Tanus is virile, beautiful – the pinnacle of manly excellence, warrior virtue and athleticism, and in his prime. Lostris in turn pines for the heroic and tragically down-trodden soldier, Tanus, hated and loathed by Intef but adored by Taita, who knows the secret behind the downfall of Tanus’ father and the thwarting of Tanus’ destiny that seems to dog his efforts to rise through the army ranks. Taita must endure Lostris’ youthful petulance and whims while inuring himself ever more to Intef’s favour under the watchful eye of Intef’s cruel torturer, Rasfer, who once cut Taita’s manhood from him. He pines for the budding womanhood of his charge, Lostris, daughter of the Pharaoh’s vizier and second most powerful man in all Egypt, Lord Intef.
Taita is an eloquent, arguably conceited eunuch of no small cerebral aptitude living in ancient Egypt. Watch out for the author’s misleading “Note” at the end.“Vivid and fascinating…Packed with passion, war, intrigue and revenge.” If you love Egyptian adventures, stop everything and read this.
In a nutshell, WS has overall laid out a great Egyptian adventure revolving around the life at the banks of Nile. If this isn’t weird and cheesy, I don’t know what is. “ By Seth’s unwiped backside!” laughed Kratas. The book is a great read though it tends to get slightly cheesy in certain parts, especially the conversations. He’s smart, witty, spontaneous and what not. But it would also be a lie if I were to say I didn’t enjoy the character of Taita. He just about has the ability to do anything. It would be a lie if I were to say I didn’t feel the abilities of Taita were an overkill. Each character is given their own space to develop into beings of interest and then there’s Taita. The first chapter had actually failed to instill the interest it was otherwise supposed to build up in me and I grew skeptic, though my skepticism didn’t last for long and I was slowly dragged into the lives of the characters. Taita, the slave, is the central character who drives the story, which is narrated through his POV.
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