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Summary: Wilbur Smith's Best Novel
Review: Although this book is the sequel to River God, I highly recommend that you read this one first. That is how I started reading the series. I came across this book at the local library and decided to give it a try. What a pleasant surprise it was! I have read many of Smith's novels since then and have found them all enjoyable and engrossing. This one, in my opinion, is his best work.The novel is the story of a young female archaeologists and a wealthy Englishman searching for the clues to a hidden tomb. The hired henchmen of a mysterious and powerful industrialist also want to find the tomb. With these violent men on their heels, the pair sets off to the wilderness of Africa to find the tomb and the valuable artifacts it may contain.
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Summary: Just Amazing!!
Review: HI there!! I just want to recommend this book and River God since they are my favorites. Mr. Smtih is such a writing genius! He describes every single thing in such a perfect way that allows you to imagine every single detail of the landscapes. Besides, The story is incredible. It's a mixture of suspense, action, adventure, that keeps the reader in the edge of his seat through out the whole book. I would definetely recommend this book for the Egypt lovers such as me and those who are looknig an entertaining book. Just read God River first so that you become very well acquainted with the characters and the lecture of the Seventh Scroll is easier to understand. I hope You'll enjoy this book as much as i did ( i read both books 5 times each) kisses
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Summary: A unique sequel
Review: How is it possible for a sequel to be set 4,000 years after the original story? Wilbur Smith answers that question in The Seventh Scroll, a book set largely in modern day Ethiopia where conflicting groups try to locate the Egyptian treasure entombed by Taita at the end of The River God, this book's predessor. I don't know how someone who had not read The River God would respond to The Seventh Scroll (though from the other reviews it is obvious that many loved it without reading the prior book) but for me, the connection between Taita, a character that dominated the story in The River God and remains one of my favorite recent fictional characters, and the exciting 'race for the treasure' plot of The Seventh Scroll, made the action of this book all the more fascinating. The plot and characters here - unlike The River God - don't represent any great invetive achievement. It is pretty standard good guy/bad guy stuff with lots of cliff hanger action. But Smith handles this kind of thing better than most other authors and can make even predictable situations and characters exciting. A fun read, especially if you read and enjoyed The River God. I would recommend this, and most of Smith's many novels, to anyone who likes exciting, complex and intelligent stories. His are all this and more.
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Summary: Brilliant sequel
Review: I don't normally enjoy sequels, even those based on great novels ("Aztec Autumn", for example, was a disappointing follow up to the brilliant "Aztec"). But "The Seventh Scroll" is fantastic, probably the best sequel I've ever read. Very clever continuation of the "River God" storyline. Enjoyable even if you haven't read "River God", which I strongly recommend that you do.
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Summary: Brilliant sequel
Review: I don't normally enjoy sequels, even those based on great novels ("Aztec Autumn", for example, was a disappointing follow up to the brilliant "Aztec"). But "The Seventh Scroll" is fantastic, probably the best sequel I've ever read. Very clever continuation of the "River God" storyline. Enjoyable even if you haven't read "River God", which I strongly recommend that you do.
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Summary: Really a 3.5 rating
Review: Rating System:
1 star = some books deserve to be burned
2 star = waste of time
3 star = take it or leave it
4 star = better than getting a Value Meal free
5 star = holy & inspired writing! STORY: In a race against an unknown enemy, Royan Al Simma, a beautiful Egyptologist who has deciphered the lost ancient scrolls, and Nicholas Quentin-Harper, an English adventurer who risks his fortune, search the Ethiopian highlands for the whereabouts of the lost treasure described in the scrolls. MY FEEDBACK
1) SETTING: There is always something magical about Africa and Egyptian myth. Combine that with locations that are unseen by normal man and you have a nice formula for adventure. 2) CHARACTERS: Likeable good guys and despicable bad guys. No gray characters, which is fine by me and didn't seem necessary for the story. The characters are a little more than just clothes on a skeleton, because the author does flesh them out a bit and give them some clear distinctions. 3) PLOT: I like the plot. The mystery that the characters have to figure out combined with the challenges in reaching their goal kind of felt like an Indy story. Yes, some of it was predictable and telegraphed a mile away. But this kind of story focuses on the magic of discovery and even though the discovery of the character decisions wasn't a strong point, the discovery of the treasure was nicely handled. 4) Audio Book Reader - the reader did an above average reading. Some voice / accent variations for different characters and good acting made it an enjoyable listen. 5) Content - This is what really brought the book down for me. I'm going along at a nice even pace when suddenly we take a detour into a short but explicit sex scene. I wasn't expecting it. I yelled of the words, "marketing ploy" as this combined with some other aspects really turned the story into a "trashy" romance to some extent. It was like a movie throwing in a gratuitous sex scene just so it could get an R rating and attract more patrons. I was disappointed in this unnecessary component. OVERALL: I liked the book, especially how the author refers to his previous book within this book as if he is also a fictional character in the world of Royan and Nicholas. From what I've read it sounds like I'll like the first book even more (didnt' know at the time there was a first book). I'm not disappointed I spent the time I did going through this one. It is a bit better than good but not what I would consider a very good book.
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Summary: Wilbur Smith is the greatest story teller I know
Review: River God is breathtaking in its scope. It's epic story justs carries the reader along through the years to the climax of the life of a slave. Now we have the sequel taking place in modern day, that narrows the focus of that epic story. Mr. Smith changes gears smoothly from an epic tale to a tale of intrigue and mystery. With good and evil characters so richly drawn, Mr. Smith takes our emotions and out attention to the edge of our seats. The plot is so well put together, and the suspense is palpable. This story is the culmination of a mystery that was created thousands of years ago. You have to read this book; and you have to read River God.
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Summary: Don't buy the Macmillan Audiotape
Review: The original River God audiotape was superb. The Macmillan Audiotape 3 hour abridged version of "The Seventh Scroll" sequel is pale and frustrating. So much has been cut out by the abridgement that much of the story's glory and flow is lost. This edition is a great disappointment.
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Summary: BEST WILBUR SMITH BOOK
Review: THE SEVENTH SCROLL is one of the best books I have ever read. It has everything, adventure, mystery, treasure, romance, even a little Congo war. The characters are all fully developed and
drive the action. This book turned out to be the first of a series of three books, and is by far the best. Smith writes action to keep one on the edge of ones seat. After reading this book I wanted to read all of Smith's books- and Monsoon was the next exciting read after this book. This is a book you'll want to keep around and share with friends again and again.
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Summary: The treasure hunt so many would crave......
Review: This colourful sequel to Smith's other ancient Egypt novel "River God" is a gripping read, which has you turning the pages quite rapidly in expectation of what is coming. I read "River God" shortly before I read "The Seventh Scroll", and personally I would have to say I liked the first one more. I guess it was that fantastic beauty and drama that ancient Egypt holds, and Smith captured it beautifully. However, "The Seventh Scroll" is set in present day, and involves the beautiful half-Egyptian/half-English Royan Al-Simmau, whose joint findings with her husband Duraid, is on the scent of ancient egyptian funerary treasure hidden deep in the mountains of modern-day Ethiopia. What follows is an action packed race for the treasure, as Royan is in close competition with the formidable little German Gotthold Ernst Von Schillers, who will stop at nothing to claim the treasure as his own. A nail biting outcome really keeps the pages flying right up to the end of the surprising epilogue at the end. A MUST READ!!!
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