Desert God

By: Wilbur Smith

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Paperback | 25 September 2014

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Ex-slave. Philosopher. Chosen one. Taita has risen from nothing to become the most trusted man at the Pharaoh's side. Only he can plot a mission that will return Egypt to its former glory. Only he can muster the force that can break the back of Egypt's greatest enemy. DESERT GOD is the brilliant follow up to RIVER GOD and a brilliant return to Ancient Egypt. Taita, the eunuch slave from RIVER GOD who has won his freedom and now stands as a powerful close advisor to the Pharaoh and father figure to his sisters, Tehuti and Bekatha. Southern Egypt ruled by Pharaoh Tamose, Lostris' son, has been fighting the Hyksos people in the north since time began. Taita holds a unique position as intimate of the ruling family and astute tactician and warrior, and his plan to finally destroy the Hyksos army and form an alliance with Crete, takes him, his expedition commander Zaras, and a team of warriors on an epic journey up the Nile, through Arabia to Sidon and the magical city of Babylon, and across the open seas to Crete. The Egyptian party will meet battle and betrayal on their journey but Taita must also contend with his charges, the spirited young princesses, sisters to the Pharaoh, whose respective love for warriors Zaras and Hui, threaten Taita's plan to use them as offerings in his alliance with Crete, and the future of Egypt itself. Wilbur Smith is a master at the helm of one of the greatest stories of all time.

Industry Reviews

Praise for RIVER GOD:

'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

'High adventure ... there is never a lull in his majestic novel overflowing with passion, rage, treachery, barbarism, prolonged excitement and endless passages of sheer, exquisite colour' The Washington Post

'A rich, compelling look back in time [to] when history and myth intermingled' San Francisco Chronicle

'A grand tale of intrigue, deception, true love and exile' Denver Post

'An epic of sex, death and intrigue in the Valley of the Kings ... richly written ... packs in the action ... excellent' Weekend Telegraph

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