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The River God - Wilbur Smith

Description: ISBN 0330449931 / Author: Wilbur Smith / Genre: Fiction / City of Thebes. The Festival of Osiris. Loyal subjects of the Pharaoh gather to ... more

The River God - Wilbur Smith ... pay homage to their leader, but Taita - a wise and formidably gifted eunuch slave - sees him only as a symbol of a kingdom's fading glory.

Newest Review: ... Tanus embark upon but also because of the political viewpoints in Egypt at that time. It is evident that Smith had done ... more

... extensive research in to the histories of Ancient Egypt. The great thing about the story is how the most unexpected can happen at any moment, leaving you to feel excited about what it to become of certain characters or how certain events will unfold. Smith is truly an impressive story teller in terms of plot creating a story so full of life and action; it simply is hard to fault. The question that struck me however whilst reading this was whether or not it was a complete fictional story or whether some of it was based o...more

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The River God - Wilbur Smith: Patience Is Truly A Virtue (1448 words)
by - written on 31/08/07 (Very useful, 486 readings)
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First published in 1993 by Macmillan, River God is Wilbur Smith's first book in his Egyptian series. Now considered a literary classic amongst many authors today, the book itself is a best seller in over ten countries and is considered by many Smith fans one of his best works. However, is this 'literary classic' really a landmark in fiction or just an over hyped attempt at creating a view into the lives of Ancient Egypt. Firstly it is wise to point out that this publication is in fact Wilbur Smith's 24th novel and therefore was bound to get a huge following by Smith fans; however is the book itself worthy of its self acclaimed fame? The novel itself ... Read the complete review

Tantilising tour of Ancient times (219 words)
by - written on 22/08/01 (Useful, 412 readings)
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As a lover of Egyptology and tales of the ancient worlds, ‘River God’ caught my eye in a pile of books my partner had packed up when we moved in together. Without reading the synopsis, I started to read this enchanting tale of loyalty, honour, betrayal, sadness and ultimately love, be it in friendship, family or passion. Right from the beginning, the author whisks you into a mirage of colour, culture and ancient lifestyle, describing the glint of every jewel, the scent of every ointment and magical array of colours, textures and styles. The story is written through the eyes of Taita, slave to the beautiful Lositris and though he has been banished from the ... Read the complete review

The River God - Wilbur Smith: The River God (423 words)
by - written on 20/02/01 (Very useful, 397 readings)
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I have long been a fan of Wilbur Smiths books, having read all the Courtney books and few others, River God falls into to 'other' category of Smiths books. The book has come from an original transcription of Egyptian scrolls, found in 1988, by Dr Duraid ibn al Simma in a tomb on the west bank of the Nile in the Valley of the Nobles. Smith was asked to put the story contained within the scrolls (written by an Egyptian slave) into a style that everyone would be able to read and understand and thus was born The River God. The story is told by the eunuch slave Taita, (Frankie Howerd sprang to mind on reading this) he is the companion to Lostris, ... Read the complete review