Blue Horizon Audiobook

" plot was fast paced, but lots of pages to skip over if you know what i mean... "

" This is the in the same series and Birds of Prey... Monsoon... and this third book... it goes along the lines of the same family in a different time... Very Smith-esque! "

" Enjoyed listening to this audiobook. Easy to get involved in story. "

" My first Wilbur Smith book. I thought it was going to be about the Civil War, based on the title "

" While I appreciate this is probably extremely well researched in historical terms, I found it hard to be impressed when having to slog through page upon page of cringe worthy dialogue being expressed by characters that were two dimensional, the writer seems to think he can make women interesting by depicting them giving their male companions a bit of lip in between getting themselves into trouble and running to check on the dinner, yawn. For all the detail that was so painstakingly researched, to me it felt show-offy rather than interesting next to everything else. I hate not finishing a book I've started, but I had to give up on this one. I just couldn't take anymore. "

" The dialogue was rather cheesy. Every woman in the story at one time or another was a damsel in distress rescued by a tall dark and handsome man. In the end even with those things the story was entertaining. "

" This is one of the many hand-me-down books I have to read. And adventure book is not one I would chose on my own. That said, I found it hard to put the book down. I must confess that I was drawn in to the stories. Bushmen Xhia and Bakkat provided the comic relief in the story. There appeared to be five or more separate plots, although it was brought together in the end. Many things were, to me, unrealistic and far fetched, but maybe that is what goes into an adventure story to make it exciting. What I didn't like was how graphic the "killings" were described, but them I'm squeamish. As I said, I hated to put it down. "

" Having grown up in South Africa, I relish reading books that take place in that country. Smith's descriptions evoke wonderful memories for me and I simply adore his fabulous books! "

" Blue Horizon was a satisfying finish to the trilogy. After reading the first two however I was getting a tad tired with sword fights and sailing instructions. Glad I read it, but glad it's over as well. "

" More pirates and high seas. "

" Continuing Saga of this interesting family "

" A brilliant book, this really is Wilbur Smith at his best! "

" I previously read Triumph of the Sun and, like it, Blue Horizon holds your attention and you cannot put it down. "

" This book is long but the second half is better than the first, which makes it OK. "

" Always a good read, dynamic, full of adventure and romance, and great to learn a bit of history of Africa, even if it is just the background. "

" Listened to this on CD. Great adventure story...I guess it's a sequel or part of a series, but it stands alone pretty well. "

" This swashbuckling African adventure is a boisterous, rollicking read. Aside from some graphic stuff, I would have to say that I'm glad I finally found Wilbur Smith's work and hope to rejoin the Courtney family saga again soon. "

" I was like putting an Indiana Jones movie into a book. Loved it. Couldn't put it down. "

" Definitely an audio book. Highly recommend for a long trip (17 1/2 hr). "

" quick to read, lots of one to one fights, pure adventure on land and seas. Honour, family and destiny. "

" Must read Birds of Paradise and Monsoon first. This is the third book. More of the same, but this does not reduce the enjoyment at all. Three of my all time favourites. Classic adventure stories. "

" Third in the series of Courtney "prequels" - The best of the series by far!! "

" if you read this also read "Monsoon" and visa versa. excellent read. "

" Action, love, intrigue, wild and open spaces... Why didn't I see a movie about it? "

" Bello, appassionante, coinvolgente come l'Africa che Wilbur ci descrive magistralmente. Una saga che spero decida di proseguire. "