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Pharaoh
- Ancient Egypt, Book 6
- Narrated by: Mike Grady
- Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins
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Summary
The Worldwide Number One Bestseller 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 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.
Pharaoh Utteric is young, weak and cruel, and threatened by Taita’s influence within the palace – especially his friendship with Utteric’s younger and worthier brother, Ramases. With Taita’s imprisonment, Ramases is forced to make a choice: help Taita escape and forsake his brother, or remain silent and condone Utteric’s tyranny. To a good man like Ramases, there is no choice. Taita must be set free, Utteric must be stopped and Egypt must be reclaimed.
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.
Critic reviews
Praise for Wilbur Smith:
‘Best historical novelist – I say Wilbur Smith’ Stephen King
‘No one does adventure quite like Smith’ Daily Mirror
Praise for the EGYPTIAN series:
'Superlatively evocative…Smith’s descriptions hardly falter over 500 pages and [River God] has relentless momentum’
Observer
'Big, brave and blockbusting … brilliantly detailed descriptions of life on the Nile’ Mail On Sunday
'Grand mythical material…. the set pieces are fabulous’ Times Literary Supplement
'High adventure … there is never a lull in his majestic novel overflowing with passion, rage, treachery, barbarism, prolonged excitement and endless passages of sheer, exquisite colour’ The Washington Post
‘A rich, compelling look back in time [to] when history and myth intermingled’ San Francisco Chronicle
‘A grand tale of intrigue, deception, true love and exile’ Denver Post
'An epic of sex, death and intrigue in the Valley of the Kings … richly written … packs in the action … excellent’ Weekend Telegraph
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- Dayday
- 19-11-21
A brilliant addition to the Egyptian adventure
Wilbur has again captured the magical story line of ancient Egypt. Taita is at it again keeping the throne of Egypt safe.
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- jane macfarlane
- 04-03-17
good listening
very good I enjoyed it very much. It was well read thank you very much
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- Kindle Customer
- 13-08-17
Fantastically read, great continuation
Of the story from Wilbur Smith and an overall enthralling book. Looking forward to the last installation.
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- Pat Smallwood
- 10-11-23
great 100 %
so glad to have spent the time with this book I have sand in my eyes at the end
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- neil pendlebury
- 06-03-21
perfect interpretation narration of the story.
super story and the tone of the narrator really carried the story to make it entertaining
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- Mo Bass
- 18-04-24
Disappointing
Taita is vain beyond belief, everyone is so beautiful and the villains are truly vile. I have almost every Wilbur Smith published in my library but this won't be one of them. The narrator just isn't suited to the story.
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- Beach
- 25-11-16
Another triumph
What else can I add to all that has been said except brilliance at its best.
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- weardalelad
- 15-10-16
tiata is great but used too much now!
smith has drawn every ounce out of his character. time to end it i think
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- Mike
- 18-10-16
Hmmmmm
What made the experience of listening to Pharaoh the most enjoyable?
At first I didn't like the narrator, but as I listened further, I found the narrator added to the book quite a bit.
What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?
I found the plot quite formulaic, and in places contrived.
Not something that can often be said about a Wilbur Smith book. Or maybe Im getting more fussy as I get old er !
Have you listened to any of Mike Grady’s other performances? How does this one compare?
Nope my first one - but would be pleased to listen to his work again.
Any additional comments?
If you read River God, and then listen to this there is a significant drop in the quality of story and characterisation. In fact the characters feel lifted out of some of the previous books and just have different names.
It whiled away some time reasonable pleasantly, but if this were written by another author I would not be seeking out other books he had written.
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- Anonymous User
- 24-04-21
better
it took me a while to get used to a new narrator and different story in dessert god and pharaoh but I enjoyed the books in the end
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