This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. For all the latest information on Wilbur Smith's writing visit or facebook.Review copy was received from Publisher. Wilbur Smith passed away peacefully at home in 2021 with his wife, Niso, by his side, leaving behind him a rich treasure-trove of novels and stories that will delight readers for years to come.

The foundation's flagship programme is the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize. The establishment of the Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation in 2015 cemented Wilbur's passion for empowering writers, promoting literacy and advancing adventure writing as a genre. An international phenomenon, his readership built up over fifty-five years of writing, establishing him as one of the most successful and impressive brand authors in the world. He became a full-time writer in 1964 following the success of When the Lion Feeds, and has since published over fifty global bestsellers, including the Courtney Series, the Ballantyne Series, the Egyptian Series, the Hector Cross Series and many successful standalone novels, all meticulously researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide. Wilbur Smith was born in Central Africa in 1933. Wilbur Smith will return to Ancient Egypt with the thrilling adventure, Titans of War.

The New Kingdom is an Egyptian Series thriller by the master of adventure, Wilbur Smith. Now Hui must choose his path - will he be a hero in the old world, or a master in a new kingdom? As the pieces fall into place and the Gods themselves join the fray, Hui finds himself fighting alongside the Egyptian General Tanus and renowned Mage, Taita. Through them he learns the art of war, learning how to fight and becoming an envied charioteer.īut soon Hui finds himself in an even greater battle - one for the very heart of Egypt itself. Determined to seek vengeance for the death of his father and rescue his sister, Ipwet, Hui swears his allegiance to these enemies of Egypt. Craving power and embittered by jealousy, Hui's stepmother, the great sorceress Isetnofret, and Hui's own brother Qen, orchestrate the downfall of Hui's father, condemning Hui and seizing power in the city.Ĭast out and alone, Hui finds himself a captive of a skilled and powerful army of outlaws, the Hyksos. But behind the beautiful façades a sinister evil is plotting. The favoured son of a doting father, and ruler-in-waiting of the great city, his fate is set. In the city of Lahun, Hui lives an enchanted life. 'Best historical novelist' - Stephen King Global bestselling author of River God, Wilbur Smith, returns with an Ancient Egyptian epic

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