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For Tanus, the fair-haired young lion of a warrior, the gods have decreed that he will lead Egypt's army in a bold attempt to reunite the Kingdom's shared halves. But Tanus will have to defy the same gods to attain the reward they have forbidden him, an object more prized than battle's glory:... read more

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THE RIVER lay heavily upon the desert, bright as a spill of molten metal from a furnace.

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This is book 162 of 200 in BBC 'Big Read' Top 200 Novels, 2003. (authoritative list)
This is book 91 of 145 in Whitcoulls Top 100 (2011). (authoritative list)
This is book 162 of 82 in BBC "Big Read" Top 100 Novels. (authoritative list)
This is book 55 of 121 in Whitcoulls Top 100 (2012). (authoritative list)
This is book 1 of 4 in Taita. (standard series)

Followed by The Seventh Scroll.

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  1. Wilbur Smith (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: St Martins Pr
Country: USA
Publication Date: March 1994
ISBN: 978-0312106126
Page Count: 659

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