Birds of Prey
Author(s): Wilbur Smith
It is 1667 and Sir Francis Courteney and his son Henry "Hal" Courteney are on patrol in their fighting caravel off the Agulhas Cape of Southern Africa. They have a letter from Charles II sanctioning them to hunt down and capture enemy ships "beyond the line".
Product Information
"Constant excitement...ÝA fast-moving tale. What could be better for the beach or backyard?"--"The Washington Post Book World"
"ÝA rousing adventure story...Smith is a captivating storyteller."--"Orlando Sentinel"
""Birds of Prey" is a wonderful novel filled with excitement, pirates and vivid sea battles. The heroes are handsome and memorable and overcome tremendous odds to defeat unscrupulous enemies, to remain honorable and wise and always win the fair maiden in the end...In short, it is vintage Wilbur Smith."--"Times Record News" (Wichita Falls, TX)
General Fields
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- : Pan Macmillan
- : Pan Books
- : 0.395
- : 01 August 1998
- : 178mm X 111mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Wilbur Smith
- : Paperback
- : New edition
- : 823.914
- : 784
- : col. maps
