what a shame
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I love Wilbur smith's books, but this one fell far short of his previous novels. it was far too magical, and far far too far fetched. his strenghts lie in wonderful descriptions of wildlife, hunting and detailed characters. however this book was honestly a pile of nonesense, and i will now hesitate before i purchase my next Wilbur Smith book...
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well it passed the time
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Luckily I had read 'River God' etc so long ago so as not to spoil my memories of them, and luckily I only spent a small amount on this book in a charity shop. I happened to be in Egypt on holiday when I read it, so the setting suited mine, and it passed the time on the sun bed and on the plane going home!
I like fantasy, but this seems to be merely the tacky ramblings of an old man, and has nothing whatsoever to do with genuine ancient Egyptian mythology. If things got slow in the endless journeying he just chucked in another battle with another random tribe and even this got boring after a while.
And as for the ending, well really! 'Indiana Potter and the Stem Cell Researchers of Doom'!
So our hero rides off into the sunset with new bits and a new body, and I have a horrible suspicion it might take another book to go and regenerate his woman too - so be warned!
All in all a sad slump for this author.
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Taitas Quest or Wilburs?
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I have read all the Wilbur Smith books and have been an avid fan. This one is such a disappointment. The sexual content I found most uncomfortable as the main character an old eunuch lusts after a young girl and strives to restore his lost manhood so that eventually he is able to enjoy a full relationship with the girl. The addition of magic and fantasy to a series that has always had a strong believable streak made me feel I was reading a triple XXX version of Harry Potter. If you are new to Wilbur Smith dont be put off by this one. The others are great reads.
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Dreadful
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Avoid this book. It's the most contrived, self-indulgent rubbish I've ever read, and I say that as an avid Clive Cussler fan (!).
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a rotten end to a great series of books
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I've read many of WS's books and usually love them. I was looking forward to this, the 4th Taita book and really enjoyed it up until they journey to "Shangri La" and apes are acting as bouncers in the tunnel. Then as I read that Meren's eye is about to be regrown from stem cells, I got completely fed up with the story. Then Taita's penis is regrown and of course, it's much bigger, heavier and better than his original. His love for Fenn who has not yet had her 1st period is a bit pervy as is his move on her once she has! Oh, and then he gets reborn as a 30 year old man - its just gets sillier and sillier - SHAME ON YOU, W.S. This is a sad and crappy end to the wonderful series
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