sams84 's review for:

Rage: The Courtney Series 6 by Wilbur Smith

4.0

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This is my first Wilbur Smith novel having grown up with them gracing the shelves (my dad is a big fan) without getting around to reading them myself (good things the parents had a clear out!) and I was greatly impressed. I wasn't sure about it at first as I didn't realise when the book was set (I'm missing the dust jacket) so the traditional nature of the roles the men and women were playing was a little off-putting. Then the timing dawned on me and it began to fit together properly. From then on I was swept away on the intrigues and conspiracies, business dealings and personal difficulties of all the characters, whether I liked them or not. Smith weaves together the stories of his fictional characters with those from the real world really well, rather like Ken Follett who I have also been reading recently. This combination makes for a more realistic feel to the story and allows the reader to have a bit of familiarity with the people and events, drawing them in even more. I can't wait to start trawling through the others I have, might need to rest the arms first though!