River God
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River God
| Full title | River God (The Egyptian Series, Book 1) |
|---|---|
| Author | Wilbur Smith |
| Published | 1993 |
| Pages | 550 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Wilbur Smith’s Ancient Egypt novel, narrated by the slave Taita across a Hyksos invasion and an exodus up the Nile — the first of a sequence the recommendation explicitly extends to the sequels. |
Where I heard about it
- Replies to @moseskagan — listed as “River God by Wilbur Smith and sequels” in the replies to his question “What historical fiction should I read next? (Bonus points for something involving building or trade, rather than violence)”, April 2025. The full set of replies lives on What historical fiction should I… (tweet).
About this edition
One card stands for the sequence: River God is followed by The Seventh Scroll, Warlock, The Quest, Desert God and Pharaoh.
Connections
- Historical Fiction — The genre the thread was asking about.
- Africa — The setting.
- What historical fiction should I… (tweet) — the thread this recommendation came from.
What links here
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