River God

Whispers of the Nile

In River God, Wilbur Smith transports readers to the sun-drenched realm of Ancient Egypt, where the might of pharaohs and the pulse of the Nile intertwine in a tapestry of intrigue and devotion. Taita, the brilliant and beguiling eunuch-slave, serves his mistress Lostris with unwavering loyalty, harnessing his uncanny talents in medicine, music, and warfare to navigate the treacherous currents of courtly ambition. As the sacred river swells with life-giving water, Taita’s whispered counsels shape the fate of kingdoms, and the land itself seems to bend to his will.

Alliances Forged in Blood

When Prince Tanus returns victorious from a distant campaign, bearing news of rebellion and foreign peril, Lostris’s world is upended by betrayal at the highest echelons of power. Amid clandestine plots and the clash of armies along the riverbanks, Taita confronts an enemy as implacable as the desert sun. With cunning stratagems and unrivaled courage, he marshals a ragtag legion of loyal mercenaries—Nubian archers, fearless Ethiopian warriors, and renegade Greek hoplites—into an indomitable force. Their steel rings out against the teeth of iron, echoing across the endless sands as alliances shift and loyalties are tested.

The Sands of Destiny

As the twin moons rise over the Great Pyramid, Taita embarks on a desperate mission to secure a hidden tomb whose ancient magic could avert catastrophe—or unleash ruin. Through secret passages carved in limestone and cryptic hieroglyphs that pulse with otherworldly energy, he races against time to bind gods and mortals in a bond that transcends death. Wilbur Smith’s evocative prose conjures every flicker of torchlight in subterranean corridors, every lament of priests at twilight, and every ripple of hope stirred by the river’s eternal song.

. Wilbur Smith is an internationally bestselling author renowned for his epic historical sagas, richly drawn characters, and masterful storytelling that brings ancient civilizations to vivid life with pulse-pounding adventure and timeless human drama.