Desert God: A Novel of Ancient Egypt

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Taita, the eunuch slave, returns and is now a man of nobility and seen as a brilliant god by many in the fourth novel involving his character. In Desert God, Taita begins the work of removing the terrible Hyksos, who have controlled so much of Egypt for so long, bringing the country closer to becoming independent and Egyptian once again.

As adviser to the pharaoh, Taita knows what must be done and begins the long journey first to Mesopotamia and wondrous hanging gardens of Babylon to forge friendships in this distant land, then it is on to the great island of Crete where he will escort the pharaoh’s sisters to form an alliance and forge a mighty army and navy to take out the Hyksos once and for all. But fate has something great and dooming in store for him.

Fans of Wilbur Smith will be delighted with Desert God, while those trying him for the first time will do just fine, as little back story is needed. This book shows that Smith should really just stick to writing about his favorite character, who grows older and wiser with each tale.


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Star Count 4/5
Format Hard
Page Count 432 pages
Publisher William Morrow
Publish Date 2014-Oct-21
ISBN 9780062276452
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Issue January 2015
Category Historical Fiction
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