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| The Dark of the Sun | 
 enlarge | Author: Wilbur Smith
Publisher: Pan Books
Category: Book
List Price: $16.50
Buy New: $6.26
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 77303
Media: Paperback
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 0330201808
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780330201803
ASIN: 0330201808
Publication Date: February 6, 1970
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Bruce Curry is the leader of a mercenary band with the dubious support of three white officers. His mission is to relieve a mining town cut off by the fighting and retrieve a consignment of diamonds. Ranged against his men are bandits and guerrillas. A deadlier enemy is one of his own men.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
Fast Paced African Adventure June 19, 2005
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is an entertaining adventure novel by Wilbur Smith.
Although this is not one of his better ones, it is one that will keep the reader entertained. The story is about a group of mercenaries who are sent to retrieve a collection of diamonds under the guise of rescuing some people who are in danger during a revolt.
It is a story that any Wilbur Smith fan will enjoy. For anyone who has never read him before, I would recommend starting with 'Hungry as the Sea' or the Courtney series, which is fantastic. The first one in that collection is: 'When the Lion Feeds.'
 Dumb Fun July 26, 2004
For a testosterone-fuelled romp through a tragic chapter in Africa's history this fast-paced story is exciting and the pages fly by.
However, the African characters are patronising outlines at best and the "love" scenes are laughably heavy handed. The story barely challenges even the most lobotomised reader and the sad events which act as a backdrop to this fantasy rarely interrupt the author's White, macho dreams.
Fun, but very dumb.
 Hard to put this one down February 20, 2004
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is an adventure through the Congo with a band of mercenaries.Merceneries with nothing to lose. This was a really good read. The characters are well developed. It was hard to put this one down. This book gives you a glimpse as to why some peolple turn to the merc life. Characters have tragic lives that can you can relate to. This book shows you what goes on in Africa. You get a good perspective of the logic a killer could have. How a killer would rationalize a massacre. A good peice you'll pick up again. And it'll put some hair on your chest.5 stars bucko.
Awesome Thriller from Wilbur Smith November 25, 2003
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
A tremendous adventure novel set in the Congo in the early
1960's, this book will keep the reader on the edge of his/her seat. Later filmed with Rod Taylor and Yvette Mimieux, diffcult
to find on TV (presumably because of lack of PC credentials), it
makes a great adventure movie.
Also I personally suspect that it served as a partial inspiration for the more recent film "Tears of the Sun."
Buy and read this book!
A Late Bloomer, but Fascinating March 15, 2002
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Only fault this book has is, it fails to hold your attention in initial pages. But if you read on beyond first 15 pages, it has the potential to captivate the reader. It is not that story cannot be predicted, but the story line is powerful enough to make the readers read on, even when the conclusion becomes apparent in last few pages.To say that it is a run of the mill story would be an injustice to this book. The plot development, the ups and downs its characters go through and the back drop of Africa add up and brighten the story line. In all a book which can be read fully and enjoyed throughout except first few pages.
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