Praise for Wilbur Smith: One of the worlds most popular adventure writers. (Washington Post Book World)Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared. (The Times (London))Best Historical Novelist--I say Wilbur Smith...You can get lost in Wilbur Smith and misplace all of August. (Stephen King)A rich, compelling look back in time [to] when history and myth intermingled. (San Francisco Chronicle on River God)This old-fashioned adventure novel keeps the reader enthralled all the way to its very exciting conclusion. (Washington Post Book World on The Seventh Scroll)Here is a story as mgical as it is enlightening--not just about history, but about the heart of a heroic man. (James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of The 6th Extinction)Smith is a masterful storyteller, carefully blending intrigue, action, and suspense on a solid foundation of history...Add pirates, chariot racing, and large-scale natural disasters, and the result is a graphic, gory, and exciting tale of ancient conflict and intrigue. (Publishers Weekly)Whats the recipe for commercial fiction success? Start with solid history along with plenty of action, sex, and brutal violence...Smiths fans in general and fans of Taita from the Egyptian series will be pleased. (Library Journal)From the Back CoverGame of Thrones meets ancient Egypt in this magnificent epic from one of the worlds biggest-selling authorsa novel that conjures the magic, mystery, romance, and bloody intrigue of a fascinating lost world . . .On the gleaming banks of the Nile, the brilliant Taitaslave and advisor to the Pharaohfinds himself at the center of a vortex of passion, intrigue, and danger. His quest to destroy the Hyksos army and form an alliance with Crete takes him on an epic journey up the Nile, through Arabia and the magical city of Babylon, and across the open seas. With the future of Egypt itself on his shoulders, Taita enters a world where the line between loyalty and betrayal shifts like the desert sands, evil enemies await in the shadows, and death lingers on the edges of darkness.A thrilling tale . . . as magical as it is enlighteningnot just about history, but about the heart of a heroic man.James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of The Bone LabyrinthAbout the AuthorDescribed by Stephen King as the best historical novelist, WILBUR SMITH made his debut in 1964 with When the Lion Feeds and has since sold more than 125 million copies of his books worldwide and been translated into twenty-six different languages. Born in Central Africa in 1933, he now lives in London. what is the best used book website Desert God: A Novel of Ancient Egypt
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful. Not the usual standardBy Mrs. Jeanette BritsNot WS's usual standard. More like the ramblings of an old man with nothing more to say. Don't ruin a good career with substandard ramblings.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. you'll be happy to see that Taita has returned along with his ...By DennyI own and have read every WS book written. I re-read some every 5 years or so. Needless to say, I'm a big fan. Desert God is a wild and entertaining adventure. If you have read River God, you'll be happy to see that Taita has returned along with his genius for philosophy, military strategy, history and most everything else. The story takes us on a wild ride down the Nile across the desert and through seas and forests while meeting some bizarre royals and surprising characters - all the time keeping us on the edge of our recliners. It's my opinion that WS has a great sense of humor that is sometimes missed. For example Taita enveigles the Pharaoh to put his (Taita's) symbol on the tail side of a new coin. One reader didn't like this felt it was over the top for Taita. I think he just missed the chuckle.With apologies to Mark Twain, I have never read a Wilbur Smith book I didn't like. His story telling and writing skills always take me along from the first page. I hate to see bad reviews of his books because they never deserve them. He is just held to a much higher standard.I am anxiously waiting to see how well the new 'stable' of writers will be performing for his new 'high ouput' plan for books. I hope he does better that Clive Cussler did. Seems like a good start and more WS books is always better.10 of 11 people found the following review helpful. DissappointingBy Harold PI found the central character, "Taita" quiet irritating and the two daughters of Pharaoh gave a portrait of spoil't brats without redemption and I would have liked to have seen them both done away with in the first couple of chapters..Unlike previous books in this series, I found 'Desert God" to be a complete unbelievable fantasy that I could not relate to in any Egyptian legend and also badly written. I was quiet disappointed with the book and have come to believe that Wilber Smith has either lost it as a writer or someone else wrote this particular book. If Wilber Smith's name had not been on the cover, I would never have picked him as the writer.I have read every book that Wilber Smith has written and have always loved his stories until "Desert God". The writing just did not feel like that of the Author I have always loved. What a shame!