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River God

River God

Author(s): Wilbur Smith

Location(s): Egypt

Genre(s): Fiction, Historical

Era(s): 2000BC

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Taita is a the brilliant eunuch slave who narrates the story. The main plot is the love between Lostris, the wife of the Pharoah of Egypt, and Tanus, a commander of an army of Pharoah and a trusted friend of the narrator, Taita. Battles between nations and individuals the couple nevertheless try to sustain something against a harsh background.

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A terrific book set against the complex dynamics of ancient Egypt.

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