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Summary: Warlock:Wilbur Smith
Review: Having read and enjoyed almost all of Wilbur Smith's adventure stories, I must confess that his latest proved to be disappointing. Sustained, almost unbearable suspense, and excellent historical material has contributed to the success of all of the many books I've read by him. The author failed to keep up the excitement and interest about halfway through. Although Smith has always included violence, it has been appropriately used. Here, I'm afraid, it was overdone to the extreme. The action was slow and, at times, boring. I'm sorry to see one of my favorite adventure authors lose the touch by trying to revive a sequel to a success.
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Summary: A wonderfully written tale
Review: This is a wonderfully written tale and so much so that I could hardly stop put the book down! Smith taps into the very life of Anceint Egypt. I really recommend this book to anyone that has an interest in Egypt and/or someone that has a vivid imagination.I absolutely loved the amount of detail and descriptive words. As I was reading, I felt like I could actually picture the characters and the events like it was in a movie more than any other book I have read before. I must note that I was truly suprised with Merykara's last scene in the book. A definite must read.
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Summary: Breeze of a Read
Review: One of those rare books that you look foward to curling up with at the end of the day. Fast paced and painted with colorful backdrops taking you first hand into a time and place filled with adventure and mystery. Far from being a sword and lance adventure, Wilbur Smith has the strength and courage to weave a heart pounding love story pulsating with sexual misdeeds and passionate romance. Warning: This book could be read one chapter at a time in order to prolong the entertaining journey that it offers. It may also hook you so fast that putting it down is a dissapointment. Most definately a rival to River God although not as richly developed. This is a faster story with potential for yet another sequel to come.
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Summary: Should be made into the next movie block buster
Review: I agree entirely with the reviewer below who mentioned the only reason they only gave this 4 stars, and not 5, was how it made them feel after reading it. Basically after finishing this around mid evening, I had trouble falling to sleep. The harsh reality of life in ancient Egypt is somewhat disturbing and hard to comprehend when living in todays society. But overall it was a very enjoyable experience, and I would highly recommend this book to anyone. One small point however, I did notice a few typo errors for the first time ever in reading a Wilbur Smith novel, which was a little dissapointing and not in keeping with the high standard of his other books.
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Summary: A new Wilbur Smith is always a reason to celebrate!
Review: Wilbur Smith returns to the ancient Egypt of "River God" for this one. Unlike "River God" this one is not told from the standpoint of the slave Tatia, but in the third person. Tatia, now a old man and the warlock of the title, is advisor to pharoah Mamose, the son of Queen Lotsris. However both Mamose and his Hyskos rival are murdered through some complicated plots, (even a writer of Smiths caliber has trouble pulling this off, since Mamose most trusted advisor, and assasin, is a cousin to one of the hated Hyskos) The two new "false kings" decide to cement their new union with interstate marriages and the plot becomes far more complicated from there. As I said, even a master wordsmith such as Wilbur Smith has trouble keeping all this straight, let alone readable, but somehow he does it. The rapid pacing that is the hallmark of a Smith novel is there, although it is a bit slower, action-wise, than is usual in one of his books. (River God was also like this.)Any Wilbur Smith is worth reading, since at his worst, Smith is better than 90% of the other writers out there, and Warlock is far from his worst. This book totally stands alone from "River God", not being a sequel so much as another book using a few of the original characters. For what its worth, of the three "Egypt books" I would read them in the order they were written... "River God", "Seventh Scroll" (which takes place in modern times oddly enough), and then "Warlock" since I think you will enjoy "Scroll" a lot more if you read it immediatly after "River God". (Those two are far more "connected" that "River God" and "Warlock" are.) "Warlock" is an excellent Wilbur Smith, which in itself is reason enough to check it out.
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Summary: EXCELLENT!!!!!
Review: This book was nothing short of excellent! Anyone who enjoys historical fiction, especially about Ancient Egypt, will absolutely love this book. It's an absolute must have!
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Summary: disturbingly good
Review: I have not read River God, so I can not compare Warlock to its predicesor, but it can stand on its own merit. The book moves slowly at first, but you quickly get caught up in the character's lives. Smith does a fantasic job creating a new world for the reader to step into. He creates real characters who are multi-dimentional and passionate. The story itself is captivating and new. The reason I only gave the book four stars is because of how I felt after reading it. I won't give away the story line, but several parts, especially the last are very disturbing. In one sense I appreciate the things Smith did; he took risks and did not spare his characters from their own lives, but I did have a sick feeling the day after I finished Warlock. I recomend this book if you are wanting adventure, fire, and a great story; however, be prepared for some harsh realities of the culture that you have entered in Warlock.
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Summary: The Best Author
Review: A great read. Wilbur is the singularly best storyteller ever. Be sure to read River God before starting Warlock. River God is great and Warlock keeps the saga going. I only wish Wilbur could write faster as I can't wait for his next work. Now it's on to Seventh Scroll.
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Summary: Please Wilbur, write the next one already!
Review: It seems I await every new Wilbur Smith novel with an increasing level of expectation, probably since his last few books, starting with 'Birds of Prey' are some of my favourites. In 'Warlock', WS takes us back to Egypt and most importantly to Taita, one of his most beloved characters. Once again, treachery threatens to overthrow Egypt and the House of Tamose, built by Tanus and Queen Lostris of 'River God' fame. Taita is back and ready to serve his long dead Queen, however this time his powers are stronger than ever. To be in the "presence" of Taita again, as well as the descendants of Lostris and Tanus, was a pleasure, and I relished every second spent imagining the vital, thriving world of ancient Egypt under the strong guidance of WS. Full of convincing heroes (like always), hissable villains, entertaining plot twists and a swift narrative, 'Warlock' is the epitome of adventure fiction and demonstrates Smith's gift for creating interesting characters and exciting stories. Go buy it and see for yourself. PS I loved the plot point involving Heseret - it seems there is always a bad egg in Smith's families.
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Summary: Warlock: A work in development
Review: This book is the next step, the first being The River God. The Warlock has the typical Smith style of writing and the readability is to be considered easy. All of his books would be considered recreational reading, this is not a change in that. People who have read Wilber Smith books will not be disappointed, and those that haven't are missing some excellent reading. Buy the book - well worth the stiped spent.
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