The first book in the series was published all the way back in 1994 marking the dawn of a new era in the life of wilbur smith and his followers. It is part of a series of novels by smith set to ancient egypt and follows the fate of the. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the uk. Although he wanted to become a journalist, pressure from his father led him to pursue an accounting career. Wilbur smith continued to write both the courtney series and the egyptian series, but, in 2011, also added a new string to his bow with the hector. Desert god by wilbur smith used like new 9780007535651. Taita has risen from nothing to become the most trusted man at the pharaohs side.
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Son of herbert and elfreda lawrence james smith, wilbur addison smith was born in broken hill, zambia, on the 9th of january 1933. Bestselling author wilbur smiths two most powerful families, the courtneys and the ballantynes, meet again in a captivating story of love, loyalty and courage in a land torn between two powerful enemies. Synopsis pharaoh 20161550 book 6 in the egyptian series. A novel of ancient egypt from the bestselling author of river god. The egyptian series is a series of historical fiction novels written by angloafrican author wilbur smith. Desert god by wilbur smith 2014, hardcover for sale. Smith attended rhodes university south africa for a bachelors degree in commerce and later worked for inland revenue service. Originally hailing from zambia, wilbur smith was born in 1933 and to kindle the flame of the writer with in him, he set out to pursue his higher education in south africa which is by far the most well. Wilbur smith is a master at the helm of one of the greatest stories of all time. Desert god,wilbur smith 9780008108335 9780008108335 ebay. King of kings 20190404 1887 book 6 in the ballantyne series. A novel of ancient egypt by wilbur smith mass market. Desert god gave our dear character taita some nice closure.
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Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need. The young wilbur graduated in commercial sciences in 1954 at the natal and rhodes university. Desert god ebook by wilbur smith 97800622765 rakuten kobo. A novel of ancient egypt by wilbur smith at indigo. Popular historical novelist smith spins his latest yarn about ancient egypt after the quest, once again focusing on the eunuch taitaa slave.
In desert god, he is at the peak of his powers, transporting readers to an extraordinary time and place. Only he can muster the force that can break the back of egypts greatest enemy. A grandmaster of twentiethcentury fiction, south african novelist wilbur smith has sold enough novels to fill wembley stadium twice over in a career spanning more than half a decade and is best known for his courtney series beginning with the lion feeds and his egyptian novels read on. Desert god by wilbur smith is the sequel to river god. In a triumphant return to his muchloved courtney series, wilbur smith introduces us to the bravest new member of the famed family, saffron courtney. Its a slower paced read than the previous books i read recently, so it took me a while to get used to it. On the gleaming banks of the nile, the brilliant taitaa freed slave and advisor to the. It is part of a series of novels by smith set to ancient egypt and follows the fate of the egyptian kingdom through the eyes of taita, a multitalented and highly skilled eunuch slave. Game of thrones meets ancient egypt in this magnificent epic from one of the worlds biggestselling authors. Hundreds of millions have fallen in love with the magic of wilbur smith. Desert god extract from river god about the author also by wilbur smith about the publisher aton blinked his little eyes that were set deep in their rolls of fat, and then raised them from the bao board laid out between us. Prolific author wilbur smiths latest novel, desert god. A grandmaster of twentiethcentury fiction, south african novelist wilbur smith has sold enough novels to fill wembley stadium twice over in a career spanning more than half a decade and is best known for his courtney series beginning with the lion feeds and his egyptian novels.
In desert god, wilbur smith once again takes readers to the ancient kingdom of egypt. Although it is the latest of the egyptian novels, the story tells of events that took place after river god but before the events in warlock. A novel of ancient egypt wilbur smith new york times bestselling author wilbur smithhailed by stephen king as the best historical novelist and one of the worlds biggestselling authorsreturns to ancient egypt in this breathtaking epic that conjures the magic, mystery, romance, and bloody intrigue of a fascinating lost. New york times bestselling author wilbur smithhailed by stephen king as the best historical novelist and one of the worlds biggestselling authorsreturns to ancient egypt in this breathtaking epic that conjures the magic, mystery, romance, and bloody intrigue of a. Only he can plot a mission that will return egypt to its former glory. Ana is the daughter of matthias, head scribe to herod antipas, tetrarch of galilee. Oct 21, 2014 new york times bestselling author wilbur smithhailed by stephen king as the best historical novelist and one of the worlds biggestselling authorsreturns to ancient egypt in this breathtaking epic that conjures the magic, mystery, romance, and bloody intrigue of a fascinating lost world. As part of his new deal, smith will be writing select novels with cowriters, in addition. It is not as good a read as river god or warlock, but it does give readers a feeling that the story of taita is more complete. New york times bestselling author wilbur smithhailed by stephen. Desert god is a novel by author wilbur smith first published in 2014. This is a novel full of adventure, and with a good dose of mythology. Southern african author wilbur addison smith was born in 1933 in northern rhodesia now zambia. Desert god 2014 brought smith back to ancient egypt.
The series largely takes place during the time of pharaoh thutmose iii, but also looks at the happenings from an archaeological point of view in the seventh scroll the egyptian novels started in 1993 with river god. Conjuring the magic, mystery and bloody intrigue of a fascinating lost world, desert god presents wilbur smith at the helm of one of the greatest stories of all time. A novel of ancient egypt by wilbur smith in chm, doc, fb2 download ebook. Desert god wilbur smith hardcover harpercollins publishers. New york times bestselling author wilbur smithhailed by stephen king as the best historical novelist and one of the worlds biggestselling authorsreturns to ancient egypt in this breathtaking epic that conjures the magic, mystery, romance, and bloody intrigue of a fascinating lost world. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The lowestpriced brand new, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. Download ancient egypt series by wilbur smith including. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Across the lush plains of egypt, taita, a freed eunuch slave, wears his authority lightly. Again, the courtney series would be wilbur smiths main focus, until he set out on a new series of books set in ancient egypt, the first of which was called river god and was published in 1993. New york times bestselling author wilbur smithhailed by stephen king as the best historical novelist and one of the worlds biggestselling authorsreturns to ancient egypt in this breathtaking epic that conjures the magic, mystery, romance, and bloody intrigue of a fascinating lost world game of thrones meets ancient egypt in this magnificent, actionpacked epic.
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