Desert God
A Novel of Ancient Egypt

For Egypt Lovers Oh Egypt, wonderful Egypt! Sublime, mysterious, charismatic Egypt! Land of Nile, Luxor, Abu Simbel, Karnak, Giza, Sakkara, Pharaohs, Cleopatra, Pyramids,... Kaleidoscopic wonders come into my mind, everytime I think of you, dear lovely Egypt!... Hmmm!... Sorry, friends, it seems I'm emba......more

Not up to the usual Wilbur Smith standard. A mediocre storyline that leaves you wondering. A great historical adventure story that is delightful in its telling. Taita is an advisor to the Pharaoh, as well as overseer to the Pharaoh two sisters. In order to defeat the Hyksos (Barbarian) he arranges t......more

Aventuras e Desventuras pelo Mundo Antigo Aton e Taita, dois eunucos que ascenderam na vida, graças à sua admirável argúcia, empenham-se animadamente numa partida de bao, e deleitam-se com o melhor vinho do Egipto. Porém está longe de ser esse o objectivo deste encontro de amigos de longa data!... Tai......more

It has been seven years since The Quest was published, the 4th and what I assumed was the final novel of the Egyptian series by Wilbur Smith. But the character of Taita is just too delicious a character to stop exploring at only four novels, so we can all rejoice that he is back. This novel was emoti......more

I very much enjoyed this book. Unusual for most historical fiction I've read in the past, it is set in the Bronze Age Middle East --- with, contrary to how Ancient Egypt is portrayed, if at all, in Western fiction, Egypt, this time, as the good guys struggling for its survival against the invading H......more