The Joyfulicity Blog

Absolutely brilliant writing. On the final page I finally exhaled and actually cried. Very few novels in my lifetime have had that effect on me in quite such a powerful way. River God by Wilbur Smith is an historical epic set in ancient Egypt that combines adventure, political intrigue, and the rise and fall of power along the Nile. Told through the perspective of Taita, a highly educated slave with extraordinary intelligence and artistic skill.