mass market paperback, 664 pages
English language
Published May 17, 1995 by St. Martin's Paperbacks.
River God is a novel by author Wilbur Smith. It tells the story of the talented eunuch slave named Taita, his life in Egypt, the flight of Taita along with the Egyptian populace from the Hyksos invasion, and their eventual return. The novel can be grouped together with Wilbur Smith's other books (The Seventh Scroll, Warlock, The Quest, Desert God and Pharaoh) on Ancient Egypt. It was first published in 1993, and was adapted for television alongside The Seventh Scroll as the 1999 mini-series The Seventh Scroll.
Basic test [yes/no:]: Would I recommend you read this book or not. Was it worth the few hours spent reading it? Am I pleased that I spent the time reading it? --- Yes ---
Basic test [yes/no:]: Would I recommend you read this book or not. Was it worth the few hours spent reading it? Am I pleased that I spent the time reading it? --- Yes ---
Not sure why I picked this one up in the first place, but it was a worthwhile read. The first 30 pages made me contemplate giving up on reading it any further as
it began to sound like a saucy romance of ancient Egyptian nature. Somewhere after the 50th page or so the plot begins to unfold and a great story of deception and devotion unravels. There are a few places where the outcome of an event is telegraphed to you but it does not take away from the suspense enough to ruin it.
