Titans of War
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- Author：Wilbur Smith
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Summary
A brand-new Ancient Egyptian epic from the master of adventure， Wilbur Smith。
Global bestselling author of River God and The New Kingdom， Wilbur Smith， returns with the next epic book in his brand-new Ancient Egyptian series。
AN UNSTOPPABLE ENEMY。 A CIVILISATION IN RUINS。 A QUEST FOR SALVATION。
For over fifty years Egypt has known nothing but war and devastation at the hands of the Hyksos， a bloodthirsty barbarian people from the distant east who continue to advance， crushing armies in their wake。 Times are desperate， but throughout the conflict， a brave resistance fights on under the great Taita， a slave who has risen far beyond his ranks。
Piay， entrusted into Taita's care by his parents at the age of just five， has been trained to become a great spy， unmatched by any other。 Determined to prove his worth， he embarks on a dangerous mission to the lands in the north - to Mycenae and through the heart of Hyksos land and across the great sea - to find allies to help defend Egypt。 As the situation becomes increasingly precarious， and the fate of the kingdom is hanging in the balance， can Piay succeed in his quest or will this mean the end of the glory that is Egypt once and for all？
Global bestselling author of River God and The New Kingdom， Wilbur Smith， returns with the next epic book in his brand-new Ancient Egyptian series。
AN UNSTOPPABLE ENEMY。 A CIVILISATION IN RUINS。 A QUEST FOR SALVATION。
For over fifty years Egypt has known nothing but war and devastation at the hands of the Hyksos， a bloodthirsty barbarian people from the distant east who continue to advance， crushing armies in their wake。 Times are desperate， but throughout the conflict， a brave resistance fights on under the great Taita， a slave who has risen far beyond his ranks。
Piay， entrusted into Taita's care by his parents at the age of just five， has been trained to become a great spy， unmatched by any other。 Determined to prove his worth， he embarks on a dangerous mission to the lands in the north - to Mycenae and through the heart of Hyksos land and across the great sea - to find allies to help defend Egypt。 As the situation becomes increasingly precarious， and the fate of the kingdom is hanging in the balance， can Piay succeed in his quest or will this mean the end of the glory that is Egypt once and for all？
Reviews
Pauline
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A exciting story from the Egyptian Saga that I really enjoyed and found hard to put down。Thank you to NetGalley and Bonnier Books UK for my e-copy in exchange for an honest review。
Annette
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It is a long time since I have read any Wilbur Smith and I certainly wasn't disappointed with this book。 It is a totally epic read， captivating， and full of adventure with very tense chapters。 Thebes is the only part of Egypt that is still under Egyptian control and it is unthinkable that it might fall into the hands of the Hykos。 The only solution is to enlist the help of the Spartans。 Taita is tasked with getting himself to Sparta with his assistant to persuade them to join the fight。 The jour It is a long time since I have read any Wilbur Smith and I certainly wasn't disappointed with this book。 It is a totally epic read， captivating， and full of adventure with very tense chapters。 Thebes is the only part of Egypt that is still under Egyptian control and it is unthinkable that it might fall into the hands of the Hykos。 The only solution is to enlist the help of the Spartans。 Taita is tasked with getting himself to Sparta with his assistant to persuade them to join the fight。 The journey is arduous， Taita has ideas of his own that lead them into horrific situations where they have to end up fighting for their lives。 I can highly recommend this book， it is worthy of 5*。 。。。more
Susan J。 Barrett
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It’s clear at the beginning of this story that Piay has inherited all of the arrogance of his master， Taita， but little of his intelligence。 As Piay sets out on his quest， he has a lot to learn， and what better way to learn it than on an Odysseun adventure？ His long-suffering assistant， Hannu has clearly lost hope of humility ever shaping his master’s character for the better， and so it’s not only Piay’s character we see grow through each challenge they face， but Hannu’s as well。 His sarcasm and It’s clear at the beginning of this story that Piay has inherited all of the arrogance of his master， Taita， but little of his intelligence。 As Piay sets out on his quest， he has a lot to learn， and what better way to learn it than on an Odysseun adventure？ His long-suffering assistant， Hannu has clearly lost hope of humility ever shaping his master’s character for the better， and so it’s not only Piay’s character we see grow through each challenge they face， but Hannu’s as well。 His sarcasm and morbid sense of humour bring a lightness to this story and watching their relationship evolve is part of the pleasure of reading this book。The pace is good throughout the book; no sooner do they reach one milestone when another looms on the horizon， and they pick up some interesting travelling companions along the way。The one thing lacking for me was the underlying tension that I’ve grown used to from other Smith novels。 There was no prolonged jeopardy of wits pitted against a master tactician， or sense of being up against time， which is strange， given that for a large part of their journey they were pursued by the Hyksos， and we were often reminded that Piay may already have been too late， not knowing whether Thebes had been taken in his absence。 Rather than a sprawling epic， for me this book read like a series of mini adventures， which is a different style to what I’m used to from Smith。 Although this， along with the short chapters， helped with the feeling of pace， I can’t help but feel nostalgic for the huge， magnificent stories of Ballantynes and Courtneys， and the trials that Taita’s had to face in his long life。Still， a very enjoyable story from a master story teller。 。。。more
Kay
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This is the second book in the series that started with 'The New Kingdom' and Mark Chadbourn as co-author， and the eighth in the Ancient Egypt series as a whole。Piay and his assistant， Hannu， are the main characters who travel to Sparta to ask for help in ridding Egypt of the Hyksos invaders。 Things don't go quite to plan though and they meet some very unsavoury characters along the way。 Some are not what they first appear to be。I was a little concerned when reading the previous book， 'The New K This is the second book in the series that started with 'The New Kingdom' and Mark Chadbourn as co-author， and the eighth in the Ancient Egypt series as a whole。Piay and his assistant， Hannu， are the main characters who travel to Sparta to ask for help in ridding Egypt of the Hyksos invaders。 Things don't go quite to plan though and they meet some very unsavoury characters along the way。 Some are not what they first appear to be。I was a little concerned when reading the previous book， 'The New Kingdom' that 'the spark' I found in other Wilbur Smith books had been missing （I only gave it four stars）。 I needn't have worried with this second work。 This was a wee cracker of an adventure， full of action， revenge， horror， respect， deceit， blood and slaughter。。。 and many other deeper things like friendship， love， and trust。 （God， I'm welling up again！） I found it to be a very emotional， but easy， read with strong characters and beautifully choreographed fight scenes。I'm really looking forward to reading book number nine。 Well done， Mark Chadbourn for returning the hitherto missing spark of Mr Smith's writing， and for bringing the emotional feel of the Egypt series back to me。I chose to read an ARC copy of this work， which I voluntarily and honestly reviewed。 All opinions are my own。 My thanks to the publisher and NetGalley。 。。。more
Maggie Harris
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Titans of War is another cracking read from this author’s Egyptian sagas。 From being entranced by River God many years ago this one is as good if not better。The characters are brilliantly described with depth and humour。 Tatia from the previous books takes a much smaller role here but his presence is still very much present。Egypt has been invaded by the Hyksos and they have been in control for many years， only Thebes is under Egyptian control。 Taita tasks Piay who he has trained from being a you Titans of War is another cracking read from this author’s Egyptian sagas。 From being entranced by River God many years ago this one is as good if not better。The characters are brilliantly described with depth and humour。 Tatia from the previous books takes a much smaller role here but his presence is still very much present。Egypt has been invaded by the Hyksos and they have been in control for many years， only Thebes is under Egyptian control。 Taita tasks Piay who he has trained from being a young boy to travel to Sparta and request the help of the Spartans to help rid Egypt of their invaders。 A self centred boastful man Piay takes on this task with his assistant Hannu。 So starts a an adventure that will leave you breathless with the horrors and excitement these two encounter。This book is page turning， jaw dropping and heart pounding。 One of the best I’ve read this year。 I wait the next with great anticipation。My thanks to net galley and publisher for the opportunity to review this book honestly 。。。more
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