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HarryT · 08-20-2016, 05:15 AM

I've got a bit of catching up to do on my reading status!

Firstly, I was enjoying Wilbur Smith's "Egypt" series so much that I read the remainder of the series: "Warlock", "The Quest", and "Desert God", straight through. I enjoyed them, but Mr Smith switched from straight historical fiction to fantasy in these books: the protagonist and former slave, Taita, is now a "Magus" with magical powers he uses to defeat enemies who also have supernatural powers. I can see why this has resulted in low Amazon ratings for these books - people don't read Wilbur Smith and expect fantasy, but they are (IMHO) good fantasy novels. I suspect Smith was trying to emulate Rider Haggard whose novels such as "She" have very similar fantasy themes.

And most recently I've just completed "Devil Bones", which is the 11th book in the "Temperance Brennan" series by Kathy Reichs. This one's about murders that seem to be linked to satanic rituals and was very enjoyable.

08-20-2016, 05:15 AM	#24412
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,557 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I've got a bit of catching up to do on my reading status! Firstly, I was enjoying Wilbur Smith's "Egypt" series so much that I read the remainder of the series: "Warlock", "The Quest", and "Desert God", straight through. I enjoyed them, but Mr Smith switched from straight historical fiction to fantasy in these books: the protagonist and former slave, Taita, is now a "Magus" with magical powers he uses to defeat enemies who also have supernatural powers. I can see why this has resulted in low Amazon ratings for these books - people don't read Wilbur Smith and expect fantasy, but they are (IMHO) good fantasy novels. I suspect Smith was trying to emulate Rider Haggard whose novels such as "She" have very similar fantasy themes. And most recently I've just completed "Devil Bones", which is the 11th book in the "Temperance Brennan" series by Kathy Reichs. This one's about murders that seem to be linked to satanic rituals and was very enjoyable. Last edited by HarryT; 08-20-2016 at 05:20 AM.