River God is the first novel in Wilbur Smith’s Ancient Egypt series, beginning the story of the eunuch slave Taita and his beloved Lostris.

Taita’s life is marked by difficulties. He is a eunuch slave, bound to the service of the evil Grand Vizier, Intef, of the kingdom of Upper Egypt. His only refuge is his love for Intef’s daughter, the gorgeous Lostris. However, what chance does a eunuch have when his competition is a brave warrior worthy of much praise? Tanus is slowly rising up the ranks of the Egyptian army, fated for glory. He loves Lostris, and she returns his affections. However, theirs is a doomed love for the old Pharaoh has laid eyes on the lovely Lostris. He marries her, making her one of his 200 wives. Along with Lostris comes the loyal Taita who becomes one of the Pharaoh’s most powerful allies. But Taita has a different agenda, for his loyalties only lie with his beloved Lostris. He will do anything to unite her with the one she really loves: the love-struck warrior Tanus who pines away for her. But what chances do a Eunuch, a lowly warrior and a brittle maiden have against the God King of Egypt?

Wilbur Smith was born in Central Africa in 1933. He was educated at Michaelhouse and Rhodes University. After the successful publication of WHEN THE LION FEEDS in 1964 he became a full-time writer, and has since written 30 novels, all meticulously researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide. His books have been translated into twenty-six different languages.