Description: Taita the fusspot slave, spiritual wiseman and advisor to the Pharaoh is caught in a maelstrom of passion and danger in his efforts to destroy the Hyksos army by forming a dubious alliance with Crete.
Brief description:
Described by Stephen King as "the best historical novelist," WILBUR SMITH made his debut in 1964 with When the Lion Feeds and has since sold more than 125 million copies of his books worldwide and been translated into twenty-six different languages. Born in Central Africa in 1933, he now lives in London.
Review Quotes:
Praise for Wilbur Smith: "One of the world's most popular adventure writers." - Washington Post Book World
"Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared." - The Times (London)
"What's the recipe for commercial fiction success? Start with solid history along with plenty of action, sex, and brutal violence...Smith's fans in general and fans of Taita from the Egyptian series will be pleased." - Library Journal
"Best Historical Novelist--I say Wilbur Smith...You can get lost in Wilbur Smith and misplace all of August." - Stephen King
"A rich, compelling look back in time [to] when history and myth intermingled." - San Francisco Chronicle on River God
"This old-fashioned adventure novel keeps the reader enthralled all the way to its very exciting conclusion." - Washington Post Book World on The Seventh Scroll
"Praise for Desert God: "A thrilling tale...as magical as it is enlightening--not just about history, but about the heart of a heroic man." - James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of The 6th Extinction
"Here is a story as mgical as it is enlightening--not just about history, but about the heart of a heroic man." - James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of The 6th Extinction
"Smith is a masterful storyteller, carefully blending intrigue, action, and suspense on a solid foundation of history...Add pirates, chariot racing, and large-scale natural disasters, and the result is a graphic, gory, and exciting tale of ancient conflict and intrigue." - Publishers Weekly