Assegai
by Wilbur Smith
Taste attributes: adventurethrillerwarhistoricalfastunsavouryintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeWide-ranging and pacy: an intricate adventure novel. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
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Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.4 / 5
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About This Book
By 1913, Leon Courtney has become a big game hunter in British East Africa. One of his clients is a German industrialist and military weapons manufacturer. From Von Meerbach's mistress, Leon learns about a conspiracy that would unite part of the Kaiser's army with the survivors of the Boer War against British forces in Africa.
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- Author
- Wilbur Smith
- Published
- 2009
- Pages
- 484
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- Open Library
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