Rage: The Courtney Series 6

Wilbur Smith has been turning out novels since the 1960's. He has lived in most of the southern nations of Africa and experienced many of the turbulant times that he has written about. Though he sometimes uses cliches ranging from broad shoulderd heros to sophisticated intelligent but very evil villians his novels deliver one to Africa. RAGE is either the fourth or perhaps the fifth installment of the Courtenay saga. It begins in the late 40's and concludes in the sixties with the struggle against apartheid in South Africa reaching violent levels. The other books in this generational series are engrossing,but like all good recreational reads their intellectual content are minimual. In RAGE Smith takes a hard look at his country and it's tragic past. Plus when this book was written Mandella was still in prison and Apartheid was the law of the land. This book must have been a difficult venture for the author, but he accomplishes the task very well. I strongly reccomend not just this work, but all his novels. they are exciting and just plain fun. Give him a try next time you are at your local bookstore and leave the latest Grisham or Crichton on the shelve. You won't be sorry.

Wilbur Smith tells all about the upheaval in South Africa that leads to rule by true Africans. The Boers are slipping in power, and the British Commonwealth is canceled. In Parliament, Sean Courtney fights the change and becomes a reluctant partner with Manfred de la Rey, the Afrikaner faction. Sean's wife Tara becomes an ally of the Africans and falls under the spell of Moses Gama, an imposing man who plans the overthrow of the Boer government. Mixing historical fact with the adventures of the Courtney family, RAGE is a monumental story of intrigue, passion, and bloody rioting that changes Africa forever.

I have read all of Wilbur Smiths books (started reading him in 1981) and his writing turned me into a reader! This book has more intrigue and sex than most of his books. And I loved those parts of it. This book is full of some of Wilbur's best heroes and rogues. Plus, you get what the politics of South Africa are about. Enjoy!

This book is vintage Wilbur Smith, filled with twisted events, suspense and action. But at the same time he has been able to protray the pains of the black population and the deprivation they went through. "Rage" captures the rage of the black population that has led to the long struggle against apartheid.

Wilbur Smith is my favourite author. I read Power of the Sword and this is the continuation. I would recommend it to it to any of my friends. I wish he would write another book. these are re reads for me. But still great.