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Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read desert god. Taita enters a world where the line between loyalty and betrayal shifts like the desert sands, evil enemies await in the shadows, and death lingers on the edges of darkness. New york times bestselling author wilbur smithhailed by stephen king as the best historical novelist and one of the w. That book was brilliant, but the next one was as though someone else had written it. You might not require more era to spend to go to the book start as competently as search for them. Desert god by wilbur smith 2016, paperback for sale. Exactly what you expect when you pickup a wilbur smith book. 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. From the glittering temples of luxor to the citadel of sparta, pharaoh is an intense and powerful novel magnificently transporting you to a time of threat, blood and glory.
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Desert god wilbur smith hardcover harpercollins us. He became a fulltime writer in 1964 after the successful publication of when the lion feeds, and has since written over thirty novels, all meticulously. As other people have said this cannot have been written by wilbur smith. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. You can get lost in wilbur smith and misplace all of august.
Wilbur addison smith born 9 january 1933 is a british novelist specialising in historical fiction about the international involvement in southern africa across four centuries, seen from the viewpoints of both black and white families. Described by stephen king as the best historical novelist, wilbur smith made his debut in 1964 with when the lion feeds and has since sold more than 125 million copies of his books worldwide and been translated into twentysix different languages. Jul 28, 2015 wilbur smith can do so much better and i would only recommend desert god if you must read it to complete the set, even the quest is a long sight better than this. 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 some cases, you likewise do not discover the publication desert. Son of herbert and elfreda lawrence james smith, wilbur addison smith was born in broken hill, zambia, on the 9th of january 1933. Only he can muster the force that can break the back of egypts greatest enemy.
He became a fulltime writer in 1964 after the successful publication of when the lion feeds, and has since written over thirty novels, all meticulously researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide. Its a slower paced read than the previous books i read recently, so it took me a while to get used to it. Read desert god a novel of ancient egypt by wilbur smith available from rakuten kobo. 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 of the 6th extinction smith is a masterful storyteller, carefully blending intrigue, action, and suspense on a solid foundation of history. Wilbur smith is an angloafrican novelist of historical adventure novels. A novel of ancient egypt 9780062276452 by smith, wilbur and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Wilbur smith declares that you have to be at least slightly crazy to write fiction for a living but theres nothing crazy about the way the author has approached what has been a dizzyingly successful literary career. The young wilbur graduated in commercial sciences in 1954 at the natal and rhodes university. Wilbur smith books list of books by author wilbur smith. Book 3 in the egyptian series with vivid depictions of battle and intrigue, of love and passion, with fascinating characters both good and evil, wilbur smith brings to life in colourful detail the world of ancient egypt. New wilbur smith novel to be published in 2020 the.
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