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SMITH, Wilbur (Addison) Geboren: Rhodesië (Het Tegenwoordige Zimbabwe), 9 Januari 1933 Opleiding: Michaelhouse En Rhodes University SMITH, Wilbur (Addison) Geboren: Rhodesië (het tegenwoordige Zimbabwe), 9 januari 1933 Opleiding: Michaelhouse en Rhodes University. Woont in Londen website: www.wilbursmithbooks.com Serie: Courtneys; Ballantyne; Egyptian The Courtneys: 1. When the Lion Feeds 1964 Als de leeuw zijn prooi slaat... 1964/67 ZHUM Cultuur/RD BB 35 ook verschenen odt: Het goud van Natal 1987 Boekerij Parel 2. The Sound of Thunder 1966 Vlammend veld, heftig hart. Onverwacht ook verschenen odt: kwamen oorlog en liefde in zijn leven 1968 ZHUM The Roar of Thunder ook verschenen odt: Vlammend veld, heftig hart 1994 Boekerij Parel 3. A Sparrow Falls 1977 De jakhalzen van het paradijs 1978 ZHUM ook verschenen odt: Jakhalzen van het paradijs 1982 Elsevier The Courtneys 2: 1. The Burning Shore 1985 De ruige kust 1985 Elsevier ook verschenen odt: De wet van de jungle 1991 Boekerij 2. Power of the Sword 1986 De kracht van het zwaard 1987 Boekerij 3. Rage 1987 De band van het bloed 1988 Boekerij 4. A Time to Die 1989 De macht van het kwaad 1989/91 Boekerij/Reader’s Digest BB 148 5. Golden Fox 1990 De greep van de angst 1990 Boekerij The Courtneys 3: 1. Birds of Prey 1997 De roofvogels #1 1997/2000 Boekerij/Boekerij ook verschenen odt: Roofvogels 2016 Xander 2. Monsoon 1999 Moesson 1999 Boekerij 3. Blue Horizon 2003 Blauwe horizon 2003 Boekerij 4. The Triumph of the Sun: A Novel of African Adventure 2005 Triomf van de zon 2005 Boekerij 5. Assegai 2009 Het lot van de jager 2009 Boekerij 6. War Cry 2017 #1 in 1997 in 1 band, in 2000 in 2 banden; #2 in deze roman komen ook leden van de Ballantyne familie voor; omnibussen: The Courtneys 1987 The Courtney Trilogie 1988 Boekerij bevat: When the Lion Feeds bevat: Het goud van Natal The Sound of Thunder Vlammend veld, heftig hart A Sparrow Falls Jakhalzen van het paradijs The Courtneys of Africa 1988 De erfgenamen van Courtney 1992 Boekerij bevat: The Burning Shore bevat: De wet van de jungle Power of the Sword De kracht van het zwaard Rage De band van het bloed Ballantyne: 1. A Falcon Flies 1980 De klauw van de valk 1981 ZHUM 1. A Falcon Flies 1980 In de ban van de goudstad (vervolg) 1982 ZHUM ook verschenen odt: Flight of the Falcon 2. Men of Men 1981 Furie van de valk 1982 ZHUM ook verschenen odt: De furie van de valk 1989 Boekerij 3. The Angels Weep 1982 De vloek van de hyena dl1 1983 ZHUM 3. The Angels Weep 1982 De vlucht van de hyena dl2 1984 ZHUM ook in 1 band verschenen odt: De vloek van de hyena 1989 Boekerij bevat: De vloek van de hyena De vlucht van de hyena 4. The Leopard Hunts in Darkness 1984 Een luipaard jaagt 's nachts 1984 Elsevier 5. The Triumph of the Sun: A Novel of African Adventure #3 2005 Triomf van de zon 2005 Boekerij #3 hierin komen ook leden van de Courtney familie voor Ancient Egyptian Saga: 1. River God 1993 Vallei der Koningen 1993/03 Boekerij/ZB 3059 2. The Seventh Scroll 1995 Het Koningsgraf 1995/03 Boekerij/ZB 3156 3. Warlock 2001 Magiër 2001/02/05 Boekerij/XL 858/ZB 3355 4. The Quest 2007 De elfde plaag 2007 Boekerij 5. Desert God 2014 Woestijngod 2014 Xander Uitgevers 6. Pharaoh 2016 Farao 2016 Xander Uitgevers Hector Cross: 1. Those in Peril 2011 Op volle zee 2011 Boekerij 2. Vicious Circle 2013 Cirkel van het kwaad 2013 Xander 3. Predator: A Crossbow novel #5 2016 #5 met Tom Cain omnibus: 2 x superspanning met Hector Cross in de hoofdrol 2016 Xander bevat: Op volle zee Cirkel van het kwaad andere titels: The Dark of the Sun 1965 In de schaduw van het licht 1965 ZHUM ook verschenen odt: ook verschenen odts: The Train from Katanga (1965) De laatste trein uit Katanga. Een liefde bloeit op in gevaar en vernietiging 1969 ZHUM De laatste trein 1990 Boekerij Shout at the Devil 1968 Wind over groot water 1971 ZHUM ook verschenen odt: Duel in de delta 1976 ZHUM Gold Mine 1970 Goudmijn 1972 ZHUM Cultuur ook verschenen odt: Gold (1973) The Diamond Hunters 1971 Diamantjagers 1973 ZHUM Cultuur ook verschenen odt: Jacht op diamanten 1972 Reader’s Digest BB 57 The Sunbird 1972 De zonnevogel 1974/74 ZHUM Cultuur/RD BB 62 Eagle in the Sky 1974 Als een adelaar in de lucht 1976 ZHUM Cultuur The Eye of the Tiger 1975 Het oog van de tijger 1976 ZHUM Cultuur Cry Wolf 1976 Waar de wolven huilen 1977 ZHUM Cultuur ook verschenen odt: Het heetst van de strijd 1989 Boekerij Parel Hungry as the Sea 1978 Aasgier van de golven 1979 ZHUM Wild Justice 1979 Geheim project Atlas 1980 ZHUM in amerika verschenen odt: The Delta Decision (1981) Elephant Song 1991 De strijd om de tand 1991/94 Boekerij/Reader’s Digest BB 164 6. Golden Lion #4 2015 Gouden leeuw 2015 Xander ot: A Novel of Heroes in a Time of War #4 met Giles Kristian omnibus: Wilbur Smith’s Smashing Thrillers 2013 bevat: Hungry as the Sea Wild Justice Elephant Song VN Sterren Op volle zee * 2012 Cirkel van het kwaad * 2014 MEDIA bewerkingen Film: screenplay director gebaseerd op/cast The Mercenaries 1968 Ranald MacDougall Jack Cardiff in amerika uitgezonden odt: (o.ps. Quentin Werty) Dark of the Sun (1968) & Adrian Spies The Last Lion 1972 - Elmo De Witt Gold 1974 Stanley Price Peter R. Hunt in amerika uitgezonden odt: & Wilbur Smith The Great Gold Conspiracy (1974) The Kingfisher Caper 1975 Roy Boulting Dirk De Villiers ook uitgebracht odts: The Diamond Hunters (z afr) (1975) Diamond Lust (1975) Shout at the Devil 1976 Stanley Price Peter R. Hunt & Alastair Reid & Wilbur Smith Mountain of Diamonds 1991 Sergio Donati Jeannot Szwarc ook uigebracht odts: Burning Shore (eng) (1991) La montagna dei diamanti (it) (1991) Wild Justice (tv miniserie) 1993 James Carrington Tony Wharmby Wild Justice 1994 Geraint Jones Paul Turner ook uitgebracht odts: & Eiry Palfrey Covert Assassin (1994) & Paul Turner Dial (1994) The Seventh Scroll (tv miniserie) 1999 Sergio Donati Kevin Connor & Ciro Ippolito & Alan Shearman Diamond Hunters (tv miniserie) 2001 Carmen Culver Dennis Berry .
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