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The Sunbird

By: Wilbur Smith
Narrated by: Piers Hampton
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A lost civilisation. A curse reborn.

Dr Ben Kazin has only a blurred photograph and a gut instinct that there is a lost city to uncover somewhere beneath the Botswana cliffs. Soon, a whispered curse and a chance encounter with a local tribe lead him to discover much more than city foundations.

The curse, it seems, is real, and will link Ben, his oldest friend and the woman they both love with a forgotten leader from 2,000 years ago, in a city of glory and honour that subsequently disappeared without a trace. But what happened to that ancient civilisation? And what is it that connects that lost empire to Ben and the violent dangers he must face in the present day?

An action-packed archaeological adventure from global best seller Wilbur Smith.

©2019 Wilbur Smith (P)2019 Audible, Ltd Action & Adventure Historical Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Thriller & Suspense Africa Suspense
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Loved it the first time, loved it more the second time. I rarely read books twice.

Second time of reading

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Have read this book twice. I loved it as much the second time as the first time I read it

Excellent

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loved the detail, th treasure, felt I was there. Mr Smith is my favourite author for a good yarn

the depth of detail

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I really like how the story presented the characters. you could really see them and feel them.

the story was masterful

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1. Part 1 Listening to this part was impossible in the car because the lead protagonist kept whispering and it was impossible to hear him so I would up the volume then got blasted when something else happened. Considering I purchased the book for my 10 hour drive to my daughter’s property I was frustrated
2. There was no story. Part 1 ended a bit sad. Part 2 ended the way you could predict then there is an add on. He marries a cheating woose who doesn’t deserve him
3. Seriously Wilbur, I have been reading you books for 46 years and loved every book. You are better than this.
Eleanor

Very Disappointing

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What a disappointment, the story begins in the today and then draws a parallel to an ancient time and repeats the same base story, no idea what the link is or why but can only think that it was to add bulk pages to the book. Very sloppy work and an insult to readers

A story by half

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Boring. Slow and disjointed. Part 1 just ended without knowing what happened and then a whole new story starts. So frustrating.

Boring. Parts were great but so depressing. All bad events.

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