Warlock (Ancient Egypt, #3) by Wilbur Smith

Warlock (Ancient Egypt, #3) Reviews

• 
  Henry Avila

  The unusual life of Taita over 200 years old hence the title Warlock of the book is amazing , he can see the future, destroy by his spells enemies with little help from the gods, nature or through magic, all fear his power yet they by invidious actions cause their ultimate destruction. Set long ago in ancient Egypt the illustrious desert kingdom on the River Nile and greatest civilization in history, circa 1550 B.C.
  during the end of the Hyksos rule, foreign immigrants in Lower Egypt (the north) for over a century dominated. Yes for not the only time Egypt is a divided land two nations of three to six million, its old capital Memphis now a new one Avaris, the delta country, and Thebes in Upper Egypt (the south). Confusing just think of the Nile flowing up to the Sea, and you looking down where it started. Politics brings death and chaos as it always does, the Pharaohs of both territories are eliminated and usurpers, cousins take the thrones. However this cannot last with Taita the eunuch, former slave around. The son of the late king in the south Nefer too young to govern at 14, has a family adviser Taita, which doesn't make Lord Taja who illegally seized power happy. The northern monarch Trok, is even more ruthless than his relative, killing the entire royal family except a pretty Princess Mintaka ( she loves Nefer) in order to give him legal status.You can see a mile away the trouble in the air. Taja is more audacious marries two royal Princesses Marykara and Heseret, who strangely falls in love with him, some people are very ambitious, which creates complications not to mention breathing difficulties for many victims. Now the wizard must keep the boy king alive to reach maturity and ascend the throne while regent Taja tries to thwart that. In literature as in life some will fall others rise to the top.The false pharaohs or the legitimate king, the winner is, but not until great battles decide. The writer was a magnificent chronicler of historical fiction none better in the modern era, as a person very interested in old Egypt can attest. If you want to feel the hot wind striking your face, the Sun scorching the desert's golden sands, the cool waters of the mighty river leisurely rolling by, the exotic, colorful boats on the blue stream , the towering white pyramids reaching for the shining stars, this is a joy to behold and gives the world beauty.
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  Shariful Sadaf

  Ancient Egypt. As usual, Wilbur Smith's description of Ancient Egypt is fascinating, and his story compelling. Educational and suspenseful. Once you get involved in the story, you have to keep reading.
  
  It's a Historical fiction. More fiction since the history of this time is short on detail, and the author filled in the blanks with great imagination. The character Taita, the warlock of the title, is one of a series that starts with ''River God" and finishes with ''The Quest". I love these books, and recommend them to anyone.
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  Dorothy

  This book is a cross between an ancient Egyptian bodice-ripper and "The Return of the Jedi," with a little Marquis de Sade thrown in for good measure. I had read the first two books in the series, "River God" and "The Seventh Scroll," and had found them interesting enough to carry on to the third, but as far as I am concerned Smith went completely off the track with this one.
  
  Taita, the eunuch slave, was an enormously talented MAN in the first book. He used his knowledge in the service of his beloved mistress Lostris and her lover and his friend, Tanus. He was enormously talented but still human. In this one though, he has become a Jedi knight of the highest order. He practices mind control over the enemies of the young pharoah he now serves, Nefer, the grandson of Lostris.
  
  Oh, and that is another thing: It appears that Taita is now immortal and ageless. He sprints around like a young man and his age is never revealed, although various characters speculate that he is at least two hundred.
  
  So we have Taita fulfilling the role of Obi Wan Kenobi, Nefer is alternately Luke Skywalker and Han Solo, and his lady love Mintaka is a spirited Princess Leia. Give me a break! It is just a mish-mash and, at 735 pages, a very long mish-mash at that. About halfway through, I began skipping long passages of rape and mayhem and torture. Just not my cup of tea, thank you.
  
  I love the history of ancient Egypt and I love historical fiction - especially mysteries - based on the true history of that remarkable civilization. But this series, as far as I can tell, is pure fantasy, designed perhaps to appeal to the wet dreams of 14 year old boys. I'm not a boy and I'm certainly not 14 years old, so it's not for me. I won't be returning here.
• 
  Adrienne

  Book 3 in the Egyptian series. Stupendous. Our main character Taita (Warlock) is once again helping the pharoahs' children. Now it is Queen Lostris' grandson Prince Nefer - whose father was murdered. Two evil beings declare themselves Pharoah's of North and South Egypt. Prince Nefer must regain his rightful throne.
  Luckily he has Taita. A brilliant war strategist, with intense loyalty, amazing medical skills and formidable wizard talents.
  Can not wait for book 4.
• 
  Injamamul Haque Joy

  স্মিথ মামারে রেটিং দিলাম ৪.৫ আর অনুবাদকরে দিলাম ৩।
  
  বইটা শুরু করার সময়ই বুঝেছিলাম যে এপিক কিছু পড়তে যাচ্ছি। তাই ভেবেছিলাম হয়ত এক-দেড়শ পৃষ্ঠা পর্যন্ত প্লট বিল্ডআপেই কাটাবে। কিন্তু না, একদম কাহিনীর শুরুতেই একটা ধাক্কা খেলাম। যখনই কাহিনীতে উত্তেজনার সৃষ্টি হয়, ঠিক সেই সময়েই হাজির হয় ট্র‍্যাজেডি। রিভার গডের সাথে এই বইয়ের অনেক দিক দিয়েই অমিল ছিলো। রিভার গডে টাইটা যেখানে ছিলো অসহায়-ভাগ্যান্বেষী দাস, সে এই বইয়ে ছিলো অসীম ক্ষমতার অধিকারী। বিশ্বাসঘাতক নাজা, এমনকি হিকস্ সম্রাট অ্যাপোপি পর্যন্ত তাকে সমীহ করে চলছে। আরেকটা বৈসাদৃশ্য হল, ফারাও রাজ বংশ। রিভার গড বইয়ে যেখানে মিশরকে দেখানো হয়েছে স্বর্গভূমি, সেখানে এই বইয়ে দেখানো হয়েছে অসহায়, হতোদ্যম হিসেবে। শুরুটা দারুণ ���লেও মাঝখানে কিছু জায়গায় অযথাই বড় করা হয়েছে। নেফার, নাজা, টর্ক, মেরিকারা, মিনটাকা, চরিত্রগুলোকে জীবন্ত লেগেছে। তো বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা, প্রেম, যুদ্ধ, আনুগত্য মিলিয়ে বইটা বেশ। না পড়লে অনেক কিছুই মিস।
  
  অনুবাদক তার অনুবাদের ধারাবাহিকতা বজায় রাখতে পারেন নাই। এক জায়গায় ভালো তো আরেক জায়গায় অখাদ্য। এমন পৃষ্ঠাও পেয়েছি, যে জায়গায় এক ধাঁচের শব্দে ভর্তি ছিলো সব বাক্যের শেষে (নিলো, ফেললো, তুললো, খাইলো, দিলো ইত্যাদি ইত্যাদি)। তাছাড়া দেবতা হোরাস এর নাম লিখেছে হুরাস, দেবী আইসিস, হাপি, ওরিসিস উৎসবের বানান ভূল। ইমপ্রুভ করার মত অনেক জায়গা ছিলো। আর বইয়ে সম্পাদনারও ঘাটতি রয়েছে।
• 
  Bettie

  If my memory serves me right, this return to ancient Egypt is rather a let down after the adventure of The Seventh Scroll. We shall see...
  
  Later: yes, Taita is just too capable to bear. Solid 3* adventuring though, and so onto the 4th book
  
  
  
  Summer 2013 Egyptian Encounters:
  
  Cleopatra (1963)
  3* The Mummy Curse
  2* Alexandria: The Last Nights of Cleopatra
  4* The Complete Valley of the Kings
  1* Ancient Egypt by George Rawlinson
  4* Tutankhamen: Life and death of a Pharoah
  2* The Luxor Museum
  3* Tutankhamen's Treasure
  3* The Black Pharaoh\
  3* Nubian Twilight.../ complimentary reading!
  4* River God
  4* House of Eternity
  The Egyptian (1954)
  Agora (2009)
  TR Justine
  Death on the Nile (1978)
  2* Nefer the Silent
  5* The Seventh Scroll
  5* The White Nile
  CR An Evil Spirit out of the West
  
  Nefertiti Resurrected
  3* Warlock
  
  Queen Pharaoh - Hatshepsut
  
  03-07-2013:
  Egyptian army suspends constitution and removes President Morsi.
  
  
  
• 
  Stef

  I really enjoyed the first book, 'River God'...couldn't put it down, and and was excited to read the next book which I think is 'Warlock' (which I can tell you in hindsight you should skip ...in fact you can go straight to what I think is book three).
  
  Warlock is the sequel to River God that details the later life of Taita 60 years on from the death of Lostris - Taita drops all scientific ways and becomes more supernatural. Don't get me wrong...I'm all over the supernatural, but Taita in this book is a *totally* different character. Warlock is a painful, painful, painful read. Frankly - jus skip it and move on to 'The Seventh Scroll (A Novel of Ancient Egypt)'.
• 
  Bex

  The third in a series of books about ancient Egypt, WARLOCK returns to Taita, an eunuch slave who has served several pharaohs. Readers who met Taita in the first books of this series will love being able to read about him again in his latest mission. After getting a vision from the deceased Lostris, the queen Taita faithfully served and loved, he returns from his solitary life in the desert to help her grandson, Nefer Seti. Taita protects Nefer as he is thrust into a dangerous position at the young age of fourteen. He aids Nefer in honing his natural warrior and intellectual abilities, all the while helping Nefer reclaim the throne from Naja, a traitor who killed pharaoh and assumed leadership of Egypt.
  This book is exciting from the very beginning, opening with a scene of the Pharaohs fighting chariots racing towards battle. The plot keeps up its breakneck pace from there to the very end, filled with battles, tests of courage and endurance, as well as some magic and mystery. Wilbur Smith does a great job of adding extra twists to the story, which makes it all the more interesting. Smiths vivid language also draws the reader in, though in some scenes the action described is nauseatingly gruesome. Though this book is thick, the pages fly by in no time at all. Those who enjoyed RIVER GOD and SEVENTH SCROLL will love Warlock.
  
• 
  Charmaine Lloyd

  I love Wilbur Smith. He manages to write a book that espouses adventure, history, friendship and romance all at once.
  
  The central character Taita; though a eunuch, is a dashing “romantic” lead with his on-going love for Queen Lostris. In this world and time, it is refreshing to read of love beyond the physical.
  
  The story of ancient Egypt unfolds colourfully and the other lead characters are so relatable in their contrasts - Light and dark, love and hate, arrogance and compassion and the character development is relatable and realistic.
  
  The book is over a couple of hundred pages, but I got through it quickly as there is a plot behind every desert dune and it is very diffcult to put down. The only parts that I skimmed over were the Red Race and the last chariot fight – though intriguing, I found these too detailed and perhaps one chariot fight (detailed) too many.
  
  I have been reading Wilbur Smith since I was 13 years old. Whereas I have found that as an adult, I do not enjoy the style of writing of the other great story-telling authors that I read as a teenager, Wilbur Smith's style of writing is elegant and complements his story telling ability.
  
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  Alex Telander

  There is a new magician to be added to the pantheon where the likes of Merlin and Gandalf reside: his name is Taita, a former eunuch slave, who is now the mighty and much-feared warlock of ancient Egypt.
  
  Wilbur Smith, bestselling author from South Africa, brings us his compelling sequel to River God, a novel of Egypt’s past, where a pharaoh and her eunuch slave evaded capture to fight against an evil conspiracy. The premise originally arose from a papyrus scroll that was brought to Smith, where these two characters were show to have existed at some time in the past. Smith then set about novelizing this account and creating the amazing world of River God. He does exactly the same in Warlock, with just as much gusto and skill.
  
  The lovely pharaoh Lostris is now long dead, but her slave, now a warlock – who must be over a hundred years in age – is still revered and feared by many. A new pharaoh, the young prince Nefer, is about to take the throne, his father having been recently assassinated and the killers remaining unknown. Since Nefer is too young to take the throne, Naja, the former pharaoh’s right hand man, automatically appoints himself regent of all Egypt. He hatches a devilish plan, unbeknownst to the prince, where he will unite with the enemy, the Hyksos who control northern Egypt, and get rid of Nefer, and together they will rule, abusing their power in as many ways as they can, meanwhile gaining untold riches.
  
  Wilbur Smith has a writing style that is entirely his own. His imagery reaches the point of over-description but never passes it, keeping the reader so entrenched in the world, that once they put the book down, they wonder if they are not actually in Egypt during the time of the pharaohs. Smith takes you through all the emotions, even if you don’t want to tag along for the ride, making you sad then happy by the turning of the page, appalled and shocked then satisfied and appeased.
  
  There is a lot in this book, where any reader can get entirely lost, whether it be in the love between prince Nefer and his Mintaka, or the anxious deception concocted by Naja, or the great battles fronted by Nefer and controlled by Taita. There is even some magic in there for all you fantasy buffs. This book, quite simply, has it all.
  
  Originally published on November 5th 2001.
  
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• 
  Art Tirrell

  THE WONDERFUL TAITA HAS LOST HIS CHARM
  
  I've read Wilbur Smith's novels, "River God" and "The Seventh Scroll", and although I thought both went on too long and tried to do too much, I loved them for their originality and the excellent drawing of the principal character and narrator, the eunuch Taita.
  
  In Warlock, as in the two "Taita" novels mentioned above, Smith again tries to bite off a smidge too much scope but where the earlier stories were so strong I found myself able to overlook this flaw, now the novelty of the setting has worn off and this time the plot is less satisfying - much like Hollywood sequels that fail to measure up to the original films because they slavishly try to mimic the elements that made the original a success.
  
  Additionally (regrettably), Warlock grants POV's (points of view) to a veritable slew of characters, and the resulting stew ends up as a jumble of mid-paragraph POV swaps, pat dialogue, and thin characters. There's Taita, of course, but I much preferred him as the egotistical, lustful-but-incapable, boasting genius of River God and Seventh Scroll. There, his flaws glared but you'd roll your eyes and keep on loving him. Here, he is boringly perfect no matter who or what the opposition.
  
  Of the others, Young pharaoh Nefer is perhaps the most rounded. He experiences setbacks and tries harder the next time. Although we never really know him well enough to make the transfer into his skin, his character arc rings true as he grows toward manhood. Less convincing are the shallowly drawn love interests and the two bad guys. Between the antagonists they don't do a single redeeming thing in the entire story. Sorry, but I've come to like characters with a little depth, and here there isn't much to enjoy.
  
  To his credit, what Smith does give is a strongly imagined story painted in broad, colorful strokes. Smith is expert at setting the scene and Warlock holds the reader while trying hard to exploit the presumed familiarity of the reader with Taita. Sorry, it just doesn't convince. The plot is convoluted enough, but each "homestretch" is easily predictable, and I guess the broad strokes are to be expected when the writer is cranking out 650 page novels on a pace of one per year.
  
  In my experience with his works, Wilbur Smith is best when he uses his rich imagination to tackle an entirely new theme with fresh characters and an exciting original hook. The Courtney's come to mind. The initial novel was by far the best of the lot. Of course, as an author myself, I know starting fresh is also the most difficult way to write, and not the kind of thing that lends itself to the one-a-year pace this author has been keeping of late.
  
  In the end, I'm still a fan. I'll be reading the next one, and the one after that.
  
  If Wilbur Smith lived on the great lakes, he'd have written "The Secret Ever Keeps". He lives in Africa, so I had to do it for him. If you like Wilbur Smith, you'll love "The Secret Ever Keeps". Here's the Amazon page.
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  Katherine

  Very disappointed with this novel. I read there for God, and really enjoyed it. However the great parts about that book, the character of taita, a man of science who uses his wit and knowledge to solve problems, is gone. Instead, he's back as a pseudo-Obi-Wan Kenobi and solves all the problem by supernatural magic. It's so bad there's even a scene that if you added the theme music to the Empire strikes back you can just hear Obi-Wan Kenobi saying these aren't the droids, no wait, egyptians, sorry, that you're looking for.
  He completely ruins the novelty of the character. And it's just so ridiculous that the story, while it may have some good parts Of a plot,, just can't make up for. There's also long drawnout masses of paragraphs that are completely unnecessary and definitely should've been edited out. This novel is way too long.
  Also, I find it frustrating that every female character they come across are all described as the most beautiful they'd ever seen. Lostiris was incredibly beautiful, Mintaka is incredibly beautiful, the daughters of Pharoh are all beautiful, just too much. And the descriptions of everybody's breasts every few pages is just way too much. I got very tired of reading Smith's fantasies of Egyptian women and their booby every few pages.
  Overall a major let down.
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  Patience

  Took me 2 years to get through this book.
  It was slow to start. Rather dull. Then when things finally got a bit exciting, it took a turn for the worse. Disturbing to read how one sister kills another by stabbing a knife into her private parts.
  Sure, things like that may have happened at one time or another, by some sick individual, but it is uncomfortable to read it. And seemingly perverse to write it.
  Not a book I felt comfortable keeping, donating, or selling to anyone else. I destroyed my copy.
  I won't be reading anything from this author ever again. Big turn off.
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  Mary

  Sigh...this was just not as good as the first book in the series. All the cool characters, save one, are dead. It's told in the third person, as opposed to the first. Didn't finish it.
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  AndrewP

  I usually really enjoy Wilbur Smith books, but this one was a bit of a slog. First off it's WAY to long. Second, I don't like books where the heroes are just smarter and better at everything than everybody else. It really takes away most of the suspense and excitement as it's just completely predictable the way things will turn out. Right from the start we know who the bad guys are here, but Smith labors the point making them commit all kinds of atrocities. After a while this became tiresome to read.
  What started out as a reasonable historical drama in 'River God', morphed into a fantasy novel here, a couple of the characters having substantial magical powers way beyond the bounds of mysticism.
  Very disappointed with this one but I will continue the series after a much needed break.
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  ⚔️Kelanth⚔️

  Figli del Nilo, in originale "Warlock" è un romanzo d'avventura di Wilbur Smith pubblicato in Italia nel 2001 per le Edizioni Longanesi. Questo è il terzo di cinque romanzi che lo scrittore ha ambientato in Egitto nella terra dei faraoni. Gli altri romanzi della serie sono:
  
  Il settimo papiro
  Il dio del fiume
  Alle fonti del Nilo
  Il dio del deserto
  
  La trama è presto scritta: Morto il glorioso faraone Tamose, il paese è senza guida e il trono vacante. Se lo contendono il crudele reggente Naja e Trok, comandante dei temibili invasori hyksos, ma l'imperscrutabile volontà degli dei manifesta un altro progetto. Il loro favore ricade su Nefer, giovane figlio del defunto Tamose, la cui formazione è affidata a Taita detentore dell'immensa sapienza umana e di immensi poteri sovrannaturali. I due dovranno unire le loro forze per adempiere un glorioso compito e lottare, ognuno con le proprie armi, contro potenti nemici. Taita il mago diventerà terra, acqua, aria e fuoco affrontando le ombre del male con riti arcani; Nefer il principe diventerà un guerriero, imparando che nulla è più potente di un animo fedele alla giustizia e nulla più prezioso dell'amore di una donna.
  
  Wilbur Smith ha scelto di ambientare i romanzi di questa saga tra le sabbie del grande paese africano, nell'antico Egitto dove i suoi misteri affascinano da sempre intere generazioni, creando un'avventura che, in bilico tra passato e presente, spazia dai campi archeologici alle magie, dagli amori appassionati alle lotte dinastiche. Tra prove di forza, intrighi di corte e battaglie nel deserto si sviluppa un’avventura mozzafiato che diverte ed emoziona.
  
  Credo in ogni caso che il punto di forza sia la capacità dell'autore di descrivere con maestria e perizia di dettagli gli usi e costumi del popolo egizio e di quello hyksos, alimentando quell'atmosfera di magia, fascino e mistero che contraddistingue le civiltà antiche. Un punto di forza che può anche essere uno scoglio per il lettore poco interessato alla storia egizia in quanto può risultare un po' stancante la presenza di lunghe descrizioni.
  
  Per me un grande romanzo storico, degno seguito della saga dei faraoni di Wilbur Smith.
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  Rithun Regi

  Warlocks have held great sway in ancient civilizations and this book shows why. The show of miracle and authority as displayed by a slave turned magus Taita is simply astounding. In the first installation of this book, Taita is seen as an underwhelming character and he has transformed into a legend who invokes awe and respect among the ancient kingdoms of lower and upper Eygpt. As the story plot turns, Taita is known to be more than 200 years old and is a master adept at magic. The two warring kingdoms come to a peace only to see murder,betrayal and the rise of 2 pharaohs. Taita is a king maker and he has his personal battle with another magus and this story flows from the ancient city of Thebes to the fabled lands of Babylonia and the final battle fought near the ruins of an ancient city of Gellala. The Bedouins,Assyrians,Sumerians,Babylonians and all the ancient races are seen to be vassals of the mighty egyptians. Chariot warfare is at its best and the battles are typical David Goliath affairs with the wiles of David in full display. An amazing book and the author is a master weaver of words and magic.
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  Will Hogarth

  There is no getting away with the fact that Wilbur Smith is a great wordsmith and story teller, but this book fell short of the mark for me.
  
  The characters are all well formed to a point where you cheer the heroes on and the plot is woven well to maintain pace, in what is a lengthy novel (over 500 pages) and at times the imagery conjured up by smith is second to none, but it still left me feeling underwhelmed.
  
  For me smith at times seemed to go too far with areas of gratuitous and sexual violence, seaming to dwell too long over the detail of the event and thus distracting from the impact that the event would have had otherwise. Yes there are times when something needs to have more time spent over its telling and there are times when enough is enough and, in my opinion, Smith crossed that line to many times in Warlock
  
  I can see why this book has, generally, such a high rating, but for me – it misses the mark.
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  Roxana

  No wonder Wilbur Smith was my mother's favorite writer, he is just awesome! Once you start reading any of his books, you can't put it down. And that is what happened to me with this book.
  I read the two previous books of this saga long ago, and because one of my nephew gave me as a present, wonderful present!, the last book fo the saga, I decided to read it all over again. The funny thing is, I couldn't find the first book. Bookstores that sells new books didn't have all his books, since he is not in fashion now.
  About the book, I totally love the story. Of course Taita is the star here, helping his beloved Lotris's grandson, Nefer, after his father was kill... I can't get into details, I might fall into unwanted spoilers and this book definately needs to be read without spoilers. because even when some twist and turns might be predictable, you just enjoy the story reading it. So, if you like adventure, be my guess, read this wonderful book, you really won't regret it.
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  Elishua Loh

  Reread because I simply don't remember most of the story. I would strongly advise people to read this serial now in reverse order so that you can still enjoy this book without comparing this with the first or second book.
  This book is like the second season of Spartacus, more blood, more gore, more sex and with another guy playing Spartacus. I watched the first season and fell in love with the first Spartacus and was most grieved when I realised towards the end of season one that the actor died. I tried to watch the second season, which has just more of everything except the heart of the show, the original actor. All the sex, gore and blood just couldn't make me respond enough to continue watching.
  
  So if you wanna enjoy this book, read the series in this sequence : Warlock, Seventh Scroll, River God.
  
  This way, you can enjoy all the books in increasing flavor without losing any joy.
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  Christina Maxfield

  Third installment of the ancient Egyptian series by this author. I really liked this book. Mr. Smith writes with the depth and attention to detail that I think other authors should take into consideration. The continuing tale of the warlock Taita and his life through yet another Egyptian dynasty is just as attention holding as the first book "River God". Didn't want it to end but there is more out there to read.
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  Pat Anderson

  As usual, Smith makes you feel as if you are right there along with the characters. I've read some reviews saying that he strays too much into the supernatural but he has done this before - the Umlimo in the Ballantyne books, for example. I have read this book three times now and still found it a page-turner every time. Taita has developed as a character in this book; he is still as wise as ever but has added magic to his repertoire. Ignore the sneerers; this is a great adventure story.
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  Natasha Venter van niekerk

  
  
  Absolutely brilliant. Smith at his best.
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  Dimitris

  I loved it, everything he writes mesmerizes me!
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  Michael Zajaczkowski

  Now we're talking. This book (book #3 in the series) is what I was hoping book two would be like (I started and then skipped that book, The Seventh Scroll).
  
  After the first book, River God (see my review--excellent adventure book!), I wanted to pick right back up with the story line, immerse myself in Ancient Egypt, and get lost in a good old-fashioned adventure tale. Warlock, didn't disappoint.
  
  This picks up with the same characters I grew to love in River God, and the story takes continues from there. I won't go into the story (you can read that elsewhere), but I want to emphasize that Warlock is the kind of gripping adventure tale, with not one but two very capable villains, that keeps you glued to the story. If you liked River God, then you'll LOVE Warlock.
  
  Highly recommended!!
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  Linda Johnson

  an entirely different world -- for character experiences and geography