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New york times bestselling author wilbur smith hailed by stephen king as the best historical novelist and one of the worlds biggestselling authors returns to ancient egypt in this breathtaking epic that conjures the magic, mystery, romance, and. In 1949, archer is paroled from carderock prison he was innocent and must report regularly to his parole officer, ernestine crabtree shes damn finelooking. Sep 14, 2014 wilbur smith interview for desert god. Get the best deal for books wilbur smith from the largest online selection at. Only he can plot a mission that will return egypt to its former glory. Having taken to heart the advice of his publisher early on to write what.
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Master storyteller, wilbur smith, is at the very peak of his powers. On the gleaming banks of the nile, the brilliant taitaa freed slave and advisor to the pharaohdevises a. 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. Desert god by wilbur smith 2015, paperback for sale online. Smith s first novel was when the lion feeds in 1964. Smith is a trained accountant, but when he received the contract for a book, he was inspired to become a fulltime writer.
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