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For readers of Game of Thrones, Ken Follett, and Clive Cussler: an epic adventure spanning land and and 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 show more 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. show lessTags
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Wilbur Smith writes great historical romps through Africa and I always enjoy going on an adventure with him. This novel is no different. it was fun. However, not his best novel as I found it just kinda quickly winds up at the end.
Historical Fiction
Good read
LA GAJA SCIENZA 1202
Mar 1, 2018Italian
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Golden Lion
- Alternate titles
- Golden Lion: A Novel of Heroes in a Time of War
- Original publication date
- 2015
- People/Characters
- Hal Courtney; Judith Courtney
- Important places
- Zanzibar; Africa
- Dedication
- I dedicate this book to my wife, Niso.
From the day we first met she has been a constant and powerful inspiration to me, urging me on when I falter and cheering me when I succeed. I truly do not know what I wo... (show all)uld do if she were not by my side. I hope and pray that day never comes.
I love and adore you, my best girl,
words cannot express how much. - First words
- They were no longer men.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)She turned in the circle of his arms and kissed him, while he hugged her tight.
Classifications
- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, General Fiction, Historical Fiction
- DDC/MDS
- 823.914 — Literature & rhetoric English & Old English literatures English fiction 1900- 1901-1999 1945-1999
- LCC
- PR9405.9 .S5 .G65 — Language and Literature English English Literature English literature: Provincial, local, etc.
- BISAC
Statistics
- Members
- 450
- Popularity
- 66,955
- Reviews
- 4
- Rating
- (3.20)
- Languages
- 8 — Bengali, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 38
- ASINs
- 8
