GENERAL - FICTION
"Hungary as the Sea" 
By Wilbur Smith
This is an enjoyable read about
the salvage business and bulk shipping. There are many exciting moments as the
main character, Nicolas Berg, fights to keep his salvage business solvent and
fight against his nemesis Duncan Alexander. Duncan stole his wife and his
position at Christie Marine, one of the world's largest shipping companies.
Duncan has thrown the dice and risk all by building the world's largest
supertanker. But he has also radically altered the original design and the new
ship is not safe. He has taken an even greater chance by contracting to carry
highly toxic crude oil, laden with cadmium. The book is a race to disaster with
an explosive finale.
Wilbur Smith is a South African and has written many excellent books about the sea and history. Two of my favorites by him are; "The River God" a tale of ancient Egypt, and "Birds of Prey" about privateers in the 1600's. I highly recommend both of these books.
Reviewed by Kenneth S. Smith 21 March 2000
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