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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100062276468
ISBN-139780062276469
eBay Product ID (ePID)209829245
Product Key Features
Book TitleGolden Lion : a Novel of Heroes in a Time of War
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2015
TopicThrillers / Supernatural, Action & Adventure, Historical
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorWilbur Smith, Giles Kristian
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight19.3 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2015-298284
ReviewsSwashbuckling adventures at sea and on land highlight Smith's latest...He knows what his readers want, and once again he delivers the good., Smith manages to serve up adventure, history and melodrama in one thrilling package that will be eagerly devoured by series fans., "Best Historical Novelist--I say Wilbur Smith...You can get lost in Wilbur Smith and misplace all of August." -- Stephen King "One of the world's most popular adventure writers." -- Washington Post Book World "I've been a fan of Wilbur Smith for the past three decades. Every new book is an event, a cherished time to get lost in ancient worlds." -- James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of The 6th Extinction, I've been a fan of Wilbur Smith for the past three decades. Every new book is an event, a cherished time to get lost in ancient worlds., Best Historical Novelist--I say Wilbur Smith...You can get lost in Wilbur Smith and misplace all of August., There is a reason Smith is a hugely popular writer of historical novels: his remarkable talent for re-creating historical periods and crafting characters we care about is virtually unmatched in the genre. Smith's novels of the Courtney and Ballantyne families have been entertaining readers for nearly five decades.
SynopsisFor readers of Game of Thrones , Ken Follett, and Clive Cussler: an epic adventure spanning land and sea... time and distance... courage, revenge, and everything in between. GOLDEN LION He saw his father executed in battle. He spent his youth avenging that death. And now Henry 'Hal' Courtney is a man with a ship and a family of his own. But fate has not finished with Hal. On a voyage along the eastern shore of Africa, a powerful enemy abducts his wife, the fearless warrior Judith and with her, Hal's unborn child. For Hal, a man all too familiar with loss, there is only one way forward: He must track his nemesis across desert and ocean, through the slave markets of Zanzibar and the dangerous waters of the coast, in pursuit of the woman he loves, the child he sired, and the glorious destiny that awaits him. Bursting with action and suspense, heroism and heartache, this unforgettable novel proves once more that Wilbur Smith is the world's greatest adventure writer. ", For readers of Game of Thrones, Ken Follett, and Clive Cussler: an epic adventure spanning land and sea... time and distance... courage, revenge, and everything in between. GOLDEN LION He saw his father executed in battle. He spent his youth avenging that death. And now Henry 'Hal' Courtney is a man with a ship - and a family - of his own. But fate has not finished with Hal. On a voyage along the eastern shore of Africa, a powerful enemy abducts his wife, the fearless warrior Judith... and with her, Hal's unborn child. For Hal, a man all too familiar with loss, there is only one way forward: He must track his nemesis across desert and ocean, through the slave markets of Zanzibar and the dangerous waters of the coast, in pursuit of the woman he loves, the child he sired, and the glorious destiny that awaits him. Bursting with action and suspense, heroism and heartache, this unforgettable novel proves once more that Wilbur Smith is the world's greatest adventure writer.
LC Classification NumberPR9405.9.S5G65 2015
