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It is 1667 and the mighty naval war between the Dutch and the English still rages. Sir Francis Courtney and his son Hal, in their fighting caravel, are on patrol off southern Africa, lying in wait for a galleon of the Dutch East India Company returning from the Orient laden with spices, timber and gold... 'The scope is magnificent and the epic scale breathtaking ... Wilbur Smith is one of thos benchmarks agains whom others are compared' - The Times 'Meticulous research supports constant excitement in a fast-moving tale' - Washington Post

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Birds of prey, Wilbur A. Smith

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1998
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Language
English
Publisher
Pan Books
Released
1998
Format
Paperback
Pages
774
ISBN10
033035289x
ISBN13
9780330352895
First published
1997
Original title
Birds of Prey
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4.45 out of 5
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It is 1667 and the mighty naval war between the Dutch and the English still rages. Sir Francis Courtney and his son Hal, in their fighting caravel, are on patrol off southern Africa, lying in wait for a galleon of the Dutch East India Company returning from the Orient laden with spices, timber and gold... 'The scope is magnificent and the epic scale breathtaking ... Wilbur Smith is one of thos benchmarks agains whom others are compared' - The Times 'Meticulous research supports constant excitement in a fast-moving tale' - Washington Post