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For Egypt Lovers Oh Egypt, wonderful Egypt! Sublime, mysterious, charismatic Egypt! Land of Nile, Luxor, Abu Simbel, Karnak, Giza, Sakkara, Pharaohs, Cleopatra, Pyramids,... Kaleidoscopic wonders come into my mind, everytime I think of you, dear lovely Egypt!... Hmmm!... Sorry, friends, it seems I'm emba Leggi tutto

Not up to the usual Wilbur Smith standard. A mediocre storyline that leaves you wondering. A great historical adventure story that is delightful in its telling. Taita is an advisor to the Pharaoh, as well as overseer to the Pharaoh two sisters. In order to defeat the Hyksos (Barbarian) he arranges t Leggi tutto

Aventuras e Desventuras pelo Mundo Antigo Aton e Taita, dois eunucos que ascenderam na vida, graças à sua admirável argúcia, empenham-se animadamente numa partida de bao, e deleitam-se com o melhor vinho do Egipto. Porém está longe de ser esse o objectivo deste encontro de amigos de longa data!... Tai Leggi tutto

It has been seven years since The Quest was published, the 4th and what I assumed was the final novel of the Egyptian series by Wilbur Smith. But the character of Taita is just too delicious a character to stop exploring at only four novels, so we can all rejoice that he is back. This novel was emoti Leggi tutto

I very much enjoyed this book. Unusual for most historical fiction I've read in the past, it is set in the Bronze Age Middle East --- with, contrary to how Ancient Egypt is portrayed, if at all, in Western fiction, Egypt, this time, as the good guys struggling for its survival against the invading H Leggi tutto

ok I've just got to share how disappointed I was with Wilbur Smith's new novel. (just a warning, this will probably sound snooty as heck, but I consider myself to have a pretty darn good knowledge of literature and I have high standards) to start off I have to say that I fell in complete and total l Leggi tutto

Обикнах самодоволния евнух Тайта,който от първо лице разказва невероятните си приключения в Египет, Вавилон ,сред бедуините и минойците. Историята е една приятна смесица от амбициозни цели, общуване с глезени, но обичани принцеси, фантасмагорични битки с галери и колесници, невъзможни любови, шпионаж Leggi tutto