Wilbur Addison Smith (born 9 January 1933) is a South African-British author. He mostly writes historical fiction books set in Southern Africa. His best known books include "When the Lion Feeds", "The Burning Shore", "River God" and "The Seventh Scroll". He has three major book sets, "The Courtney Novels", "The Ballantyne Novels" and the "Ancient Egypt" series. As of 2017, he has written forty books since 1964. He has sold over 120 million copies in total.