Desert God: A Novel of Ancient Egypt, (Paperback)

from bdtrump

Much Better than 'The Quest' by far. A strong beginning and end with something of a weak and long middle, Desert God takes on the gap period between the end of 'River God' and 'Warlock' under the reign of Pharaoh Tamose. Smith's depiction of Egypt's neighboring civilizations - notably the Sumeria...

from mamzel

This book is the continuation of the story of Taita, the extraordinary eunuch who served the Pharaoh's wife and now his two daughters. In danger from the Hyksos, the kingdom of Egypt is in peril of being wiped out and Taita has hatched a plan to help bring it back to its former glory. He intercep...

from Smits

I always get caught up in Wilbur Smith's adventure novels and I did in this one too . I loved River God. Desert God does not come close to it but it does follows Taita who is a larger then life character who i adore. I fun read.

from BillieBook

This was my first foray into Wilbur Smtih's ancient Egypt and I liked it quite a bit. The characters and world-building were excellent and have inspired me to pick up the previous books in the series. The main thing holding it back from a higher star rating for me was that it sometimes got bogged...

from eheinlen

I did not enjoy the author's writing style or the topic of the book. Others may enjoy this book.