Smith
Publisher's Summary
From best-selling novelist Wilbur Smith, The Eye of the Tiger is an exciting adventure set amongst the peaceful islands of the Indian Ocean, where a man's past returns to hunt him down.
'I was looking down, watching the shark come. It seemed to swell up in size as it rushed towards me. Every detail was burned into my mind in those frantic seconds. I saw the hog's snout with the two slotted nostrils, the golden eyes with the black pupils like arrowheads, the broad blue back from which stood the tall executioner's blade of the dorsal fin.'
Harry Fletcher, a man with a chequered past, has reformed and is making an honest living as a charter skipper fishing for big game in the seductive waters of the Indian Ocean. Suddenly men from the world of violence Harry has put behind him overturn his good intentions, involving him in a hectic race to recover a fabulous treasure from an ancient wreck.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Craig
- 2019-04-19
Timeless Expat Intrigue Tale
This stand-alone novel is like a Graham Greene novel suspended in a contemporary action thriller. Wilbur Smith is a phenomenally adept chronicler of the British Colonial and post-colonial experience. Buy everything he has written...I have and don’t regret my investments.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- JDD
- 2019-05-20
Very good book with a diving focus
Although there is plenty of action combined with vivid descriptions of Africa, Wilbur Smith explores realms outside of his comfort zone. This book focuses on diving around the islands off-shore from northern Mozambique. Although it took a little work to get going, I ended up enjoying the book a lot.
1 person found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- David
- 2019-04-02
Best Wilbur Smith Ever?
Whatever a great audible book contains this one has it. Ben Onwukwe 's narration is superb, his character creation in voice was as good as it gets. The story is or could be Wilbur Smith's best. Albeit written several years ago, the story is timeless, the setting simteless, the plot timeless. I've listened to most every book Wilbur Smith has created in audio form and this one could be the best ever!
1 person found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Mike007
- 2023-01-27
Wilbur Smith just keeps getting better
This is the first Wilbur Smith novel outside of the Egypt series that I’ve actually enjoyed. Fast moving with the usual Wilbur Smith betrayal by the female character near the end. It was a good read
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- P. Germroth
- 2022-08-11
Wonderful production of a great book
I always loved this story by Wilbur Smith. I was overjoyed to listen to the deep wonderful voice of this reader. Two thumbs up for story and performance.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story1 out of 5 stars
- Edward Bauer
- 2022-02-05
Not My Favorite
Although I am a big Wilbur Smith fan, I just couldn’t get interested in this book. Frankly, and this is just my own opinion, I found it to be totally boring.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Joshua Stieg
- 2021-09-11
My favorite Wilbur Smith book!
I recommend this book for everyone. Adventure, mystery, suspense, intrigue, thrills, chills and even a few laughs; what more could a reader desire?
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Damian
- 2020-08-24
Not my favorite, but certainly worthwhile
My previous Wilbur Smith novels were the Courtney sagas so I was somewhat taken aback by the first person perspective. But it seems Robert Smith can write a mesmerizing adventure novel employing just about any delivery.. The ending was not totally unexpected - though satisfying enough - and rather than a banal “good guy won and got the girl too” rather in keeping with the lone rough hewn protagonist. A good, quick and entertaining listen.