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Postby grianmhar » Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:52 am

Hi i just joined this forum today found it by accident while i was suppose to be looking up scientific papers :) so glad to meet some true Wibur fans. Im a huge fan since I discovered Blue Horizon on a very wet surfing holiday in france in 2004, couldnt believe i'd never read one before ever since then i have been truly "wilbured".

since that summer i've been grabbing up every copy I can find, I now own all the Courtney Books and all the Ballantyne except 1 and also quite a few of his single books. found them quite hard to find in ireland but sourced a few on the net and I also spent the summer in Boston where there was a much more extensive collection.

Anyway just wanted to say hi to everyone and thanks to Matbow for setting up this site :D
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Postby Nefer » Wed Mar 29, 2006 11:23 am

Welcome welcome grianmhar! :mrgreen:

I've spent many an hour web-surfing when I should've been researching meself, glad you found us!
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Postby John R » Wed Mar 29, 2006 1:10 pm

Hi there grianmhar, welcome to the forum
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Postby Matbow » Wed Mar 29, 2006 2:01 pm

Hey grianmhar and thanks!

Hope to see you around the forum :D

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Postby Monsoon » Wed Mar 29, 2006 5:03 pm

Good to see you Grianmhar :) I too found my first Wilbur book while on a surfing holiday.
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Postby Bee » Thu Mar 30, 2006 12:10 pm

Hey grianmhar! Welcome!
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Postby Kate4Tanus » Sat Apr 08, 2006 8:45 pm

I'm Kate aka Kate4Tanus! Ignore my name... I was tired, okay!
I live in Australia.
Anyway... am I the youngest here? I am only 15, but I am already a HUGE Wilbur Smith fan! I converted all my friends.

Is anyone younger than me? i_heart_nefie is 9 days older than me so I beat her... anyone younger? I would love to know- then I will have to sadly relinquish my title of youngest member!!

Anyway, theres my intro! Bye!
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Postby Bee » Sun Apr 09, 2006 7:05 pm

Hi Kate! Here's an "official" welcome to the forum!
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Postby Kate4Tanus » Mon Apr 10, 2006 12:32 am

why thankyou!
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Postby Bee » Mon Apr 10, 2006 12:27 pm

No probs! :D
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Postby boxtop » Wed Apr 12, 2006 10:07 am

Hello!

I also am a new member. Completely enjoy Wilbur Smiths work. Great forum!
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Postby Bee » Wed Apr 12, 2006 11:40 am

Hi boxtop! Welcome to the forum and glad you like it!
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Postby Matbow » Wed Apr 12, 2006 11:44 am

Hello, welcome and thanks!
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Postby boxtop » Wed Apr 12, 2006 12:42 pm

Thanks for the very warm welcome.

:lol:

I'm reading Monsoon currently, do most my reading on cross country flights.

Are the other series as entertaining and interesting as the Courtneys?
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Postby Matbow » Wed Apr 12, 2006 1:00 pm

Simple answer - YES!

I think the Ballantynes are the least popular series, but they're still pretty good! Not sure if you've read all the Courtneys yet, but the whole series is brilliant! The Egyptians are different but fantastic. Some of the standalones are a bit "hit and miss" for me...

How many/which WS books have you read?
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Postby boxtop » Wed Apr 12, 2006 1:11 pm

thanks Matbow.

Ive read 3:

Rage
Brids of Prey
Monsoon

All out of sequence!

I dont think I've ever read more entertaining books.
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Postby boxtop » Wed Apr 12, 2006 1:33 pm

OH..and Blue Horizon...
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Postby WSI » Wed Apr 12, 2006 4:28 pm

boxtop wrote:Hello!

I also am a new member. Completely enjoy Wilbur Smiths work. Great forum!


hi boxtop- welcome. keep on reading :)
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Postby Kate4Tanus » Wed Apr 12, 2006 7:14 pm

Welcome Boxtop!!!
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Postby Nefer » Wed Apr 12, 2006 8:54 pm

Matbow wrote:
I think the Ballantynes are the least popular series


Really? When did this happen?! I really like the Ballantynes! Great Zimbabwean history!

And Hi Boxtop! I read many of the books out of sequence when I first started, but it's not that big a deal - they're perfect to read as stand-alones, but waay better when you know there's more to the story :)

Enjoy your reading - you have many great books ahead of you!

How did you come across WS...? I've heard he's not so popular in North America for some reason.
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