(USED-Well Read)- Ancient Egypt. Land of the Pharaohs. A kingdom built on gold. And a legend shattered by greed. 'Big, brave and blockbusting... brilliantly detailed descriptions of life on the Nile' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'An epic of sex, death and intrigue in the Valley of the Kings . . . richly written . . . packs in the action ...excellent' WEEKEND TELEGRAPH 'Grand mythical material... the set pieces are fabulous' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT 'Superlatively evocative ... Smith's descriptions hardly falter over 500 pages... (RIVER GOD) has relentless momentum' OBSERVER 'Through all its 662 pages there is never a lull in this majestic novel, one filled to overflowing with passion, rage, treachery, barbarism prolonged excitement and endless passages of sheer, exquisite colour' THE WASHINGTON POST
