It was first published in 1993, and was adapted for television alongside The Seventh Scroll as the 1999 mini-series The Seventh Scroll. The novel can be grouped together with Wilbur Smith's other books ( The Seventh Scroll, Warlock, The Quest, Desert God and Pharaoh) on Ancient Egypt. It tells the story of the talented eunuch slave named Taita, his life in Egypt, the flight of Taita along with the Egyptian populace from the Hyksos invasion, and their eventual return. A legend shattered by greed.River God is a novel by author Wilbur Smith. River God, the first in Wilbur Smith's blockbusting Egyptian Novels, is a thrilling adventure set amid the mysteries of ancient Egypt.Ancient Egypt.
a riddle that becomes a savage battle across the unforgiving terrain of North Africa.
Within it lie the clues to a fabulous treasure from an almost forgotten time. Two archaeologists find themselves in a desperate race for ancient treasure in Wilbur Smith's fascinating tale of Egypt, The Seventh Scroll.A fading papyrus, nearly four thousand years old. He has become the Warlock, wise in the lore of the ancient Gods, an adept of magic and the supernatural.Now Taita answers the summons from the beyond. Hidden away in the vast and forbidding deserts of North Africa, Taita has passed the years since the death of his beloved Queen Lostris in prayer and study. Following on from River God, The Seventh Scroll and Warlock, The Quest continues the story of the warlock, Taita, wise in the lore of the ancient Gods and a master of magic and the supernatural.Egypt is struck by a series of terrible plagues that cripple the Kingdom, and then the ultimate disaster follows. Wilbur Smith returns with the final part of his thrilling Egyptian series. Taita, a freed slave and the Pharaoh’s closest advisor, must create a master plan to crush the kingdom’s historic enemy and return Egypt to its former glory. Wilbur Smith is a master at the helm of one of the greatest stories of all time.On the banks of the Nile, a hero will riseEgypt is under threat. A novel of Ancient Egypt from the bestselling author of River God.
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