Storm Tide: The landmark 50th global bestseller from the one and only Master of Historical Adventure, Wilbur Smith

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Legendary novelist Wilbur Smith passes away at the age of eighty eight". Wilbur Smith Books. 13 November 2021 . Retrieved 13 November 2021. On the far side of the ocean, nearly eight thousand miles away in the colony of Massachusetts, Theo Courtney was in a towering fury. Eagle in the Sky (1974) was more typical fare, as was The Eye of the Tiger (1975). Film rights for both were bought by Michael Klinger who was unable to turn them into movies; however, Klinger did produce films of Gold (1974) and Shout at the Devil (1976). [ citation needed] Rob wondered at the shifting currents and tides that had revealed the cannonball now. It was a long time since any gun had been fired in anger in Nativity Bay.

Rob looked down. The shark’s teeth had left a row of red cuts from his knee to his ankle. If he had hesitated for a split second longer he would have lost the leg. God speed,’ she whispered, though not without a tremor in her heart. She put her hand on her breast. There was a lump there, invisible beneath the skin. She had told no one, not even Jim, but she had felt it, growing inside her with malignant power. I have seen how you look at me.’ George tapped his wooden leg. ‘Your father the cripple, the stay-at-home. Could not hold a candle to the great Jim Courtney.’ I remember how it was when I was your age. To fight for a cause, for a family or your honour, is a noble purpose. But perhaps when you have seen something of war, you will understand why your elders are less eager to embrace it.’ I will sign you on as a fo’c’s’le hand. But you will have to earn your keep,’ he warned Rob. ‘No loitering or shirking.’She put it in his hand and closed his fingers around it. Rob’s arm trembled as he took it. For the first time, he felt the heavy finality of his decision.

Rob breathed again. There was an ache in his chest, though he couldn’t tell if it was relief or disappointment. It is so good to see you,’ she exclaimed. She brushed a strand of grey hair from his temple. ‘What is this? It seems like only yesterday it was your father standing on this beach, after we had defeated that monster Zayn al-Din.’ Of course,’ said Louisa. ‘And George will realise that in time. Having you shouting in his face will only make it harder. He is stubborn, like all you Courtneys.’ Webmaster (18 January 2015). "Dark of the Sun/The Mercenaries (1967) | Nostalgia Central" . Retrieved 12 October 2020. Firm hands grabbed his legs and tried to pull him away. He fought, lashing out with his feet. His shoe connected with something soft, and he heard a grunt of pain.He is a growing young man, with a young man’s desires,’ Mansur reflected. ‘It is natural he should want to see such things.’ I will never forget the story of how he rescued Grandmother Louisa from a convict ship as it was dashed to pieces on the shore.’ He had heard the tale a thousand times, and it still sounded incredible. There was nothing Rob could say. He watched the pinnace row out to the Dunstanburgh Castle, the topmen running along the yards to loosen the sails. He imagined how the world would look from that height, balanced on a thin spar with nothing except a hundred feet of air between him and the ocean. The crew fitted the spokes to the capstan and began hauling up the anchor. As the ship prepared for departure, it seemed as if his whole future was about to sail away. Theo ran. Each step was agony, but he forced himself to go on, spurred by the fear of what his father would do to him if he were caught. Jim was silent. He knew she was right, though his pride would not let him admit it. He remembered the screams as he wielded the saw.

Rob Courtney has spent his whole life in a quiet trading outpost on the east coast of Africa, dreaming of a life of adventure at sea. When his grandfather Jim dies, Rob takes his chance and stows away on a ship as it sails to England, with only the family heirloom, the Neptune Sword, to his name. He knew there had once been a battle in this bay. His grandfather, Jim, and his great-grandfather Tom had fought in it almost forty years ago. Rob had heard the stories so often he could recite them by heart. How the Caliph of Oman had brought his fleet to punish the Courtneys, and how Tom had lured those ships into the bay only to burn them to the waterline with heated shot. For years the skeletons of the sunken fleet had lurked in the bay like ancient monsters. But storms and tides had done their work, and the timbers had slipped out to sea or been washed ashore to be burned as firewood. The battle was disappearing from memory. When his grandparents died, it would be no more than a legend. The Diamond Hunters (1971), filmed as The Kingfisher Caper (1975) and as the TV series The Diamond Hunters (2001) starring Roy Scheider and Alyssa Milano Smith dedicated his books to her until she died from brain cancer in 1999, following a six-year illness. [43] Smith said: It really was love at first sight—and now she's got the best English teacher in the world. Of course people ask about the age gap, but I just say, 'What's 39 years?' Sure, she's young enough to be my daughter, so what?" [40]

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Spicer, Andrew (2012). "Rethinking Authorship in Film: The Struggle for Creative Control between Michael Klinger (Producer) and Wilbur Smith (Writer)". University of York . Retrieved 18 October 2021. Theo’s face flushed so red he looked as if he might explode. ‘We are Englishmen. If Parliament cannot make our laws, it is anarchy.’

Theo stared at the dancers, hypnotised by their movements. Their hips writhed; their breasts undulated under the gauzy fabric. One, in particular, fascinated him: a slim young woman with almond eyes, her oiled skin gleaming in the lamplight.It was presented to our family by Sir Francis Drake himself,’ said Louisa, though Rob knew all the stories by heart. ‘Every man in the Courtney line has carried it into battle.’ From the sounds within, Theo guessed the party was taking place on the first floor. He recalled a grand ballroom there from his one visit to the house, trailing along behind his father. Mansur grinned. ‘Of course, my love, you would never have dreamed of marrying a disreputable young man. You would not have countenanced it – cousin.’ And I have never regretted it.’ Louisa stood and helped Jim to his feet. ‘But we cannot control what our children do, still less our grandchildren. We must trust to God.’