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I Read All Of Rider Haggard's Books. For Me He Had The Romance Of Africa With A Little Bit Of Mysticism. I'm Delighted To Be Looked On As His Heir And Be Categorised As An Adventure Novelist Because That's Exactly What I Am.

Sometimes It Is Best For Men Not To Attempt To Interfere With Destiny. Our Prayers Can Be Answered In Ways Which We Do Not Expect And Do Not Welcome.

Herbert, My Father, Was Born In Britain But Went Out To Africa In His Teens To Join His Father And Built Up An 18,000-acre Ranch In What Was Then Northern Rhodesia, Providing Work For The Locals. He Was My Hero When I Was A Boy.

You Know That Feeling When You Finish A Final Exam And You Think, 'i Never Want To Do That Again'? Well I Have The Same Feeling When I Finish A Novel. Each Time I Say, 'i Think I May Retire Now' And Then After Six Months The Ideas Start To Churn Again. I Could Never Stop.

Politicians All Over The World Cater To Domestic Vote Banks. They Will Spend Only On What Their Constituents Want. So Unless There Is A Grass Root Green Movement In A Nation The Politicians Will Not Be Willing To Spend Money On Curbing Emissions. More Awareness Is Needed Amongst The People To Effect The Real Change In How Governments Spend.