I have never read a book by Wilbur Smith to be honest, as their books do not seem to be for me. Maybe I'll be proved wrong one day, but not today. The book seems quite cool and reminds of these time travels books I used to read as a child. The cover seems a stock photo and makes the book look like those novels you buy on the beach for 50p, start to read it and then it collects dust on your shelf.