![]() Master storyteller, Wilbur Smith, is at the very peak of his powers. Taita must be set free, Utteric must be stopped and Egypt must be reclaimed.įrom the glittering temples of Luxor to the Citadel of Sparta, Pharaoh is an intense and powerful novel magnificently transporting you to a time of threat, blood and glory. To a good man like Ramases, there is no choice. With Taita’s imprisonment, Ramases is forced to make a choice: help Taita escape and forsake his brother, or remain silent and condone Utteric’s tyranny. Pharaoh Utteric is young, weak and cruel, and threatened by Taita’s influence within the palace – especially his friendship with Utteric’s younger and worthier brother, Ramases. Smith's original Egyptian series was launched in 1994 by Pan Macmillan with River God (1994), followed by The Seventh Scroll (1995), Warlock (2001) and The Quest (2007). ![]() Tamose is dead and a poisonous new era has begun. ![]() But upon his victorious return to Luxor, Taita is seized and branded a traitor. With the timely arrival of an old ally, the tide is turned and the Egyptian army feasts upon its retreating foe. He is never more ingenious than when all hope is dashed. Taita, ex-slave and general of Tamose’s armies, prepares for the enemy’s final, fatal push. ![]() The old Pharaoh Tamose lies mortally wounded. ![]()
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