Birds of Prey [FIRST U.S. EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

Smith, Wilbur

Verlag: A Thomas Dunne Book, an imprint of St. Martin's Press, New York, 1997

Beschreibung

As new condition beige boards, maroon spine, and gold spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by Wilbur Smith; Author Dedication and Author's Note. Illustrated with color front and rear endpaper maps. "Rocketing onto bestseller lists with his two majestic novels, River God and The Seventh Scroll, Wilbur Smith captivated readers with tales full of passion, rage, and glory. With Birds of Prey, a tale of high seas and high adventure, Smith will enthrall readers once again. The years is 1667; Sir Francis Courteney and his son Hal are on patrol in their fighting caravel off the Agulhas Cape of South Africa. They are lying in wait for one of the treasure laden galleons of the Dutch East India Company returning from the Orient. So begins a quest for adventure and the spoils of war that sweeps them from the settlement of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa to the Great Horn of Ethiopia far to the north - at a time when international maritime law permitted acts of piracy, rape, and murder otherwise punishable by death. Wilbur Smith introduces a generation of the indomitable Courteneys and thrillingly re-creates their part in the struggle for supremacy and riches on the high seas. From the very first pages, Wilbur Smith spins a colorful and exciting tale, crackling with tension and drama, that builds and builds to a stunning climax. Packed with vivid descriptive passages of the open seas, breathless pacing, and an extraordinary cast of characters, Birds of Prey is a masterpiece from a storyteller at the height of his powers." - from the inner front jacket flap. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 007422

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Birds of Prey [FIRST U.S. EDITION, FIRST ...

Verlag: A Thomas Dunne Book, an imprint of St. Martin's Press, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1997

Einband: Hardcover

Illustrator: Twomey, Anne (jacket design); Greisbach, Martucci (jacket illustration)

Zustand: As New

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine

Auflage: 1st Edition