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A review by shahrun
The Quest by Wilbur Smith
3.0
I remember absolutely loving Wilbur Smith's Ancient Egypt Trilogy a few years back - so I was super excited to find the series had been expanded! That was until I actually read this. It wasn't total shite, but was sorely lacking in that Wilbur Smith Magic of the earlier page turners, that left me hungry for more.
What we have here could have been the most epic, action, adventure, dangerous and exciting story, but somehow fell short. I felt the dialogue was sometimes quite atrociously cliched, the plot lacked a bit of imagination (things were just too perfect to be believable) and there was a massive anti climax with the battle between Truth & the Lie. But then there were some interesting characters (like the Shilluk and female warriors).
I'm only so picky because when Wilbur gets it right he's so good. There are two more books in the series, I have ordered the next one and am prepaired to delve into it with an open mind. Let's hope I'm rewarded...
What we have here could have been the most epic, action, adventure, dangerous and exciting story, but somehow fell short. I felt the dialogue was sometimes quite atrociously cliched, the plot lacked a bit of imagination (things were just too perfect to be believable) and there was a massive anti climax with the battle between Truth & the Lie. But then there were some interesting characters (like the Shilluk and female warriors).
I'm only so picky because when Wilbur gets it right he's so good. There are two more books in the series, I have ordered the next one and am prepaired to delve into it with an open mind. Let's hope I'm rewarded...