The Quest: A Novel of Ancient Egypt (Novels of Ancient Egypt)

i loved this book! Wilbur Smith is brilliant! i started with the seventh scroll then river god, warlock and the quest. love them all. i keep hoping for more!!

"OK," I said, "another long tedious historical novel by Wilbur Smith." Now that doesn't make it bad. In fact, just about everything Wilbur Smith has written has been outstanding. But, I just wasn't sure I wanted to take on another looonnnnng novel and a lonnngggg walk through Africa. Then again, it is Wilbur Smith. So IN I PLUNGED! From the moment I started this book, I was absorbed. I simply could not put the thing down. I found myself anxiously waiting for the end of the work day so I could run home and read some more about the Egyptian mage Taita and his sidekick Meren. The Nile River had dried up. Egypt was in peril. The population was starving and the Pharoah was at wit's end. Taita and Meren are Egypt's last hope to seek the origin of the Nile and remove any obstacle (mystical or not) which might be blocking the flow of life-giving water. Their journey takes them across different tribes and civilizations. The end of the line takes them to an evil entity who is nameless but whose name was Eos. I know that didn't make sense, but there were a number of things that didn't make sense in this novel. Nevertheless, it was spellbinding. The end is predictable, yet satisfying. A few surprises crop up along the trek and lead us to some interesting sub-plots. This is genuinely an epic novel. Even if you don't like Wilbur Smith. You need to read this ..... in my view his best ...... extraordinary book. Densel Myers Yukon, Oklahoma

My daughters and I purchased this for "Dad" a true Wilbur Smith fan. He doesn't write books fast enough to please my husband. This book has not let him down. He loves it as much as all the other books he has read by Wilbur Smith. If you like Wilbur Smith's books we would definitely recommend this one.

Seems to be a few die hard fans who have a problem with this book. But I'm a die hard fan, and I loved it. Something magical happens when a writer falls in love with a character, and that's what this book is about. Wilbur Smith does right by Taita and his readers in "The Quest." The nature of the battle between Taita and Eos was brilliant and very original. Plenty of action, great character development and a love story that rings true. Wilbur Smith is one of the best around and this book does not disappoint. Well done!

I've loved the previous three books in this series, and this one did not disappoint. It kept me guessing until the end, and my friends and I had great discussions on how this book would end. None of us got it right! I would recommend this book for anyone who has loved the earlier books in this series, although it might be a little hard for those new to these works.