The Courtney Series: The Assegai Trilogy: Assegai (Series #1) (Paperback)

from nwdavies

The beginning and end of this book are very good and very exciting, but in the middle it drops off so much that I almost gave up on it. Perhaps it's because I'm spoilt having read so much H Rider Haggard, but the endless safari/hunting scenes in the middle paled in comparison to those in Haggard'...

from DeltaQueen50

I have been following the adventures of Wilbur Smith's Courtenay family for a long, long time. I have lost track of the number of books he has written about the different branches of this family. In [Assegai] we are in the years leading up to World War I, following the adventures of Leon Courtena...

from DeltaQueen50

I have been following the adventures of Wilbur Smith's Courtenay family for a long, long time. I have lost track of the number of books he has written about the different branches of this family. In [Assegai] we are in the years leading up to World War I, following the adventures of Leon Courtena...

from Sentinel83

Got this book as an early reviewer, and I'll be honest, I have had trouble keeping with it. I read halfway through the book and am unsure as to continue since the action and plot flow has ceased. I understand that the book is supposed to have a romantic element and spying plot line, but I guess I...

from mikm468

I have not read any other books by Wilbur Smith, although there are a couple that I would like to read. I have to say that there is not much about this book that I liked. What I did like best about the book is how he described Africa and the tribal people living in the early 13th century. I had a...