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Blood in the Dust
- Narrated by: Elliot Fitzpatrick
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
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Summary
Winner of the Best Unpublished Manuscript of the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize
1853, Victoria, Australia. Five bushrangers led by the murderous outlaw Warrigal Anderson raid a small homestead. When they ride away, 19-year-old Toby O'Rourke's life is changed forever. His parents lay dead at his feet and his brother, Patrick, is badly wounded.
But Toby O'Rourke is made of steel forged in the hardship of colonial life. Forced into adulthood, he and Patrick will seek to restore the family fortunes and outwit not only the rich businessman who conspired to rob them of their birth right but the vicious men who murdered their parents....
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"Essential reading for all adventure fans. Honour and courage in the wild and unpredictable Outback." (Wilbur Smith)
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- Argybargy
- 03-08-21
Good old yarn down under. Recommended.
Great debut novel in the style of Wilbur Smith and Philipp Meyer. I look forward to reading more from this author. Recommended.
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- RJT
- 10-11-20
Good
Loved it. No crazy story lines. Just a lovely story very well told. Hope Bill Swiggs writes more.
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- Andy Plummer
- 09-10-20
Blood sweat and dust
Liked the story although for some reason it took a while to settle into it but once into it I felt the pace picked up too.
Nothing too much by way of twists or turns but a well written and ultimately engaging story nevertheless.
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- Stephen Merrick
- 17-03-22
If you enjoy Wilbur Smith it’s for you
A good story well told
Hope there are more stories to follow
Enjoyed it immensely.
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- Valerie
- 04-10-20
A little predictable
The main character Toby was just too good and just too predictable. The female characters were hardly defined. In general, I felt that this book would be a reasonable first novel and would hope that the author improves with the next book. Sorry.
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- Trevor lahey
- 08-11-22
Meh
Interesting concept but a bit obvious in its narrative. Definitely not a classic, and the characters are pretty dull.
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