The Eye of the Tiger

By: Wilbur Smith

Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe

Length: 13 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

From best-selling novelist Wilbur Smith, The Eye of the Tiger is an exciting adventure set amongst the peaceful islands of the Indian Ocean, where a man's past returns to hunt him down.

'I was looking down, watching the shark come. It seemed to swell up in size as it rushed towards me. Every detail was burned into my mind in those frantic seconds. I saw the hog's snout with the two slotted nostrils, the golden eyes with the black pupils like arrowheads, the broad blue back from which stood the tall executioner's blade of the dorsal fin.'

Harry Fletcher, a man with a chequered past, has reformed and is making an honest living as a charter skipper fishing for big game in the seductive waters of the Indian Ocean. Suddenly men from the world of violence Harry has put behind him overturn his good intentions, involving him in a hectic race to recover a fabulous treasure from an ancient wreck.

©1974 Wilbur Smith (P)2019 Audible, Ltd

Very good book with a diving focus

Although there is plenty of action combined with vivid descriptions of Africa, Wilbur Smith explores realms outside of his comfort zone. This book focuses on diving around the islands off-shore from northern Mozambique. Although it took a little work to get going, I ended up enjoying the book a lot.

Timeless Expat Intrigue Tale

This stand-alone novel is like a Graham Greene novel suspended in a contemporary action thriller. Wilbur Smith is a phenomenally adept chronicler of the British Colonial and post-colonial experience. Buy everything he has written...I have and don’t regret my investments.

Best Wilbur Smith Ever?

Whatever a great audible book contains this one has it. Ben Onwukwe 's narration is superb, his character creation in voice was as good as it gets. The story is or could be Wilbur Smith's best. Albeit written several years ago, the story is timeless, the setting simteless, the plot timeless. I've listened to most every book Wilbur Smith has created in audio form and this one could be the best ever!

Wilbur Smith just keeps getting better

This is the first Wilbur Smith novel outside of the Egypt series that I’ve actually enjoyed. Fast moving with the usual Wilbur Smith betrayal by the female character near the end. It was a good read

Wonderful production of a great book

I always loved this story by Wilbur Smith. I was overjoyed to listen to the deep wonderful voice of this reader. Two thumbs up for story and performance.

Not My Favorite

Although I am a big Wilbur Smith fan, I just couldn’t get interested in this book. Frankly, and this is just my own opinion, I found it to be totally boring.

My favorite Wilbur Smith book!

I recommend this book for everyone. Adventure, mystery, suspense, intrigue, thrills, chills and even a few laughs; what more could a reader desire?

Not my favorite, but certainly worthwhile

My previous Wilbur Smith novels were the Courtney sagas so I was somewhat taken aback by the first person perspective. But it seems Robert Smith can write a mesmerizing adventure novel employing just about any delivery.. The ending was not totally unexpected - though satisfying enough - and rather than a banal “good guy won and got the girl too” rather in keeping with the lone rough hewn protagonist. A good, quick and entertaining listen.

Very good romp

Great story excellently narrated by Ben Onwukwe. Classic treasure hunt with good action scenes and some truly nasty villains.

A Swashbuckling Tale

A good Listen! With an adventure in every chapter this tale has all the components of a search for lost treasure -a tropical island, killer sharks in the sea, a ruthless rival , and a gallant hero with a beautiful girl.
The narrator reads in a style which suggests permanent menace and danger even when there isn't any, which rather softens the impact. It is fully justified in the final chapters however when our hero slaughters his evil rival and his crew against impossible odds.
This book carried me through many sleepless nights ....... or, did it cause them perhaps!

Terrific adventure ruined by a poor reader

Was all set to relive one of my favourite Wilbur Smith stories on Audible, but found this almost impossible to listen to because of the performer's truly awful delivery. it was as if he was reading the whole thing at first sight, ponderous pacing, poor characterisation but worst of all were the regular strange pauses in the middle of sentences or phrases. persisted only because my wife has not read the story but had to take frequent breaks to calm down over the way he was ruining it.

Classic Wilbur Smith

Plenty of gratuitous sex and violence in exotic locations. Just what we look for in a Good Wilbur Smith.

The actor read it superbly. Top quality all round.

A great Wilbur smith story

I’ve read a lot of Wilbur’s books and listened to several on audible. This is probably the best so far.

OK in its way

I first read this 30 years ago, in my teens, at which point it seemed pretty good. Listening to it now though, the plot is horribly flawed, painfully over-macho, and generally a bit disappointing. I also have to note the pretty shocking levels of sexism; God knows I'm no ultra-feminist, but even I found myself cringing at several points along the way with Wilbur. All that being said, it just about does enough to keep you listening while your doing other tasks, but I can't imagine giving up the dedicated time to "read" it again.

Great story teller

Great story, told extremely well narrated by Ben Onwukwe. You can imagine the characters and locations, as if they were on film

Good story, lumpy narration

I like this story but the narrator had very little flow which made for an awkward listen. He added extra full stops to every sentence and kept getting lost in the accents of the characters. Pity.

The eye of the tiger

The eye of the tiger is is probably my favourite none Courtney book. I have read the abridged and unabridged version
really good adventure book. The underwater part of the book. Was really well described by Wilbur Smith

Another great adventure

Took a little while to get into this one but it was still awesome. The narration was good and the narrator necessary for some of the characters but my word his voice is deep! My speakers were struggling :)