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Desert God
by Wilbur Smith
Book 5 in the Ancient Egyptian Series series.
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Egypt remains divided while Hyksos power controls the north. Taita develops a diplomatic and military plan intended to secure allies and create the conditions for the restoration of Egyptian rule. The expedition reflects the long-distance diplomacy of the Bronze Age, when courts exchanged envoys, marriage partners, metals and military assistance across the eastern Mediterranean.
His journey moves through Arabia, Babylon and Minoan Crete, combining negotiation, deception and battle. The mission tests alliances between kingdoms and Taita’s willingness to use individual lives as pieces in a larger strategy. Taita’s strategy therefore depends not only on battlefield skill but on understanding the interests of rulers whose support may disappear as soon as the balance of power changes.
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