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Last Stand at Majuba Hill |  | Author: John Wilcox
Creator: Graham Padden
Publisher: Magna Story Sound
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 3536344
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Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 7.2 x 1.6
ISBN: 1846521963
EAN: 9781846521966
ASIN: 1846521963
Publication Date: November 15, 2007
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 LAST STAND AT MAJUBA HILLL April 21, 2010
Mr. M. W. A. Bayne (uk)
This is book number four in this series John Wilcox,.... and although this is afast paced book.... I feel that one needs with this series to start from the begining...as certain characters. run through the whole series.... and are refered to on a number of occassion.
Simon Fonthill...and his side-kick..... or comrade '352'.... get into some breath taking situations.... and its a real page turner... as you just have to find out how are they going to get out of this one.
As the this whole set Simon gets himself into some really dodge situations.... but thanks to his mate.... escapes to fight another day..... these books also cover a wide part of the British History in the time of Queen Victoria...... and are base wikk little twists here and there on real events....and... people who went down in history.... as hero on the BRITISH EMPIRE.... have not read such a brilliant set of books...Bernard Cornwalls set on Alfred the great
guns in the sun April 6, 2010
Timothy Wakefield (Nottinghamshire, England)
the saga continues back in africa this time to fight the boers some leaps that leave the reader wondering if its quite possible but well written enough to make the coincidences acceptable. Fonthill isn't Sharp but the books are a good read all the same.
 Reliable but lacking the WOW factor October 2, 2007
C. Green (Quenington, Glos, UK)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
If John Wilcox's novels were cars they would be Volvos; dependable, sensible but just a little bit boring. Majuba Hill, his latest, falls firmly within this description.
Returning his reoccuring heroes Simon Fonthill and '352' Jenkins (the latter's first 'name' was amusing once but just seems stale now) to South Africa and the run up to the First Boer War the historical research and details contained within Majuba Hill are, as ever, first rate. As the literary equivalent of a drama-documentary this book is excellent, but then again the same could be said of all Wilcox's previous Fonthill adventures.
Unfortunately as an adventure story Majuba Hill just doesn't cut the mustard. It begins strongly enough, with an episode in the Egyptian desert that comes close in terms of pace and energy to be actually being exciting. Unfortunately, once Fonthill and Jenkins arrive in South Africa things slow right down again and this early promise is lost.
The root cause of this problem with pacing is Wilcox's choice of having Fonthill intimately involved in the heart of real life events. Rather than craft a fictional tale that only intersects now and again with real incidents and peiople so that he has more control over dramatic events and the story's pace, he ties his characters closely to the historical record. This means that they and their stories have to fit in with the pace of real developments, and those do not always make for the most exciting adventures. In fact it is fair to say that the most exciting episodes in the whole of Majuba Hill, namely Fonthill & Jenkins' adventures in Egypt, are only completely fictional parts of the whole story, which istelf says a great deal about Wilcox's approach.
As if he has realised the weakness inherent in his approach Wilcox does make some efforts to insert other fictional events & characters (beyond the Egyptian prologue) in amongst the historical details in order to liven up matters. These come in the form of a diplaced Texan cowboy, a teutonic Baron and a beautiful femme fatale. Unfortunately all three are walking cliches straight from central casting and suffer as a result. In terms of upping the action quotient the best they can contribute are a couple of passable duelling sequences, some sharp shooting and rather insipid love interest for Fonthill that disappears almost as soon as it arrives.
Overall fictional characterisation is not Wilcox's strong point at all. Both Fonthill and Jenkins are drawn in incredibly broad strokes and have little or no depth to them. Wilcox's attempt to give Fonthill some emotional gravitas amounts to having him think about his lost love and then get a bit cross about doing so, something he does half a dozen times over the book's length. The only characters who really spring off the page are those who can be found in the historical record and where Wilcox has research to help him build personality traits. With these individuals you get the feeling that Wilcox feels on far firmer ground and this comes across in the writing.
Still, despite all the flaws I am going to keep buying John Wilcox's books (in paperback). You might ask why after all the faults I have found with Majuba Hill, but ths simple facts are that not only do I enjoy the history lesson they provide but despite one being a shallow, callow youth and the other being a walking bad pun I still enjoy the company of Fonthill and Jenkins and I'm curious to see where they end up...
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