Rage

By: Wilbur Smith

Narrated by: Sean Barrett

Length: 29 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

Shasa closed his mouth slowly. The very foundations of his political beliefs and principles were shaken and the walls cracked through. They had led him up into a high place and shown him the prize that was his for the taking.

The future of a country. The end of a family.

Shasa Courtney, heir to the Courtney fortunes, dreams only of uniting his divided, beloved country. Against all his principles, he allows his half brother Manfred to persuade him to join South Africa's right-wing National Party, hoping to moderate from within their dangerous policies of apartheid.

But Shasa's wife is working against everything he's working for while Manfred has deadly secrets he cannot afford to be revealed, either to his family or the public who are on the brink of war. In the terrible struggle for the future of South Africa, the Courtney family will be torn apart - and many will have to pay a terrible price....

A Courtney Series adventure - book 3 in the Burning Shore sequence.

©2018 Wilbur Smith (P)2019 Audible, Ltd

Great Story

Wow, this one takes some turns and twists as it works it way through the lives in the story and plot. A great job of wrapping up plots from previous books and yet building new ones in an interesting way. This was an enjoyable read and I couldn’t put it down.

It’s all about power & corruption

It doesn’t matter who you are - it’s all about power & Wilbur manages to bring these stories together so well! Quite intense in some areas.

Excellent.

The Courtney series is a wonderful read/listen. I definitely recommend all six books and hope a 7th book will be coming in the future. Thank you Mr Smith.

Very poor Afrikaans accent.

The readers English presentation was excellent. However he made the Afrikaans accented characters sound childish and uneducated. I did not like the French accent either.

Great book to understand South Africa

I have read all the Courtney books by Wilbur Smith. Of course, the first “When the lion feeds” is the best, followed by “Power of the sword” and now “Rage” the biggest and most controversial. Rage is realistic, tough, sad and revealing - the ability of sane men to do truly evil things to their fellow humans while preserving their own “freedom.” It is a book that will make you think long after you came to the last chapter. All the characters are riveting and believable.

Rage

I first read Rage years ago and now have heard the story. It is a very good book, well written and the narrator is amazing. He brought the story to life for me. Having read all the Courtney series I feel like I am surfacing from an adventure far away and that I know all those characters intimately. Great story telling. Wilbur Smith at his best. Highly recommended.

Gripping saga

Magnificent story! Gripping, Exciting & difficult to put down. A piece of South African history true to form Definitely a worthwhile read

One of the best books about South Africa by Wilbur Smith

This book is for anybody who loves fiction and action adventure and wants to know about the history of South Africa from one of the best historians and fiction writers of the 20th century.

I see you Wilbur Smith. RIP

I want to see Africa because of these books, and I've jumped in and out of their history as well. What a tragedy that country has endured since the arrival of the white man...

Extremely poor pronunciation

As a fully bilingual listener I find I grating each time Sean Barrett attempts an Afrikaans name or word. His pronunciation does not vaguely resemble the vernacular. What happened to phonetics?