The group survives many hazards and eventually comes across a paradise-like city called Jarri. He names the girl Fenn and it is revealed that she is the reincarnation of Lostris, Taita's mistress who died at the end of River God. He rescues her and over the months that follow, trains her to be decent and takes her under his wing. Travelling with a small army which includes his friend Meren, Taita finds a little girl living as a savage amongst a tribe of cannibals. During his journey, he gains new abilities as a Magus and can even detect the aura of living beings and discern their personalities. He is sent to investigate the blockage at the source of the Nile and defeat a seemingly immortal witch named Eos. In this final adventure of Taita, the beloved Magus is now 156 years old but through his powerful magic, has managed to live longer than most people (with the exception of a few other magicians). In desperation the Pharaoh sends for Taita, the only man who might be able to win through to the source of the Nile and discover the cause of all their woes.
Something catastrophic is taking place in the distant and totally unexplored depths of Africa, from where the mighty river springs. The waters that nourish and sustain the land dry up. It is part of a series of novels by Smith set to Ancient Egypt and follows the fate of the Egyptian Kingdom through the eyes of Taita, a multi-talented and highly skilled eunuch slave.Įgypt is struck by a series of terrible plagues that cripple the kingdom, and then the ultimate disaster follows. The Quest is a novel by author Wilbur Smith first published in 2007.
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