Wilbur Smith
Books in Order by Date of Publication
Wilbur Smith is a highly acclaimed and bestselling author renowned for his sweeping historical novels that transport readers to a bygone era. With a writing style that effortlessly blends action romance and drama Smith has captivated audiences worldwide with his epic tales of love war and power struggles. His typical genres include historical fiction adventure and romance often set against the backdrop of Africa the Mediterranean and the Middle East. What makes Smith's books so popular is his exceptional ability to craft compelling characters intricate plots and meticulously researched historical settings that transport readers to another time and place. With 171 books in publication Smith's impressive literary career spans decades solidifying his status as one of the world's most beloved and respected authors. His novels often explore themes of family loyalty and the human condition ensuring that readers remain hooked until the very end.
1. When the Lion Feeds (1964) Buy on Amazon
2. Hungry as the Sea (1964) Buy on Amazon
3. The Dark of the Sun (1965) Buy on Amazon
4. The train from Katanga (1965) Buy on Amazon
5. Train from Katanga (1965) Buy on Amazon
6. Roar of Thunder (1966) Buy on Amazon
7. The Sound of the Thunder (1966) Buy on Amazon
8. Gold Mine (1970) Buy on Amazon
9. When The Lion Feeds The Diamond Hunters Eagle In The Sky and Gold Mine (1970) Buy on Amazon
10. The Sunbird (1972) Buy on Amazon
11. The Sunbird Part 2 of 2 (1972) Buy on Amazon
12. The Sunbird Part 1 of 2 (1972) Buy on Amazon
13. The diamond hunters (1973) Buy on Amazon
14. Eagle in the sky (1974) Buy on Amazon
15. The Eye of the Tiger (1975) Buy on Amazon
16. Shout at the Devil (1976) Buy on Amazon
17. Cry Wolf (1976) Buy on Amazon
18. Selected Works (1976) Buy on Amazon
19. A Sparrow Falls (1977) Buy on Amazon
20. Dark of the Sun (1977) Buy on Amazon
21. A Sparrow Falls Part 1 of 2 (1977) Buy on Amazon
22. A Sparrow Falls Part 2 of 2 (1977) Buy on Amazon
23. Hungry as the Sea by Wilbur Smith (1978-04-24) (1978) Buy on Amazon
24. Wild Justice (1979) Buy on Amazon
25. Gold mine The dark of the sun The eye of the tiger (1979) Buy on Amazon
26. Falcon Flies (1980) Buy on Amazon
27. A falcon flies (1980) Buy on Amazon
28. A Falcon Flies Part 2 of 2 (1980) Buy on Amazon
29. A Falcon Flies Part 1 of 2 (1980) Buy on Amazon
30. Bir avuc kum (1980) Buy on Amazon
31. Men of men (1981) Buy on Amazon
32. The delta decision (1981) Buy on Amazon
33. Men Of Men Part 2 Of 2 (1981) Buy on Amazon
34. Men Of Men Part 1 Of 2 (1981) Buy on Amazon
35. Lânetliler körfez̧i (1981) Buy on Amazon
36. Hungry as the sea ; The sound of thunder ; The eye of the tiger (1981) Buy on Amazon
37. The angels weep (1982) Buy on Amazon
38. Flight of the falcon (1982) Buy on Amazon
39. Agria dikaiosini (1982) Buy on Amazon
40. Delta Decision (1982) Buy on Amazon
41. Angels Weep (1983) Buy on Amazon
42. El Llanto de Los Angeles (1983) Buy on Amazon
43. Cuando Comen Los Leones (1983) Buy on Amazon
44. Retumba El Trueno/Sound of Thunder (1983) Buy on Amazon
45. Muere El Gorrion/Sparrow Falls (1983) Buy on Amazon
46. Eagle in the sky ; Shout at the devil (1983) Buy on Amazon
47. The leopard hunts in darkness (1984) Buy on Amazon
48. Angels Weep (Ballantyne Novels) (1984) Buy on Amazon
49. The Burning Shore Part 1 of 2 (1985) Buy on Amazon
50. The Burning Shore Part 2 of 2 (1985) Buy on Amazon
51. Leopard Hunts Darknees-O M (1985) Buy on Amazon
52. Making of Britn (1985) Buy on Amazon
53. El Lepordo Caza En LA Oscuro (1985) Buy on Amazon
54. The power of the sword (1986) Buy on Amazon
55. Power of the Sword Part 1 of 2 (1986) Buy on Amazon
56. Power Of The Sword Part 2 Of 2 (1986) Buy on Amazon
57. The Burning Shore-Om (1986) Buy on Amazon
58. Diamond Hunters (6 Cassettes) (1986) Buy on Amazon
59. Rage (1987) Buy on Amazon
60. Power of the Sword (1987) Buy on Amazon
61. Burning Shore (1987) Buy on Amazon
62. Rage Part 1 of 2 (1987) Buy on Amazon
63. The Angels Weep Part 1 of 2 (1987) Buy on Amazon
64. The Angels Weep Part 2 Of 2 (1987) Buy on Amazon
65. Rage Part 2 of 2 (1987) Buy on Amazon
66. Power of the Sword-36 Copy Dump (1987) Buy on Amazon
67. race (1987) Buy on Amazon
68. The Courtneys of Africa (1988) Buy on Amazon
69. The Leopard Hunts in Darkness. Filofiction edition (1988) Buy on Amazon
70. The Courtneys: 3 Volumes in 1: When the Lion Feeds The Sound of Thunder A Sparrow Falls (1988) Buy on Amazon
71. The Sound of Thunder (1989) Buy on Amazon
72. A Time to Die Part 1 of 2 (1989) Buy on Amazon
73. A Time to Die Part 2 of 2 (1989) Buy on Amazon
74. Golden Fox (1990) Buy on Amazon
75. Time to Die (1990) Buy on Amazon
76. Golden Fox (The Courtneys of Africa) by Wilbur Smith (26-Mar-1990) Hardcover (1990) Buy on Amazon
77. A time to die (1991) Buy on Amazon
78. Eagle in the sky ; The diamond hunters (1992) Buy on Amazon
79. Falcon Flies A (1992) Buy on Amazon
80. River God (1993) Buy on Amazon
81. Falcon Flies and Men of Men (1993) Buy on Amazon
82. Elephant Song (1994) Buy on Amazon
83. Seventh Scroll (1995) Buy on Amazon
84. Diamond Hunters (Word for Word Audio Books) (1995) Buy on Amazon
85. Reader's Digest Condensed Books (1995) Buy on Amazon
86. Wilbur Smith (1995) Buy on Amazon
87. The Seventh Scroll (1996) Buy on Amazon
88. Great Sermons on the Birth Death & Resurrection of Christ (1996) Buy on Amazon
89. Leopard Hunts in Darkness (1996) Buy on Amazon
90. Birds of prey (1997) Buy on Amazon
91. The Courtneys (1997) Buy on Amazon
92. The burning shore (1998) Buy on Amazon
93. Birds of Prey (A Courtney Family Adventure) (1998) Buy on Amazon
94. Sound of Thunder (1998) Buy on Amazon
95. When the Lion Feeds (Chivers Sound Library) (1998) Buy on Amazon
96. Have You Considered Him? (1999) Buy on Amazon
97. The Angels Weep (Ballantyne Novels) (1999) Buy on Amazon
98. A Falcon Flies (Ballantyne Novel) (1999) Buy on Amazon
99. Monsoon (2000) Buy on Amazon
100. Monsoon (A Courtney Family Adventure) (2000) Buy on Amazon
101. The Leopard Hunts in Darkness (Ballantyne Novels) (2000) Buy on Amazon
102. Goldmine (Macmillan UK Audio Books) (2000) Buy on Amazon
103. Eagle in the Sky (Macmillan UK Audio Books) (2000) Buy on Amazon
104. Power of the Sword (Macmillan UK Audio Books) (2000) Buy on Amazon
105. Rage (Macmillan UK Audio Books) (2000) Buy on Amazon
106. Warlock (2001) Buy on Amazon
107. Wilbur Smith Double (2001) Buy on Amazon
108. The dark of the sun ; The eye of the tiger (2001) Buy on Amazon
109. Warlock (Airside) (2001) Buy on Amazon
110. Czarownik (2001) Buy on Amazon
111. Bound to Talk (2002) Buy on Amazon
112. Birds of Prey and Monsoon (2002) Buy on Amazon
113. Blue horizon ; Hungry as the sea (2003) Buy on Amazon
114. The Blue Horizon (2003) Buy on Amazon
115. Blue horizon (2004) Buy on Amazon
116. The sound of thunder and Cry wolf (2004) Buy on Amazon
117. Diamond Hunters (2004) Buy on Amazon
118. Blue Horizon (A Courtney Family Adventure) (2004) Buy on Amazon
119. The Triumph of the Sun (2005) Buy on Amazon
120. The leopard hunts in darkness & When the lion feeds (2005) Buy on Amazon
121. River god & gold mine (2005) Buy on Amazon
122. Triumph of the Sun (Traveller's) (2005) Buy on Amazon
123. The Eye of the Tiger/ Hungry as the Sea (Thomas Dunne Books) (2005) Buy on Amazon
124. Eye of the Tiger/ Hungry as the Sea (2005) Buy on Amazon
125. Triumph of the Sun (2006) Buy on Amazon
126. A Falcon Flies (Ballantyne Novels) (2006) Buy on Amazon
127. Men of Men (Ballantyne Novels) (2006) Buy on Amazon
128. No Title Exists Buy on Amazon
129. The Triumph of the Sun (A Courtney Family Adventure) (2006) Buy on Amazon
130. The Quest (2007) Buy on Amazon
131. Three novels of Ancient Egypt (2007) Buy on Amazon
132. The Sunbird / Wild Justice (2007) Buy on Amazon
133. Sparrow Falls (2007) Buy on Amazon
134. A time to die [and] Elephant song (2008) Buy on Amazon
135. Assegai (2009) Buy on Amazon
136. Reader's digest select editions (2009) Buy on Amazon
137. Those in Peril (2011) Buy on Amazon
138. Desert God: A Novel of Ancient Egypt (2014) Buy on Amazon
139. Desert God (2014) Buy on Amazon
140. Vicious circle (2014) Buy on Amazon
141. Working at Home Is a Fun (2014) Buy on Amazon
142. Modules for Home Office (2014) Buy on Amazon
143. Golden Lion (2015) Buy on Amazon
144. The golden lion (2015) Buy on Amazon
145. Predator (2016) Buy on Amazon
146. Pharaoh (2016) Buy on Amazon
147. Pharaoh (Limited Special Slip-Cased Edition and Art Print) (2016) Buy on Amazon
148. Tiger's Prey (2017) Buy on Amazon
149. War cry (2017) Buy on Amazon
150. The tiger's prey (2017) Buy on Amazon
151. Last Shepherd (2017) Buy on Amazon
152. Courtney's war (2018) Buy on Amazon
153. On Leopard Rock (2018) Buy on Amazon
154. Quest (2018) Buy on Amazon
155. Eye of the Tiger (2018) Buy on Amazon
156. Sunbird (2018) Buy on Amazon
157. Ghost Fire (2019) Buy on Amazon
158. King of Kings (2019) Buy on Amazon
159. Cloudburst (2021) Buy on Amazon
160. New Kingdom (2021) Buy on Amazon
161. Thunderbolt (2021) Buy on Amazon
162. Legacy of War (2021) Buy on Amazon
163. Call of the Raven (2021) Buy on Amazon
164. Storm Tide (2022) Buy on Amazon
165. Titans of War (2022) Buy on Amazon
166. Shockwave (2022) Buy on Amazon
167. Nemesis (2023) Buy on Amazon
168. Testament (2023) Buy on Amazon
169. Fire on the Horizon (2024) Buy on Amazon
170. Warrior King (2024) Buy on Amazon
171. Crossfire (2025) Buy on Amazon
About Wilbur Smith
Wilbur Smith is a renowned South African novelist celebrated for his captivating historical fiction and epic tales of adventure. Born in 1933 in Northern Rhodesia Smith's early life was marked by a deep love for storytelling which he nurtured through his experiences as a young boy growing up in a small town surrounded by the African bush.
As a skilled wordsmith Smith's writing style is characterized by meticulous research vivid descriptions and complex characters. He has a remarkable ability to transport readers to different eras and cultures often weaving intricate historical events and personal stories into his narratives. His novels frequently span generations continents and social classes creating sprawling tales that have captivated readers for decades.
Throughout his illustrious career Smith has built a devoted following among readers who appreciate his blend of history drama and action. His books are often praised for their richly detailed settings multifaceted characters and gripping plotlines. Readers have come to expect a certain level of excitement and emotional investment from his novels which often unfold like a grand opera with all the drama and suspense one would hope for. As an author Smith has proven himself to be a masterful storyteller capable of crafting compelling narratives that have enthralled readers worldwide.