Golden Fox


First UK edition
Author	Wilbur Smith
Country	South Africa
Language	English
Series	The Courtney Novels
Publisher	Macmillan (UK)
Publication date	1990
Preceded by	A Time to Die
Followed by	Elephant Song

Golden Fox is a novel by Wilbur Smith, one of the Courtney Novels. It is set from 1969 to 1979 and touches on the South African Border War and the revolution in Ethiopia.^[1]

There were allegations one of the characters was inspired by Winnie Mandela.^[2]

Plot

Isabella Courtney falls in love with a Cuban terrorist who blackmails her into helping the communists

Reception

The reviewer from Publishers Weekly wrote that "the final chapters are fast-paced and action-filled, augmenting the effects of realistic settings and exemplary prose throughout. Though Smith sometimes focuses too long on unnecessary detail, this is an entertaining novel by a gifted, intelligent raconteur."^[3]

It was the best selling hard cover book in Australian publishing history.^[4]

Changes

In June, 2013, Amazon sent a note to buyers of the e-book alerting them of "Significant editorial changes" that had been made, as well as typos corrected, and advising customers to log into their accounts and upload the improved book. The note was similar to one sent out to buyers of David P. Forsyth's Voyage of the Dead the same month.^[5]

References

↑ Golden Fox at Wilbur Smith's website
↑ Hints of Winnie in U.S. thriller Hogg, Andrew. The Times of India (1861-current) [New Delhi, India] 16 May 1990: 13.
↑ Review at Publishers Weekly accessed 18 May 2013
↑ "Writers' World.". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) (ACT: National Library of Australia). 13 April 1991. p. 25. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
↑ http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5620466.David_P_Forsyth/blog

Works by Wilbur Smith

Novels	When the Lion Feeds (1964) The Dark of the Sun (1965) The Sound of Thunder (1966) Shout at the Devil (1968) Gold Mine (1970) The Diamond Hunters (1971) The Sunbird (1972) Eagle in the Sky (1974) The Eye of the Tiger (1975) Cry Wolf (1976) A Sparrow Falls (1977) Hungry as the Sea (1978) Wild Justice (1979) A Falcon Flies (1980) Men of Men (1981) The Angels Weep (1982) The Leopard Hunts in Darkness (1984) The Burning Shore (1985) Power of the Sword (1986) Rage (1987) A Time to Die (1989) Golden Fox (1990) Elephant Song (1991) River God (1994) The Seventh Scroll (1995) Birds of Prey (1997) Monsoon (1999) Warlock (2001) Blue Horizon (2003) The Triumph of the Sun (2005) The Quest (2007) Assegai (2009) Those in Peril (2011) Vicious Circle (2013) Desert God (2014)

Film/TV Adaptations	Dark of the Sun (1968) The Last Lion (1972) Gold (1974) The Kingfisher Caper (1975) Shout at the Devil (1976) Mountain of Diamonds (1991) (TV movie) Wild Justice (1994) (TV movie) The Seventh Scroll (1999) (mini-series) The Diamond Hunters (2001) (mini-series)

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