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A review by suomisals
Desert God by Wilbur Smith
3.0
I have been a big fan of Wilbur Smith since reading River God in the 90s. I adore not oly the ancient Egypt series, but also the Courtney novels. Smith is well known for well researched and action packed historical fiction, this book included.
After I started this book, I looked it up on Goodreads and was surprised by the negative reviews until I got a little further in the novel. In River God, Warlock, etc., Taita is a little vain, but in this novel, he is completely self-obsessed. He is the best at everything: archery, warfare, boa, singing, poetry and he needs you to know it. Maybe in the earlier books he was a bit more humble because he was a slave? I don't know, but I found the constant mental pat on the back extremely aggravating.
I also agree with the assessment of the princesses - they were wooden characters with no depth and their only redeeming feature is their apparent physical beauty. They are whiners and constantly need attention and gifts. Lostris would turn in her grave.
While the plot started out interesting with the deception between Egypt, Crete and the Hyksos, the ending in Babylon and Crete seemed aimless and pointless. Overall, huge letdown.
After I started this book, I looked it up on Goodreads and was surprised by the negative reviews until I got a little further in the novel. In River God, Warlock, etc., Taita is a little vain, but in this novel, he is completely self-obsessed. He is the best at everything: archery, warfare, boa, singing, poetry and he needs you to know it. Maybe in the earlier books he was a bit more humble because he was a slave? I don't know, but I found the constant mental pat on the back extremely aggravating.
I also agree with the assessment of the princesses - they were wooden characters with no depth and their only redeeming feature is their apparent physical beauty. They are whiners and constantly need attention and gifts. Lostris would turn in her grave.
While the plot started out interesting with the deception between Egypt, Crete and the Hyksos, the ending in Babylon and Crete seemed aimless and pointless. Overall, huge letdown.