Set in Egypt Warlock follows on from River God and The Seventh Scroll, marking the return of the world's finest adventure writer.
After the death of his beloved Queen Lostris, Taita performs the rites of embalmment and burial for her. Then stricken with grief, he retreats into the forbidding deserts of North Africa where he becomes a hermit. Over the years that follow he devotes himself to the study of the mysteries of the occult until, armed with these extraordinary powers, he gradually transforms himself into the Warlock.
When he is called upon to save the dynasty of Queen Lostris from the clouds of evil that loom over Egypt, he discovers that there has, after all, been a divine purpose in his bereavement and suffering...
After the successful publication of When the Lion Feeds in 1964, Wilbur Smith became a full-time writer, and has written 26 novels meticulously researched on numerous worldwide expeditions. His books are now translated into twenty-six languages and have sold over 80 million copies.
ISBN:
9780330449946
Binding:
Paperback
Pub. Date:
01/02/2011
Category:
Modern & Contemporary Fiction
Imprint:
Macmillan
Pages:
Stock:
In stock
Price:
$17.99 AUD