false 429138 29 <div>For Tanus, the fair-haired young lion of a warrior, the gods have decreed that he will lead Egypt's army in a bold attempt to reunite the Kingdom's shared halves. But Tanus will have to defy the same gods to attain the reward they have forbidden him, an object more prized than battle's glory: possession of the Lady Lostris, a rare beauty with skin the color of oiled ceder--destined for the adoration of a nation, and the love of one extraordinary man.<br><br>International bestselling author Wilbur Smith, creator of two dozen highly acclaimed novels, draws readers into a magnificent, richly imagined saga. Exploding with all the drama, mystery and rage of a bygone time, <i>River God</i> is a masterpiece from a storyteller at the height of his powers.<br></div> 434726 1993 River God: A Novel of Ancient Egypt total:1530|5:664|4:532|3:270|2:45|1:19| 1530 6367 2039 200 0 5 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Sat Jan 05 15:23:08 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 05 15:48:25 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 2 false false Mon Apr 07 09:50:03 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 09:55:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Feb 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 11:18:30 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 15:29:01 -0800 2009
River God was a pleasure to read. At over 600 pages it still managed to keep the action flowing right until the end and it doesn't hurt that Taita is one of the sweetest and most likable characters I've come to know in a long tim...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Tue Apr 08 07:21:16 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 18 07:04:07 -0700 2008 The book had many different fights and wars in it. Tanus was a skilled and viciou...more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Wed Oct 03 16:14:30 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 03 16:22:05 -0700 2007
Only drawback; it's long, too long, but for sheer imaginative scope, Wilbur Smith's River God tops everything I've ever read. The story is narrated by the charming eunuch slave Taita, whose secret passion for queen Lostris s...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Aug 26 01:58:55 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 26 02:42:17 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 26 10:54:56 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 07 06:39:55 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 19 07:45:03 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 30 03:34:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Dec 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 21:43:58 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 21:51:20 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jul 22 14:19:02 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 11:03:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false true Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Apr 04 11:50:40 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 12:02:05 -0700 2009
I found this ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jul 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 10:40:15 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 10:59:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 15:54:19 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 08:55:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue May 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 21 19:03:48 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 19:14:53 -0700 2009
The narrator is a eunuch which gives him access to the main female character in a way that a man with all his ...more...]]> 5 1 true false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Mar 31 11:49:20 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 31 11:50:38 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Jul 15 05:50:10 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 05:55:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri May 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 00:46:18 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 00:50:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Dec 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Oct 11 12:09:12 -0700 2008 Sun Dec 07 21:44:52 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 12 10:36:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 12 11:13:42 -0700 2008
In general the story isn't bad, but the writing made me cringe at best, and annoyed or angry at worst. It is full of 2-dimensional characters who never c...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 10:22:12 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 10:26:18 -0700 2009 more...]]>