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Seventh Scroll (Paperback)

by Wilbur Smith (Author)
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)

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An ancient Egyptian scroll leads to a murderous treasure hunt in Smith's thriller, which was a PW bestseller for two weeks.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.


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Noted Egyptologist Royan Al Simma escapes an attempt on her life, but her husband, Duraid, is not so lucky. This husband-and-wife archaeological team was immersed in unraveling the secrets of the "seventh scroll." Written in a type of shorthand, the scroll dates back to the Hyksos invasion of Egypt and was recently discovered in the tomb of Queen Lostris, whose story is told in Smith's River God (St. Martin's, 1994). Grieving over the loss of her husband, Royan engages Sir Nicholas Quenton-Harper, a wealthy English collector, to assist her in completing the work she and Duraid had begun by locating the tomb of Pharaoh Mamose the Eighth, husband of Lostris. Through collective teamwork, Royan and Nicholas travel to Ethiopia, at great peril to themselves, as they try to uncover a 4000-year-old secret. This well-crafted novel is full of adventure, tension, and intrigue. Recommended for general readers.?Maria A. Perez-Stable, Western Michigan Univ. Libs., Kalamazoo
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4.0 out of 5 stars The treasure hunt so many would crave......, April 9 2002
By Vlad (Moscow, Russia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Seventh Scroll (Mass Market Paperback)
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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5.0 out of 5 stars seventh scroll, Feb 11 2002
This review is from: The Seventh Scroll (Mass Market Paperback)
By now, I have read this book about 4 times which tells you how much I loved it. Smith has written a beautiful, adventerous story about love, greed, death and courage. It takes place in a few different places, starting in Egypt, moving its way to England and then to Ethiopia. Wilbur Smith created wonderful characters, both lovable and detestable. The basic plot of the story is that a tomb found in Egypt reveals seven scrolls, the last scroll containing cryptic clues to the burial site of an ancient king. Two people come together, one a woman from Egypt and a man from England, and struggle against the power and corruption of a lunatic multi-millionare to find the burial site and the treasures that lie within. After reading most of Smiths books to date, I have to say that this is one of my favourite. I really enjoyed this book. Read it; you will not be sorry.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not the most interesting of the 3, May 14 2002
By Kai Tietje (Simsbury, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Seventh Scroll (Mass Market Paperback)
Tough going, especially after having read River God.
Plough through and then get Warlock.
You won't miss much by skipping this book, yet it does answer many of the lingering questions from River God.
In Smith's style it moves right along and has a great ending.
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1.0 out of 5 stars zzzzzzzzz
This is the worst sequel ever to such a great book as River God. The characters are lame, straight out of a romance novel, and everything about the book is so incredibly... Read more
Published on Mar 20 2002 by Tomas Mendizabal

4.0 out of 5 stars A 4000 year old sequel
Wilbur Smith amazingly juxtaposes his story and characters of his mesmerizing Egyptian classic The River God with a present day adventure in The Seventh Scroll. Read more
Published on Feb 1 2002 by Cory D. Slipman

5.0 out of 5 stars A thoroughly entertaining book
Smith really knows how to capture your attention and get your imagination raging. I first read The River God and was amaized to find out that there was this sequal available... Read more
Published on Oct 27 2001 by markgilbert2

2.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, but a let down after River God
A unique way of linking two books together! I saw one of the reviews of this book stating that the books are approximately four thousand years apart in setting and that got my... Read more
Published on Sep 2 2001 by Richard Piatt

5.0 out of 5 stars Just Amazing!!
HI there!! I just want to recommend this book and River God since they are my favorites. Mr. Smtih is such a writing genius! Read more
Published on Jul 23 2001 by maria eugenia

2.0 out of 5 stars Not close to the River God
I really didn't like this book at all. The River God was the first book of Wilbur Smith's I had read, and LOVED it. So I bought this one with great anticipation. Read more
Published on Jul 6 2001 by Unnamed

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent follow-up to River God
I loved the way, Smith refers to himself as the author of River God in The Seventh Scroll. I would have liked a map in the book to help follow the action, but there was great... Read more
Published on Jul 3 2001 by Jeffrey Roberts

5.0 out of 5 stars An action packed adventure
This is a follow up of the book River God. However, the context is modern Egypt and the characters move in different continents. Read more
Published on April 29 2001 by Alok Chakrabarti

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't Put It Down!
Wilbur Smith is a genius story-teller! I've read every single book he has ever written & I've never been disappointed. Read more
Published on April 9 2001

3.0 out of 5 stars A great story, but buried w/heavy handed writing
Do not get me wrong, I enjoyed this book. It was the first book by Wilbur Smith that I have read. I will probably read more books by Smith, most probably River God. Read more
Published on Mar 9 2001 by Andy Edie

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