River God

Smith, Wilbur

£9.99

At the festival of Osiris, the loyal subjects of the Pharaoh have gathered to pay homage to their leader. But Taita – a wise and gifted eunuch slave – sees him as a symbol of the fading glory of the kingdom. Together with Lostris and Tanus, Taita begins the long journey towards restoring the glory on the banks of the River Nile.

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Publish Date: 28/06/2018

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BOOK 1 IN THE ICONIC ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SERIES, FROM THE MASTER OF ADVENTURE, WILBUR SMITH ‘Best historical novelist’ – Stephen King ‘A master storyteller’ – Sunday Times ‘Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared’ – The Times ‘No one does adventure quite like Smith’ – Daily Mirror IN THE LAND OF GOLDWHERE THE WEAK PHARAOH RULESA NEW CIVILISATION WILL BE BORN Taita is a humble slave; an expert in art, poetry, medicine and engineering, as well as the keeper of important secrets. He is the most treasured possession of Lord Intef. Yet when Intef’s beautiful daughter Lostris is married to the Pharaoh, Taita is commanded to follow her, and swiftly finds himself deeper than he ever could have imagined in a world of deception and treachery. But outside the palace, the great kingdom of Egypt is divided, and in even greater danger. Enemies threaten on all sides, and only Taita holds the power to save them all . . . Book 1 in the Ancient Egyptian series from the master historical adventure writer, Wilbur Smith. Book 2 in the series, The Seventh Scroll, is available now. Book 7 in the series and book 1 in The New Kingdom sequence, The New Kingdom, also available now.

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Weight 506 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 39 mm
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Paperback

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English

Edition

Reprint

Dewey

823.914 (edition:23)

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General – Trade / Code: K