Warlock by Wilbur Smith
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 death of his beloved Queen, Taita retreats into the North African desert to become a hermitOver the years he devotes himself to the mysteries of the occult and until armed with these extraordinary powers, he gradually transforms himself into the Warlock. An epic novel of love, battle and action from one of the world's bestselling authors.
Wilbur Smith was born in Central Africa in 1933. He was educated at Michaelhouse and Rhodes University. He became a full-time writer in 1964 after the successful publication of When the Lion Feeds, and has since written over thirty novels, all meticulously researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide. His books are now translated into twenty-six languages.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780330376303 |
| ISBN 10 | 0330376306 |
| Title | Warlock |
| Author | Wilbur Smith |
| Series | The Egyptian Novels |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2002-05-24 |
| Number of pages | 375 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for WH Smith Book Awards (Fiction) 2002, Short-listed for WH Smith Book Awards: Fiction 2002 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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