Warlock: A Novel of Ancient Egypt Audio CD – Audiobook, March 28, 2011

I Love Wilbur Smith's Writing, for once i start reading i feel like i am there. he writes like Shakespeare (at least to me)And i am never bored by his writing . and he also injects some humor. in his books. I am so excited when i open my copyand start reading. his books. this is my second copy of Warlock. and I am happy that I found it. and ordered it. as it is a replacement copy.for the one that was lost. I never thought I would ever find. another copy but Breadbaker julie came to the rescue.I am soo pleased to of found a second. copy.And you Can Buy. With Trust with Julie Grey.

Prince Nefer the heir to the throne soon finds himself in the flight of his life, Shortly after loosing his Father. The killer is another one who aspires to the throne. Thus setting a epic story.Nefer is still young but has on his side the Warlock Taita, an ally that his brilliant and legendary.Things come to head in the ruins of Gallala a city of ruins, this is where Nefer will start to rebuild his kingdom.To make their dream come true, Nefer and Taita must stay one step ahead of the depraved assassin, survive the tortuous shadow of her ever-pursuing armies, and outwit the shocking betrayals of is own flesh and blood. Nefer's courage increases, and as Taita's magic grows more beguiling, so grows stronger the power of their tireless enemies.A story well worth reading, specially if you like Ancient Egypt its Pharaoh's and all the mysteries that come with it. Characters are bigger then life and their adventure is fantastic.

A great story in the Egypt series and a fun summer read. Be sure to read them in order starting with River God. Wilbur Smith is a master storyteller and a joy to read. Not as well known in the US but one of my top five authors of fiction in the world. Warlock does not disappoint!

Solid Smith tale and it does pull you along nicely. Somewhat predictable but he sets you up for hoping for it to be that way, very crafty boy is Wilbur Smith. I did like the introduction of the working of forces more along the lines of supernatural powers and understanding. He doesnt quite go Harry Potter level magic on it, just more of a new alignment with the gods and their powers. Good job.

I found the book to be a bit too long in that it had pages of descriptions of the most mundane things.Taita was enjoyable as usual and we were introduced to quite a few intriguing "love to hate" characters.I will be reading the rest of this series but thus far The River God is still the best.

I have read almost every Wilbur Smith novel and some several times. He is by far one of the BEST non-fiction historical writers I have had the privilege to read. I was fortunate to be able to find hard copies of River God which I plan to re-read. Warlock was very good - not quite as exciting as River God...but for goodness sakes how can a person keep up that degree of intensity? The only Wilbur Smith book that has disappointed is the Quest but I am very happy to have read and completed the Egyptian series despite the lack of eBooks for the first two of the series. Anyone who has completed just one of Wilbur Smith's books will return to the next without hesitation. Thank you for many hours of entertainment and education!

I am a big fan of Wilbur smith. He is a master of the historical novel.The audio cassette editions of his books, manufactured by Billiance audito, however are so poor in their quality as to be unusable and annoying to the listener.Brilliance audio's technical reproduction of books is the poorest quality of any that I have purchased- I'm an avid user of books on tape.I purchased this book to listen to on a cross country drive. The uneven audio necessitated a constant adjustment of the volume level. At moments the audio was so low that it was virtually unintelligible. If you increase the volume another portion would be so loud as to be painful (usually spoken segments by characters). This requisite constant adjustments in volume made this excellent story a real pain to listen to.I thought that this might just have been an anomaly with this one particular tape. I purchased another unabridged novel "River God" also by Wilbur Smith and manufactured by brilliance audio - it was the same.I was so angry after investing a significant sum to purchase these tapes that I called the manufacturer, Brilliance audio's national customer service manager. She apologized and shipped me a replacement book on tape that she assured me had good production quality. I was shocked to find it the same as the previous books. My car stereo is manufactured by Bose and is high end.The same problem exists when attempting to play these tapes on a sony walkman cassette player. My conclusion is that Brilliance audio has no quality control or is using a cheaper tape or reproduction method than all of the other audio tape manufacurers.I wish Wilbur Smith had hired Jim Dale the reader of the Harry Potter books and had his novels recorded at another studio because those books are performed and reproduced magnificently.The audio renditions of both Warlock and River God, however, are simply poor quality and not worth their cost and unless you don't mind adjusting the volume continuously as you listen - don't buy them.

Mr. Smith has done it again! The descriptions written and references used allows the imagination to picture the times and surroundings of an ancient civilization. The only thing missing was actually being there! From the beginning, it's another story that won't let you go and you're constantly anticipating the next twist and turn he (Smith) will take you.Well worth the money and reading time! Each of these (Egyptian series) have enough character and story material to make an epic movie or cable television drama.Have already ordered and received his next installment--"The Quest" which I'm sure will allow me to enter my time machine allowing me once more to share in the adventures of Taita, so many thousands of years ago.Thank you, Wilbur Smith!

Continues the stories of Taita (an admirable character) as he becomes more and more adept at mystical powers. Wilbur Smith has the power to keep the reader enthralled, but this book does have a fair amount of fantasy. I enjoyed the book enough to go immediately to The Quest the final book of the Egyptian series. I have now read all four books one after the other (over a period of a year).......and enjoyed them all. The first two books of the series are probably the best but if you enjoyed them it is well worth reading them all. I would recommend reading them in order.

I have read many Wlibur Smith novels over the years and as I love Egypt I thought I would give this series a try. Enjoyed River God, The Seventh Scroll was a disappointment because I expected the continuation of the story and instead got a mediocre modern day Romance /Thriller. Warlock promised to continue the ancient story so I persevered . Got fed up half way with more of the same and nothing happening. I will probably go back to it sometime as I don't like leaving books unfinished but honestly I no longer care what happens to any of the characters.

This is the third of the Egyptian series and takes the story of the central characters on by another generation. As is usual with Wilbur Smith, all the men are handsome, muscular, virile and in the main have the ability to cheat death when all around them are being hacked to pieces by sword and spear. The women are all beautiful and able to satisfy their man's desires on a very regular basis without getting prematurely pregnant. A typical Wilbur Smith plot with a happy ever after sort of ending but if, like me, you take it for what it is and not as a totally accurate historical tale of ancient Egyot, then you will find it a darn good read.

3rd time reading this series, first time on Kindle. I am no literary critic, but I know what I like. This tale of Ancient Egypt is not all about dates and facts and figures, it's a story about the life and times and people - and gives such a wonderful insight into the politics and processes of the day. From the first chapter of River God I was hooked - something to get your teeth into and for all age groups. Wilbur Smith has such a wonderful gift for description, you feel the sand under your feet, the sun on your back and the sights, smells and sounds of days long gone. Grab yourself a bit of this very Egypt, before it's gone....

Full of conflict, intrigue, love and hate, this 3rd book in the Egypt series does not disappoint. It has been a while since I read the previous 2 books, but the character of Taita was just as I remembered. He looked after his new charges with the same love, compassion and mysteriousness that was apparent in the previous 2 books. Would thoroughly recommend this to anyone who has enjoyed the Egypt series so far. Can't wait to read the next in the series.