Kun leijona metsästää (1964)

I have never read a book by Wilbur Smith until now. I can see why he is a popular writer. He captivates you with his characters and keeps things moving fairly well. I will be reading his works in sequence. ( )

Love the Courtney series and Wilbur Smith's description of Africa! ( )

He began life at his twin brother's side, soon running wild on his father's ranch on the edge of Africa. But violence, desire, and fate sent Sean Courtney into exile--where he would fight and love his way to extraordinary success and heartbreaking failure...

In a place called The Ridge of White Waters, Sean made a life-long friendship, mined a fortune of gold, and met his own demons. Then an act of cunning betrayal struck--and ignited a new adventure to a new frontier.

From facing the murderous charge of a towering bull elephant to watching men die unspeakable deaths, Sean fought new enemies, forged new allies--and dreamed of establishing a family on a farm of his own. But the young man who had lived by his courage, sweat, and blood was about to discover that the past still had its claws in him…

### Review

'Plenty of incident and colour' – *The Observer*, 1966

'Pride of place goes to *When the Lion Feeds* because it is bigger, wider and more full of plot than all the others put together ...' – *The Daily Telegraph*, 1966

'Wilbur Smith has built up his wide-screen adventure story with energy and shrewdness.' – *Sunday Times*, 1966

'Mr. Smith is a natural story-teller who moves confidently and often splendidly in his period and sustains a flow of convincing incident without repeating his excitement.' – *The Scotsman*, 1966

'A very impressive book in its wide scope and its descriptive colour.' –* Sphere*

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****Praise for Wilbur Smith****

**“Smith is a master.” *—Publishers Weekly
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***“One of the world’s most popular adventure writers.” *—The Washington Post Book World
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***“A rare author who wields a razor-sharp sword of craftsmanship.” *—Tulsa World***

**“Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared.” *—The Times* (UK)      
"Best Historical Novelist--I say Wilbur Smith, with his swashbuckling novels of Africa.  The bodices of rip and the blood flows.  You can get lost in Wilbur Smith and misplace all of August."--Stephen King
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**"Action is Wilur Smith's game, and he is a master."--*The Washington Post Book World***

**“The world’s leading adventure writer.” *—Daily Express* (UK)**

**"Wilbur Smith rarely misses a trick."--*Sunday Times***

**“Smith is a captivating storyteller.” *—The Orlando Sentinel***

**“No one does adventure quite like Smith.” —*Daily Mirror *(UK)
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**"A thundering good’ read is virtually the only way of describing Wilbur Smith’s books.” —*The Irish Times***

### **From the Publisher**

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Good, not great, but certainly good enough to make me want to read the next one in the series. I'm probably in for the duration. ( )

This story follows the life of Sean Courtney from a little boy to a middle aged man. His life is thick with tragedy, adventure, love, and joy. Beautifully described and executed, a page turner from the first to last, and quite a shocking ending.

A delightful read ( )