'Big King was at the shaft station when they heard the water coming. It sounded like an express train in a tunnel, a dull bellow of irresistible power. The water was pushing the air from the drive ahead of it, so that a hurricane of wind came roaring from the mouth of the drive, blowing out a cloud of dust and loose rubbish.'
In Gold Mine, an exciting adventure from Wilbur Smith, ambitious and hard-living mining expert Rod Ironsides knows that the general managership of the Sonder Ditch gold mine is the chance of a lifetime. But the price of unquestioning obedience to the coldly obsessive genius of Dr Manfred Steyner proves impossible to pay. Both men are but unwitting tools of powerful people - for whom the control of a gold mine is only part of a dangerous plan which includes the destruction of the very mine itself . . .
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Review
"An epic...Smith joins the ranks of one of the grand masters of twentieth-century novels."--Tulsa World TRIUMPH OF THE SUN"Triumph of the Sun is everything [Smith's] fans have come to expect: masterful storytelling and breathtaking adventure chalk up another winner."--Times Record News (Wichita Falls, TX) "Espionage, disguise, stabbings in the dark a story that is--like the Nile itself--swift and powerful."--Booklist "Wildly entertaining, compulsively readable."--Sunday Telegraph (UK) BLUE HORIZON"The eleventh volume in Smith's saga of the Courtney clan is every bit as riveting as its predecessors. Brimming with bravado, greed, and romance."--Booklist "Really big retro-fun."--Kirkus Reviews "A swashbuckling, brawling, sprawling historical epic. Rich, exciting, and fascinating."--Library Journal "Adventure and danger at every turn."--New York Daily News "Gripping. The writer's fans wi
Review
"An epic...Smith joins the ranks of one of the grand masters of twentieth-century novels."—Tulsa World
'I can recommend an extremely readable new novel, Gold Mine ... Mr. Smith`s story is packed with action and excitement, and it surges along in crisp stile.' – Sunday Express
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Praise for Wilbur Smith
“Smith is a master.” *—Publishers Weekly
“One of the world’s most popular adventure writers.” —The Washington Post Book World
“A rare author who wields a razor-sharp sword of craftsmanship.” —Tulsa World*
“Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared.” —The Times (UK)
"Best Historical Novelist--I say Wilbur Smith, with his swashbuckling novels of Africa. The bodices of rip and the blood flows. You can get lost in Wilbur Smith and misplace all of August."--Stephen King
"Action is Wilur Smith's game, and he is a master."--The Washington Post Book World
“The world’s leading adventure writer.” —Daily Express (UK)
"Wilbur Smith rarely misses a trick."--Sunday Times
“Smith is a captivating storyteller.” —The Orlando Sentinel
“No one does adventure quite like Smith.” —Daily Mirror (UK)
"A thundering good’ read is virtually the only way of describing Wilbur Smith’s books.” —The Irish Times
Description:
'Big King was at the shaft station when they heard the water coming. It sounded like an express train in a tunnel, a dull bellow of irresistible power. The water was pushing the air from the drive ahead of it, so that a hurricane of wind came roaring from the mouth of the drive, blowing out a cloud of dust and loose rubbish.'
In Gold Mine, an exciting adventure from Wilbur Smith, ambitious and hard-living mining expert Rod Ironsides knows that the general managership of the Sonder Ditch gold mine is the chance of a lifetime. But the price of unquestioning obedience to the coldly obsessive genius of Dr Manfred Steyner proves impossible to pay. Both men are but unwitting tools of powerful people - for whom the control of a gold mine is only part of a dangerous plan which includes the destruction of the very mine itself . . .
**
Review
"An epic...Smith joins the ranks of one of the grand masters of twentieth-century novels."--Tulsa World TRIUMPH OF THE SUN"Triumph of the Sun is everything [Smith's] fans have come to expect: masterful storytelling and breathtaking adventure chalk up another winner."--Times Record News (Wichita Falls, TX) "Espionage, disguise, stabbings in the dark a story that is--like the Nile itself--swift and powerful."--Booklist "Wildly entertaining, compulsively readable."--Sunday Telegraph (UK) BLUE HORIZON"The eleventh volume in Smith's saga of the Courtney clan is every bit as riveting as its predecessors. Brimming with bravado, greed, and romance."--Booklist "Really big retro-fun."--Kirkus Reviews "A swashbuckling, brawling, sprawling historical epic. Rich, exciting, and fascinating."--Library Journal "Adventure and danger at every turn."--New York Daily News "Gripping. The writer's fans wi
Review
"An epic...Smith joins the ranks of one of the grand masters of twentieth-century novels."—Tulsa World
'I can recommend an extremely readable new novel, Gold Mine ... Mr. Smith`s story is packed with action and excitement, and it surges along in crisp stile.' – Sunday Express
**
Praise for Wilbur Smith
“Smith is a master.” *—Publishers Weekly
“One of the world’s most popular adventure writers.” —The Washington Post Book World
“A rare author who wields a razor-sharp sword of craftsmanship.” —Tulsa World*
“Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared.” —The Times (UK)
"Best Historical Novelist--I say Wilbur Smith, with his swashbuckling novels of Africa. The bodices of rip and the blood flows. You can get lost in Wilbur Smith and misplace all of August."--Stephen King
"Action is Wilur Smith's game, and he is a master."--The Washington Post Book World
“The world’s leading adventure writer.” —Daily Express (UK)
"Wilbur Smith rarely misses a trick."--Sunday Times
“Smith is a captivating storyteller.” —The Orlando Sentinel
“No one does adventure quite like Smith.” —Daily Mirror (UK)
"A thundering good’ read is virtually the only way of describing Wilbur Smith’s books.” —The Irish Times