The Seventh Scroll
by:
Wilbur Smith (author)
For 4,000 years, the lavish crypt of the Pharaoh Mamose has never been found...until the Seventh Scroll, a cryptic message written by he slave Taita, gives beautiful Egyptologist Royan Al Simma a tantalizing clue to its location.But this is a treasure cache others would kill to possess. Only one...
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For 4,000 years, the lavish crypt of the Pharaoh Mamose has never been found...until the Seventh Scroll, a cryptic message written by he slave Taita, gives beautiful Egyptologist Royan Al Simma a tantalizing clue to its location.But this is a treasure cache others would kill to possess. Only one step ahead of assassins, Royan runs for her life and into the arms of the only man she can trust, Sir Nicholas Quenton-Harper-a daring man who will stake his fortune and his life to join her hunt for the king's tomb. Together, they will embark on a breathtaking journey to the most exotic locale on earth, where the greatest mystery of ancient Egypt, a chilling danger and an explosive passion are waiting.Steeped in ancient mystery, drama and action, The Seventh Scroll is a masterpiece from a storyteller at the height of his powers.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780312957575 (0312957572)
Publish date: April 15th 1996
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pages no: 614
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Adventure,
Cultural,
Africa,
Historical Fiction,
Mystery,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Action,
Egypt,
African Literature,
Egyptian Literature
Series: Ancient Egypt (#2)
bookshelves: re-read, winter-20122013, paper-read, published-1995, treasure, afr-egypt, ancient-history, historical-fiction, series, mystery-thriller, adventure, re-visit-2013, summer-2013, fraudio, eye-scorcher, epic-proportions, gangsters, teh-brillianz, books-about-books-and-book-shops, afr-ethi...
A re-visit via miniseries: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0272836/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm#castI nominate this as the WORST MINISERIES EVER PRODUCED. Do not watch. Read the exciting books instead! So my third encounter is via audio where Mr Smith narrates. This really is grand adventuring!The conce...
Note:I wouldn't have classified this as historical fiction as the book was published in 1990s and is set 4000 years after [b:River God|429138|River God (Ancient Egypt, #1)|Wilbur A. Smith|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1311987489s/429138.jpg|434726] (as mentioned in the book that Taita was alive 4000 ...
4 1/2 Stars :)I enjoyed this book a lot. It is a mixture of Tomb Raider / Indiana Jones and River God. A really good read that i hope gets made into a movie!Action packed and a thrill ride through and through!
I liked this one the best.
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