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Call of the Raven

By: Wilbur Smith
Narrated by: Elliot Chapman
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The son of a wealthy plantation owner and a doting mother, Mungo St John is accustomed to the wealth and luxuries his privilege has afforded him. That is until he returns from university to discover his family ruined, his inheritance stolen and his childhood sweetheart, Camilla, taken by the conniving Chester Marion. Fuelled by anger and love, Mungo swears vengeance and devotes his life to saving Camilla - and destroying Chester.

Camilla, trapped in New Orleans, powerless to her position as a kept slave and suffering at the hands of Chester's brutish behaviour, must learn to do whatever it takes to survive.

As Mungo battles his own fate and misfortune to achieve the revenge that drives him and regain his power in the world, he must question what it takes for a man to survive when he has nothing and what he is willing to do in order to get what he wants.

An action-packed and gripping adventure by best-selling author Wilbur Smith about one man's quest for revenge, the brutality of slavery in America and the imbalance between humans that can drive - or defeat - us.

©2020 Orion Mintaka (UK) Ltd. (P)2020 Audible, Ltd Action & Adventure Genre Fiction Historical Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Thriller & Suspense Revenge Fiction Survival Africa
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A very good story. I enjoy all of Wilbur Smith books. He gets things moving from the first page.

A good story

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This is the first book of Wilber Smith's that l have listened to on audio and l loved it. The narrator was perfect.

loved it.

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A most enjoyable read.. Mr Smith really excelled with this book. VERY WELL WRITTEN.

Best Ever

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Loved the story line. Main character. going in for more.
loved Wilbur Smith.
Great Story's.
Narrator excellent.

fantastic listening to.

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Narrator was great, story woven well with unpredictability a key component. Very worthwhile listen, kept me coming back

Good yarn

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Have enjoyed several of Smith’s earlier books, but this just seemed to be a variation on a old and predictable theme.

Predictable from the opening chapters. Failed to get me in.

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I thought this story was OK but found the duplicitous perspective of Mungo (who thought of that as a name?) toward black people very challenging to accept. Ultimately, he was completely self absorbed, certainly unusually immature for a lead character, and got away with extreme bad behaviour.

Well written...as always... but the core story?

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