Wilbur Smith detail of the local hunting and mining way of life, along with the romance and conflict that goes with it. As of 2014 his 35 published novels had sold more than 120 million copies, 24 million of them in Italy. Smith was born in Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia (now Kabwe, Zambia). His father was a metal worker who opened a sheet metal factory and then bought a cattle ranch. "My father was a tough man", said Smith. "He was used to working with his hands and had massively developed arms from cutting metal. He was a boxer, a hunter, very
David C. Smith (author) in "Metal & Fantasy, Vol. 1", Frantz-E. Petiteau, ed. Rosiéres-en-Haye, France, Camion Blanc, 2014 [tr]; and "Introduction," in "Swords of Steel", Dave Ritzlin, ed. Chicago, Illinois, DMR Books, 2015. David C. Smith (author) David C. Smith (born August 10, 1952) is an American author of fantasy, horror, and suspense fiction, medical editor, and essayist. He is best known for his heroic fantasy novels, including his collaborations with Richard L. Tierney featuring characters created by Robert E. Howard, notably six novels featuring Red Sonja. Smith was born in Youngstown, Ohio, and currently lives in Palatine, Illinois, with his wife, Janine, and