Storm Tide: The landmark 50th global bestseller from the one and only Master of Historical Adventure, Wilbur Smith

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Cornish stayed a week. In happier times he would have remained longer, but he could see that his presence only deepened the rift between Rob and George. Father and son barely spoke to each other, and if they did it always ended in shouts and slammed doors. When Cornish announced he would leave, he could almost feel his hosts’ relief. Perhaps next time I call, lad,’ he said gruffly. ‘It is a hard life on this continent. You must not grudge your father for wanting you by his side.’ a b Agence France-Presse (14 November 2021). "The Guardian". Bestselling author Wilbur Smith dies aged 88. Set in the land of the ancient Pharaohs, the fan favourite ‘Ancient Egyptian’ series vividly describes ancient Egypt and has a cast of unforgettable characters. Shout at the Devil (1968), filmed as Shout at the Devil (1976) starring Roger Moore, Lee Marvin and Barbara Parkins

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It was presented to our family by Sir Francis Drake himself,’ said Louisa, though Rob knew all the stories by heart. ‘Every man in the Courtney line has carried it into battle.’

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The pang of loss was too much to bear. Theo scrabbled to his feet, careless of anything except one more glimpse of that beautiful, naked body, still gyrating in time with the music as if it was the most natural thing in the world. His father Herbert was a metal worker who opened a sheet metal factory and then created a 25,000-acre (10,000ha) cattle ranch on the banks of the Kafue River near Mazabuka, by buying up a number of separate farms. [2] "My father was a tough man", said Smith. "He was used to working with his hands and had massively developed arms from cutting metal. He was a boxer, a hunter, very much a man's man. I don't think he ever read a book in his life, including mine". [1] Shout at the Devil (1968) was a World War I adventure tale which would be filmed in 1976. It was followed by Gold Mine (1970), an adventure tale about the gold mining industry set in contemporary South Africa, based on a real-life flooding of a gold mine near Johannesburg in 1968. [24] No,’ said Rob. ‘If any good can come from Grandfather’s death, it has given me a second chance to leave with Captain Cornish. You said you needed me to look after your father. Now that burden is lifted.’

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a b c Fox, Chloe (28 April 2007). "The world of Wilbur Smith, novelist". Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 14 March 2013.Spicer, Andrew (2012). "Rethinking Authorship in Film: The Struggle for Creative Control between Michael Klinger (Producer) and Wilbur Smith (Writer)". University of York . Retrieved 18 October 2021. His novels are divided into different groups, which he called series: the Courteney series, the Ballantyne series and the Egyptians series. While his career was evolving, he also got married (throughout his life he will marry 4 women), and his third wife, Danielle Antoinette Thomas with whom he married in 1971, became one of his greatest sources of inspiration. The woman, however, died on the 29th of December 1999 after a long illness. As he lost her he also lost an important muse.

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Jim shook his head. ‘My father went often on his trading voyages, as did my cousin Mansur. But I have always preferred the plains of Africa to the open ocean.’ The throb of the music seemed to grow faster, more urgent. All the dancers moved as one, but Theo’s eyes were fixed on the girl with the almond eyes. She tied her turban cloth around her hips, then wriggled out of her dress, pulling it from under the makeshift belt. The flimsy cloth unravelled from her body and trailed away like a veil. The master of the house pushed through the throng in a fury. He had spent months planning this evening. He had promised his guests that they would enjoy private sessions with the dancers afterwards, in consideration of favours they had done him, and now everything was ruined. Someone would pay. Field, Michelle (13 May 1995). "A golden life crafted from a troubled land". The Canberra Times. p.51 . Retrieved 25 January 2015– via National Library of Australia. My father was a colonialist and I followed what he said until I was in my 20s and learned to think for myself", he said. "I didn't want to perpetuate injustices so I left Rhodesia in the time of Ian Smith." [12]

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A friend,’ gasped Cal, making his voice hoarse and ragged. He had hidden his rifle from sight. ‘I came from Fairfield. A group of men are dismantling the bridge.’

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On the far side of the ocean, nearly eight thousand miles away in the colony of Massachusetts, Theo Courtney was in a towering fury. I cannot take the responsibility. If any harm came to you . . .’ Cornish was torn. It was late in the season to catch the trade winds, and he would count the cost in lost profits of every day’s delay reaching London. But he could not in good conscience take the boy from his family. There will be no war,’ said Theo, in a voice that brooked no argument. He crumpled the two scraps of paper into a ball and threw it into the fire. He glared at Cal, defying him to protest. ‘And if I hear any more of this treason, you will find you are not yet old enough that I cannot give you a thrashing.’

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He knew there had once been a battle in this bay. His grandfather, Jim, and his great-grandfather Tom had fought in it almost forty years ago. Rob had heard the stories so often he could recite them by heart. How the Caliph of Oman had brought his fleet to punish the Courtneys, and how Tom had lured those ships into the bay only to burn them to the waterline with heated shot. For years the skeletons of the sunken fleet had lurked in the bay like ancient monsters. But storms and tides had done their work, and the timbers had slipped out to sea or been washed ashore to be burned as firewood. The battle was disappearing from memory. When his grandparents died, it would be no more than a legend. If we had not conceived George in a thousand miles of uninhabited wilderness, I would start to worry you had been unfaithful,’ said Jim gruffly. ‘How can he be a son of mine?’