A review by kathleenitpdx
Birds of Prey by Wilbur Smith

2.0

A swashbuckling adventure tale. An exotic setting--the east coast of 17th century Africa, a young, handsome, brave, bright hero under the tutelage of his strict but loving father with a loyal, strong, brave, wise indigenous side-kick, naval battles, sword fights, lions, crocodiles, hidden treasure, a secret society, an evil, implacable but honorable foe, a couple of slimy bad guys, a beautiful, high-born nymphomaniac to relieve our hero of his virginity—what could go wrong? All of the characters are one dimensional. They each can be summed up in one stereotypical sentence. Far be it from them to examine their actions, motives or themselves. And enough purple prose to cause the reader to occasionally throw the book down.