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Name: Pharaoh
Full title: Pharaoh: A Novel of Ancient Egypt
Author: Wilbur Smith
Year: 2016
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Genres/categories: Historical fiction, Fiction

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Worldwide #1 bestselling author Wilbur Smith returns to Ancient Egypt in a captivating new novel that will transport you to extraordinary times.

EGYPT IS UNDER ATTACK.

Pharaoh Tamose lies mortally wounded. The ancient city of Luxor is surrounded, All seems lost.

Taita, advisor to the Pharaoh, prepares for the enemy's final, fatal push. The ex-slave, now general of Tamose's armies, is never more ingenious than when all hope is dashed. And this is Egypt's most desperate hour.

With the timely arrival of an old ally, the tide is turned and the Egyptian army feasts upon its retreating foe. But upon his victorious return to Luxor, Taita is seized and branded a traitor. Tamose is dead and a poisonous new era has begun. The new Pharaoh has risen -- and he must be stopped...

From the glittering temples of Luxor to the Citadel of Sparta, PHARAOH is an intense and powerful novel magnificently transporting you to a time of threat, blood and glory. Master storyteller, Wilbur Smith, is at the very peak of his powers.

 
This book is part of the "Ancient Egypt" series.
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Warlock
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River God
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The Seventh Scroll
First published 1995
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The Quest
First published 2007
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The Land of Gold
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Desert God
First published 2014
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, Pop Rating:3/10
The Moon in the Cloud
First published 1968
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, Pop Rating:1.1/10
The Shadow on the Sun
First published 1970
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The Bright and Morning Star
First published 1973
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