Praise for Wilbur Smith: ‘Best historical novelist – I say Wilbur Smith’ Stephen King ‘No one does adventure quite like Smith’ Daily Mirror Praise for RIVER GOD: 'Superlatively evocative…Smith’s descriptions hardly falter over 500 pages and [River God] has relentless momentum’Observer 'Big, brave and blockbusting … brilliantly detailed descriptions of life on the Nile’ Mail On Sunday 'Grand mythical material…. the set pieces are fabulous’ Times Literary Supplement 'High adventure … there is never a lull in his majestic novel overflowing with passion, rage, treachery, barbarism, prolonged excitement and endless passages of sheer, exquisite colour’ The Washington Post ‘A rich, compelling look back in time [to] when history and myth intermingled’ San Francisco Chronicle ‘A grand tale of intrigue, deception, true love and exile’ Denver Post 'An epic of sex, death and intrigue in the Valley of the Kings … richly written … packs in the action … excellent’ Weekend Telegraph

• 2014 marks 50 years of Wilbur Smith. 2014 sees his triumphant return. • It started with River God and now his fan’s prayers have been answered with this glorious sequel. This international best-selling writer takes us back to the very start of his monumental Egyptian series. • Wilbur Smith is the biggest historical fiction author internationally and DESERT GOD is storytelling at its very best. • Wilbur Smith has sold over 122 million copies worldwide.