Wilbur Smith
1933 – 2021
Son of Herbert and Elfreda Lawrence James Smith, Wilbur Addison Smith was born in Broken Hill, Zambia, on the 9th of January 1933. He sadly passed on November 13th, 2021.The young Wilbur graduated in Commercial Sciences in 1954 at the Natal and Rhodes University. Once he graduated, he joined the Goodyear Tires and Rubber Co. of Port Elisabeth, where he worked from 1954 until 1958. He then became a member of the H. J. Smith and Son Ltd. of Salisbury (Zambia) and worked for the company until 1963.
Publication Order
Standalone Books
The Dark of the Sun / The Train from Katanga
1965
Shout at the Devil
1968
Gold Mine
1970
The Diamond Hunters
1971
The Sunbird
1972
The Eye of the Tiger
1974
Cry Wolf
1976
Hungry as the Sea
1978
Wild Justice / The Delta Decision
1979
Eagle in the Sky
1980
Elephant Song
1991