The Quest

New York Times bestselling author Wilbur Smith offers a thrilling look at the world of Ancient Egypt in THE QUEST Egypt has been struck by a series of terrible plagues, killing its crops and crippling its people. Then the ultimate disaster befalls the kingdom: The Nile fails. In desperation, the Pharaoh sends the warlock Taita, wise in the lore of the gods and a master of magic and the supernatural. But not even he could have imagined what terrible enemy waits in ambush in those dark lands at the end of their world. Now it's up to Taita to save Egyptbefore the end of the world's most glorious civilization draws near. "Smith brings to life...the world of Egypt so much so you can almost feel the heat and taste the dust as the narrative builds to cracking pace."Irish NewsSmith, Wilbur is the author of 'The Quest', published 2008 under ISBN 9780312947491 and ISBN 0312947496.