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The Quest
by Wilbur Smith
Book 4 in the Ancient Egyptian Series series.
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Ancient Egypt faces plague and the failure of the Nile. The aged Taita travels south to discover whether the disaster has a natural, political or supernatural cause and meets communities far beyond the authority of the pharaoh. The journey beyond Egypt enlarges the geography of the series and presents the Nile’s failure as both an ecological disaster and a crisis of royal legitimacy.
His investigation leads to Eos, a ruler whose apparent immortality and magical power threaten both Egypt and Taita’s identity. The novel treats environmental crisis, expedition and fantasy as part of the continuing struggle to preserve the kingdom. Historical atmosphere is deliberately blended with high fantasy, making Taita’s contest with Eos more important than correspondence with a single documented reign.
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