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Pharaoh (Smith novel)

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Pharaoh
First edition (Australia)
AuthorWilbur Smith
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
PublisherPan Macmillan
Publication date
September 22nd, 2016
Media typePrint
Pages512
ISBN978-0-06-227648-3
Preceded byDesert God 

Pharaoh is a novel by author Wilbur Smith published in 2016. It is part of a series of novels by Smith set in Ancient Egypt and follows the fate of the Egyptian Kingdom through the eyes of Taita, a multi-talented and highly skilled eunuch ex-slave, now Advisor and General of Pharaoh's armies.

It was the sixth in his series of Egyptian novels.[1]

Reviewing the book for the South China Morning Post, James Kidd describes the writing as "portentous" and the plot as "verging on homophobia."[2] Kirkus Reviews was somewhat kinder, describing the novel as "a swords-and-sandals action-adventure no worse or better than the first five in Smith’s Egyptian series."[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Wilbur Smith chats about the success of his latest book, Pharaoh". Reading List.
  2. ^ Kidd, James (19 October 2016). "Book review: Wilbur Smith's Pharaoh – silly, sad and unpleasant". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Pharaoh". Kirkus Reviews. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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