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The New Kingdom: Global bestselling author of River God, Wilbur Smith, returns with a brand-new Ancient Egyptian epic Kindle Edition

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BOOK 1 IN A THRILLING NEW ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SERIES, FROM THE MASTER OF ADVENTURE FICTION AND GLOBAL NUMBER 1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR, WILBUR SMITH

'Best historical novelist' - Stephen King

'A Master Storyteller' - Sunday Times

'Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared' - The Times

'No one does adventure quite like Smith' - Daily Mirror

IN THE HEART OF EGYPT
UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYE OF THE GODS
A NEW POWER IS RISING

In the city of Lahun, Hui lives an enchanted life. The favoured son of a doting father, and ruler-in-waiting of the great city, his fate is set. But behind the beautiful façades a sinister evil is plotting. Craving power and embittered by jealousy, Hui's stepmother, the great sorceress Isetnofret, and Hui's own brother Qen, orchestrate the downfall of Hui's father, condemning Hui and seizing power in the city.

Cast out and alone, Hui finds himself a captive of a skilled and powerful army of outlaws, the Hyksos. Determined to seek vengeance for the death of his father and rescue his sister, Ipwet, Hui swears his allegiance to these enemies of Egypt. Through them he learns the art of war, learning how to fight and becoming an envied charioteer.

But soon Hui finds himself in an even greater battle - one for the very heart of Egypt itself. As the pieces fall into place and the Gods themselves join the fray, Hui finds himself fighting alongside the Egyptian General Tanus and renowned mage, Taita. Now Hui must choose his path - will he be a hero in the old world, or a master in a new kingdom?

The New Kingdom is a brand-new Egyptian Series thriller by the master of adventure, Wilbur Smith. Wilbur Smith will return to Ancient Egypt in 2022 with the thrilling new adventure, Titans of War.

Don't miss the rest of the epic Ancient Egyptian Series, River God, The Seventh Scroll, Warlock, The Quest, Desert God and Pharaoh, available now.

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A brand-new Ancient Egyptian novel from the master of adventure fiction and global number 1 bestselling author, Wilbur Smith.

In the heart of Egypt
Under the watchful eye of the gods
A new power is rising

In the city of Lahun, Hui lives an enchanted life. The favoured son of a doting father, and ruler-in-waiting of the great city, his fate is set. But behind the beautiful façades a sinister evil is plotting. Craving power and embittered by jealousy, Hui's stepmother, the great sorceress Isetnofret, and Hui's own brother Qen, orchestrate the downfall of Hui's father, condemning Hui and seizing power in the city.

Cast out and alone, Hui finds himself a captive of a skilled and powerful army of outlaws, the Hyksos. Determined to seek vengeance for the death of his father and rescue his sister, Ipwet, Hui swears his allegiance to these enemies of Egypt. Through them he learns the art of war, learning how to fight and becoming an envied charioteer.

But soon Hui finds himself in an even greater battle - one for the very heart of Egypt itself. As the pieces fall into place and the Gods themselves join the fray, Hui finds himself fighting alongside the Egyptian General Tanus and renowned Mage, Taita. Now Hui must choose his path - will he be a hero in the old world, or a master in a new kingdom?

The New Kingdomis a brand-new Egyptian Series thriller by the master of adventure, Wilbur Smith. Don't miss the rest of the Egyptian Series, River God, The Seventh Scroll, Warlock, The Quest, Pharaoh and Desert God. Available now.
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About the Author

Wilbur Smith was born in Central Africa in 1933. He became a full-time writer in 1964 following the success of When the Lion Feeds, and has since published over forty global bestsellers, including the Courtney Series, the Ballantyne Series, the Egyptian Series, the Hector Cross Series and many successful standalone novels, all meticulously researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide. A worldwide phenomenon, his readership built up over fifty-five years of writing, establishing him as one of the most successful and impressive brand authors in the world.

The establishment of the Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation in 2015 cemented Wilbur's passion for empowering writers, promoting literacy and advancing adventure writing as a genre. The foundation's flagship programme is the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize.

Wilbur Smith died peacefully at home in 2021 with his wife, Niso, by his side, leaving behind him a rich treasure-trove of novels and stories that will delight readers for years to come. For all the latest information on Wilbur Smith's writing visit www.wilbursmithbooks.com or facebook.com/WilburSmith
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08PKYX4ZX
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Zaffre (2 September 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4491 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 423 pages

Best Sellers Rank: 811 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- 1 in Ancient Egyptian History (Kindle Store)
- 1 in Men's Adventure Fiction
- 5 in Historical Thrillers (Kindle Store)

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A two-time winner of the prestigious British Fantasy Award, Mark has published his epic, imaginative novels in many countries around the world. He grew up in the mining community of the English Midlands, and was the first person in his family to go to university. After studying Economic History at Leeds, he became a successful journalist, writing for several of the UK's renowned national newspapers as well as contributing to magazines and TV.

When his first short story won Fear magazine's Best New Author award, he was snapped up by an agent and subsequently published his first novel, Underground, a supernatural thriller set in the coalfields of his youth. Quitting journalism to become a full-time author, he has written stories which have transcended genre boundaries, but is perhaps best known in the fantasy field.

Mark has also forged a parallel career as a screenwriter with many hours of produced work for British television. He is a senior writer for BBC Drama, and is also developing new shows for the UK and US.

An expert on British folklore and mythology, he has held several varied and colourful jobs, including independent record company boss, band manager, production line worker, engineer's 'mate', and media consultant.

Having travelled extensively around the world, he has now settled in a rambling house in the middle of a forest not far from where he was born.

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walking like an Egyptian

Reviewed in Australia on 10 September 2021

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I read The River God quite a long time ago, following on with The Seventh Scroll and then through the years. I have enjoyed every one of Wilbur’s books, but the Egyptian series is something special! Thank you for brining some further enjoyment into my life.

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Nic Reader

Don’t waste your money if you’re a fan.

Reviewed in Australia on 14 February 2022

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Loved the original River God series (ok, so The Quest was a little weird) but this is not even close to comparing to the others. Completely different style of writing, quite disjointed and does not sound like Wilbur Smith has contributed at all, except for the use of his character names and few copy and paste excerpts of conversations from the original River God book. Even Taita has a completely different personality which is unlikable. Have considered not finishing it a few times. Seems like a money grab riding the coat tails of a successful franchise.

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Good Read.

Reviewed in Australia on 3 January 2022

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"The New Kingdom" reunites us with Wilbur Smith's knowledgeable and action packed style. His hero survives many a scrape to arrive unscathed at the end of the book. It's a good read.

Reviewed in Australia on 11 May 2022

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I have been a great fan of Wilbur smith for many years. My only complaint is the amount of violence he includes in most of stories. Never the less he is compulsive reading.

Reviewed in Australia on 28 November 2021

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i have read most of this book in another book so paid twice for the same subjict

Reviewed in Australia on 17 October 2021

Another fantastic book in the Egyptian series. On great chapter after another holds your interest till the very end, which we hopefully have not reached. More please Mr Smith.

Reviewed in Australia on 11 September 2021

Another brilliant book about the Egypt series by Wilbur Smith. The meeting of Hui and Taita promises further reading enjoyment. Bring on the next book in the series

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Married to she who must be obeyed

Dont believe Wilbur Smith wrote it.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 November 2021

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this is apparently co written by Wilbur Smith and Mark Chadbourn, well I'm guessing but I have a feeling this was mostly Mr Chadbourns work. The plotline was jumbled, and the heros motives for doing anything were vague beyond any reality. Its plot line mirrored Call of the Raven: by Wilbur Smith and Corban Addison, hero has a difficult family background, loved by father above everything else, indifferent grandparent/mother, leave home to become 'villain on the run' , learn from their life changing experiences, become heroic fight the enemy, kill the enemy, save the day. Sorry Mr Smith, all becoming very much like Clive Cussler when he co-wrote books in his later years, formulaic , standard, and boring.

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Elizabeth F.

Disappointing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 October 2021

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Wilbur Smith is my favorite writer of all times and I read and loved all his previous books. Unfortunately this book brings scarce new drama; a large part of its action had already been explored in his previous books of the Egyptian Series, and only seen here from a different perspective, with none of his wonderful story-telling style. The prose is dry and the characters lack complexity. Hui's personality is the only one which gets some attention, the rest are very basic and uninspiring. I'm sorry but I could only give it 3 stars!

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Cmor

Not written in Wilbur Smith's style

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 November 2021

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Readable but no where near as well written as Wilbur Smith's original books. I don't believe he had any hand in writing this at all. To me the storyline is contrived and unbelievable, especially Hui's ((where did that name come from and who could take it seriously?) So called escapes and rescue of his sister without encountering a single guard or even a slave!!
The characters are not believable and even Tanus and Taita lack credibility. It smacks of an inferior writer jumping on Wilber Smith's bandwagon!

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Mark I. Grant

Ancient Egyptian adventure rolls off the production line

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 September 2021

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I hovered between a 3 and 4 for this book. Being honest, I like least the Egyptian stories and co authorships does raise concerns sometimes. However the balance of a master story weaver and a highly proficient action adventure author allayed those concerns.

At times this story did feel like a bit of a part 1 scene setter but it moves along nicely if a little formulaic. I enjoyed it rather than devoured it as I would with previous novels and am looking forward to the next installment but that, when it arrives wont necessarily hit the top of the pile straight away.

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Jeff Coleman

Worst Book He's Written

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 November 2021

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This is the worst book Smith has ever written, it just fills in a gap between two others and is a real disappointment, and this is from an ardent admirer

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