ALL ONE CHAPTER

I have read this hardback book several times and it was good to get in on audible. Mark meadows does the story justice and he keeps an even pace throughout with some good voices. I enjoyed listening to it. My only complaint is that the main recording is in one big chapter. This was problematic when transferring devices eg phone watch iPad. To pick up where it had left off on,other devices which meant searching through the time sequence to get to where I had left the story. It would have been much better if the chapters were broken down as the written word . Wilbur smith 4 books are all 20 plus hours having to trawl through hours listening detracts from the experience to get back into the story. Library chapters would be a better recording

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History or fiction?

Maybe a bit of both. if not it could have been based on real events. Maybe I should read the credits again. Either way, I enjoyed it.

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Ancient Egypt comes alive!

Wilbur Smith has an incredible ability to breathe life into the Countries he writes about and this historical story of Ancient Egypt [including Africa and the Middle East] is by no means an exception! I have thoroughly enjoyed this read and can only look forward to reading Book 2. Mark Meadows should be congratulated for his performance! I am aware that the Narrator has quite a task to perform, while capturing the essence of story telling, they also need to make sure the book doesn't become flat and lose fluidity and Mark did it beautifully!

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superpowered eunuch slave fawns over 14 year old

1st quarter of the book I cringed
2nd quarter I struggled with
2nd half of the book was much improved and I found it interesting

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Intoxicating

An epic tale with fantastic narration. Took a while to get used to Mark Meadows' style but he brought the characters to life beautifully. The story is intricate, delicately weaved and offers numerous delights. As a fellow South African I should have discovered his books long ago but alas it took me a while but I'm happy I finally did. I can't wait to get my next book downloaded for hours of lietening pleasure

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Not a good Narrator! I was Wrong!

I bought this from Audible many years ago and fully enjoyed a well-read listen. The then narrator brought the characters and background to colourful life - this narrator does not have the tone or imagery for this story. Why has Audible/Amazon changed the narrators on quite a lot of the long-time tales?

Why change when the original was so good?

My humblest apologies to Mark Meadows. When I first started listening to this version of River God I was disappointed that the narrator was different. I stopped listening with some irritation! I then read other reviews of Mark's work and was surprised to understand that he was held in high regard. I started to listen again and to my great pleasure I was really enjoying the narration! I have now finished River God and am now listening to The Seventh Scroll again and continuing with real enjoyment. Thank goodness I decided to give it another go.

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Superb - great story telling from Wilbur Smith

I love this book. I haven't read it for several years, but it is one of my favourites and I have read it several times. Set in ancient Egypt the story begins with an adventurous young man and a mischievous girl under the care of her slave Tiata - our story teller. The original trilogy, which has since been transformed into several episodes follows his life and trials whilst caring for his various charges. This book has twists and turns taking you through every aspect a slave has to do to survive in ancient Egypt during the course of his daily routine. He has to lie, cheat and put his own life on the line. Great stuff.

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Early Egypt. Fascinating introduction to historical country.

Typical Wilbur Smith with a very detailed introduction to early Egypt, it’s culture and development with a fair amount of creative imagination used to very good effect to maintain the readers interest.

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Tihita was just to perfect

It spoilt the story that Tihita was the best at everything his friends where the most fearsome and beautiful, no one is that perfect.
However on a good note it did have some gripping moments. I have bought the series, so just hope the next two are better.

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Incredible Storytelling

Wilbur Smith has the rare skill to transport his readers to a different place , thousands of years ago with rich descriptions . His Egyptian hero , Taita is someone you will grow to love while the evil of the villain will leave you desperate for revenge. Highly recommended. Incredible story

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