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The Quest - Wilbur Smith

Description: ISBN 1405005807 / Author: Wilbur Smith / Genre: Crime / Thriller / Wilbur Smith returns with the eagerly awaited sequel to his thrilling ... more

The Quest - Wilbur Smith ... Egyptian series. Following on from River God, The Seventh Scroll and Warlock, The Quest continues the story of the Warlock, Taita, wise in the lore of the ancient Gods and a master of magic and the supernatural. Egypt is struck by a series of terrible plagues that cripple the Kingdom, and then the ultimate disaster follows. The Nile fails. The waters that nourish and sustain the land dry up. Something catastrophic is taking place in the distant and totally unexplored depths of Africa from where the mighty river springs. In desperation Pharoah sends for Taita, the only man who might be able to win through to the source of the Nile and discover the cause of all their woes. None of them can have any idea of what a terrible enemy lies in ambush for The Warlock in those mysterious lands at the end of their world.

Newest Review: ... all, the odd bit of hokey-pokery aside in #3, an excellent trilogy. Imagine my delight when I learn that my favourite of ... more

... favourite series was to be revisited. I wanted to love The Quest. I also read some reviews of it and was prepared to hate The Quest. My opinion wavered throughout from disliking, to semi enjoying, to 'what the hell?!' To "hmm.... riiiiiggt....." I was left with a rather disappointing read - Not a patch on any of its predecessors. The area in which made Warlock less of a hit for me (i.e. the magic etc) had not only been carried forward but grown upon and exploited. Significantly. From the odd bit of cunnin...more

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The Quest - Wilbur Smith: QUESTioning my loyalty to Wilbur (991 words)
by - written on 02/12/09 (Very useful, 11 readings)
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So lets start at the top; River God has to be in my top 3 reads. It is the book that introduced me to Wilbur Smith. I have not read anything like it since, I though the characterization and monumental events in ancient Egypt were captured brilliantly. I re-read year after year, and it still 'gets-me' every time as if reading afresh. Next in the series: The Seventh Scroll fast forward 5000 years and we follow the modern day adventure tracking Taita's conquests. A very novel approach (pun intended) to a sequel several millennia apart. It buckled my swash as a hearty swashbuckler and I thoroughly enjoyed. Moving on to #3; Warlock, back to ancient ... Read the complete review