Wilbur Smith RIP

[gerard]

Sad news. Many an enjoyable hour spent reading his books....particularly the earlier ones.

Sent from my SM-T510 using Tapatalk

[TheTigerUK]

My favorite author, RIP and thank you.

[Horologos]

Mine as well. R.I.P..

[Chinnock]

Made me fall in love with Africa and subsequently made the continent a big part of my life.

RIP Sir!

[reecie]

Yes RIP. The earlier books formed a great part of my reading enjoyment.

[Skip]

Sad to hear. I was an avid reader of his books in my youth.

[Ventura]

RIP Wilbur.

[KavKav]

Sad to hear, I have all of his books and as has been said on here, the earlier books were the best.
R.I.P Wilbur Smith.

[andy tims]

Used to love his books when I was younger. He wrote some proper page turners. RIP

[jaytip]

Nooooo. I love his stuff. Gutted to read this.

[JonRA]

I'm also of the 'read his earlier books when younger' brigade. Really enjoyed them and just ordered a copy of 'When the Lion Feeds' for a Christmas holiday read. RIP Wilbur

[barreti]

I had no idea he was as old as he was.

I really enjoyed his Courtney and Ballantyne novels. And his books were always something I looked for at the airport for my holiday reading.

RIP Wilbur

[Andrzej]

I'm also of the 'read his earlier books when younger' brigade. RIP Wilbur

That is me too, and enjoyed them. Have not read anything of his in many years.

[Neil.C]

That's a shame.

Such a prolific and bestselling author.

RIP Wilbur.

[Eddiex]

I read all of his books but I particularly enjoyed his early ones. I was living in East Africa when I read my first Wilbur Smith novel, 'When The Lion Feeds' and I was hooked. His descriptions managed to capture the 'real bush' - the heat, the smells, the people, the animals, so well. I'm going to re read them.
RIP

[wildheart]

Thanks for the hours of escapism Wilbur, read all the Courtnay and Egyptian books. And a few Ballantyne series. Monsoon was a particular favourite of mine. RIP

[Robsmck]

So sad to hear of his passing. I was an avid reader in my youth. The first time that I heard of a Rolex sea dweller was in one of his early novels ( the one where the main character is the captain/owner of a salvage tug ) and I have been hooked on the sea dweller idea ever since.
RIP

Sent from my Nokia 1.4 using Tapatalk