Desert God

Ancient Egypt, Book 5

By: Wilbur Smith

Narrated by: Mike Grady

A novel of Ancient Egypt from the bestselling author of River God. 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 rise.

Across the lush plains of Egypt, Taita, a freed eunuch slave, wears his authority lightly. Not only is he the close advisor to the Pharaoh, but he is guardian to Pharaoh Tamose’s two teenage sisters, the young beauties Tehuti and Bekatha.

But the kingdom is not at peace. They have been fighting Southern Egypt’s constant and historic enemy, the Hyksos people in the north, since time began. To finally crush them, Pharaoh must turn to his most trusted friend.

Taita, philosopher, poet and expert strategist, has a plan that will see Egypt destroy the Hyksos army and form a coveted alliance with Crete in one move. This plan will take him, his expedition commander Zaras, and their mighty warriors on a perilous journey up the Nile, through Arabia to the magical city of Babylon, then across the open seas to Crete.

The many dangers will cost lives and time, and they will meet battle and betrayal head on. But Taita must not forget his two charges, the spirited young princesses, whose attraction to the very warriors who lead the fight threatens Taita’s meticulous plan and the future of Egypt itself.

©2014 Wilbur Smith (P)2014 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic reviews

'Superlatively evocative…Smith’s descriptions hardly falter over 500 pages and [River God] has relentless momentum’
Observer

'Big, brave and blockbusting … brilliantly detailed descriptions of life on the Nile’ Mail On Sunday

'Grand mythical material…. the set pieces are fabulous’ Times Literary Supplement

Gripping story

couldn't stop listening. the story line is gripping and the characters crystal clear and precise in description. it was a book that will be on my favourites list

The Egyptian series

It was confusing as Taita was once again a eunuch whereas in the Quest he was restored to a man?

PLEASE WILBUR!!!!!! Give us something new

Wilbur, Wilbur, Wilbur!!! Where has all the inspirational story-telling gone? This is just a boring monologue that makes one want to vomit every time your self-obsessed main character chooses to tell us just how brilliant he is with everything he does (almost once a page).

We know you just write the outline now, but get someone new to flesh it out! AND, try coming up with a new story-line with some imagination.If not, it would be preferable if you stop writing now, rather than continuing in this vein and taking our coin just because of what you have done in the past.