While working for Lord Intef, Taita constantly amazes his master and othersĪround him with his inventiveness and intelligence, and very quickly earns Servant of one of the Lords of Egypt, Lord Intef, and leads a fairly Unlike the vast majority of slaves, Taita manages to become a personal However, the Palaces occupied during the life of the Pharoh areįar more modest than his eventual Burial Chambers. Stock piles of treasure that successive Pharohs are demanding.įrom the time a Pharoh is born, stock piles of treasure start being amassedĪnd construction begins on his burial chamber. The country is being plundered by the ever more lavishīurial Chambers with their ever increasing To top it all of, the Egyptian economy is in a bit of a mess. Pharoh Mamose is a weak ruler, and due to his indecision and weakness,īandits are everywhere in Egypt, corrupt Lords and Officials abound,Īnd Pharoh's Double Crown is under threat from over ambitious The book is based upon the life of an Egyptian slave, named Taita, and itĪt this time, the Egyptian Empire is at its peak, but just starting River God is a well written book and is an excellent read. Hollywood called the Ben Hur movie an Epic, and I used to believe them.īut then I read River God, and I now understand what the word Epic really means. It haunted my dreamsĪt night, and I couldn't stop thinking about it during the day. However, once I started reading it, I couldn't put it down. I only started reading River God because it was highly recommended to me by someone. You can send Moose your comments Here! or visit his Shareware and Emulation Valley Web Page. He graciously gave me permission to use his review of 'River God' (as you can see). Moose's Review of River God Moose actually wrote this before my Wilbur Smith page was ever started.

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