VJ Books Presents Author Wilbur Smith!
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 more than thirty novels, all meticulously researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide. His books are now translated into twenty-six languages.
As a baby, he was sick with cerebral malaria for ten days, but made a full recovery. He grew up on a cattle ranch and spent his childhood hunting and hiking. His mother gave him novels of escape and excitement, which piqued his interest in fiction; however, his father dissuaded him from pursuing writing.
After education at Cordwalles Preparatory School, Michaelhouse in Natal and Rhodes University, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, he became a journalist, writing about social conditions in South Africa, but his father's advice to "Get a real job" prompted him to resentfully become a tax accountant.
He published his first novel, When the Lion Feeds, in 1964, written while he worked for Salisbury Inland Revenue. The book gained a film deal and its success encouraged him to become a full-time writer. His publisher and later agent, Charles Pick, gave him advice he never forgot: "Write for yourself, and write about what you know best."
He has homes in London, Cape Town, Switzerland and Malta.
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Wilbur Smith and Golden Lion
Wilbur Smith Bibliography
The Courtney Series
- When the Lion Feeds - 1964
- The Sound of Thunder - 1966
- A Sparrow Falls - 1977
- The Burning Shore - 1985
- Power of the Sword - 1986
- Rage - 1987
- A Time to Die - 1989
- Golden Fox - 1990
- Birds of Prey - 1997
- Monsoon - 1999
- Blue Horizon - 2003
- Assegai - 2009
- Golden Lion - 2015
- War Cry - 2017
- The Tiger's Prey - 2017
- Courtney's War - September 2018
The Ballantyne Series
- A Falcon Flies - 1980
- Men of Men - 1981
- The Angels Weep - 1982
- The Leopard Hunts in Darkness - 1984
Courtney & Ballantyne
- The Triumph of the Sun - 2005
The Ancient Egypt Series
- River God - 1993
- The Seventh Scroll - 1995
- Warlock - 2001
- The Quest - 2007
- Desert God - 2014
- Pharaoh - 2016
Hector Cross
- Those in Peril - 2011
- Vicious Circle - 2013
- Predator - 2016
Other Novels
- The Dark of the Sun - 1965
- Shout at the Devil - 1968
- Gold Mine - 1970
- 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 (The Delta Decision) - 1979
- Elephant Song - 1991
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