Set in the African gold mine of Sonder Ditch, this is a fast moving action book that both entertains and develops the knowledge of the reader.
Set in and around a working gold mine it tells the story around the main character "Rodney Ironside"
The beginning is very factual but is important to lay the foundation of the book, how a local action could have global impact. There is a good balance of characters which are brought into the story with purpose and expertly used to keep a good pace full of action, for the reader to have difficulty in putting this book down, but also not wanting it to end.
Many parts of life and relationships are brought together, love, betrayal, control, greed, manipulation, deceit, companionship, dedication including those paying the ultimate price, the lost of life and the taking of life, and those willing to give their life to save others.
What was refreshing also was the summing up of where the characters ended up, no real loose ends, making it feel like the whole story is told, and not leaving the reader to second guess the ending.
Wilbur Smith is quite rightly a world renowned best selling author, and the quality is there for the reader.
Rating as a book *8/10 as a story 10/10
*This book was purchased for only £1.00 at Asda, which really makes it an unbelievably value for money purchase, though the physical quality of the book was not of a great calibre, this is the only reason to reduce my rating.
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