By Wilbur A. Smith
Wilbur Smith returns with the eagerly awaited sequel to his exciting Egyptian sequence. Following on from River God, The 7th Scroll and Warlock, the search keeps the tale of the Warlock, Taita, clever within the lore of the traditional Gods and a grasp of magic and the supernatural. Egypt is struck through a chain of negative plagues that cripple the dominion, after which the final word catastrophe follows. The Nile fails. The waters that nourish and maintain the land dry up. whatever catastrophic is happening within the far-off and absolutely unexplored depths of Africa from the place the amazing river springs. In desperation Pharoah sends for Taita, the one guy who could possibly win via to the resource of the Nile and realize the reason for all their woes. None of them may have any notion of what a poor enemy lies in ambush for The Warlock in these mysterious lands on the finish in their international.
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