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The Seventh Scroll by Wilbur Smith
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The Seventh Scroll (original 1995; edition 1996)

by Wilbur Smith (Author)

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In Ethiopia, the search for a pharaoh's treasure by Royan Al Simma, a beautiful Egyptologist. When her map is stolen and her husband murdered by a German villain, Royan enrolls the services of an adventurous English nobleman. A dangerous expedition as the tomb is booby-trapped.
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Title:The Seventh Scroll
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Info:St. Martin's Paperbacks (1996), Edition: 5th Printing, 614 pages
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  Count_Myshkin | Aug 11, 2022 |
As the second book of Wilbur Smith's Ancient Egypt trilogy, this book was somewhat disappointing. Most of the setting is modern-day Ethiopia where the two main characters search for the tomb and treasure told about in River God [b:River God|429138|River God (Ancient Egypt, #1)|Wilbur Smith|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388192405s/429138.jpg|434726], the first book of the trilogy. I really enjoyed River God, but this book, with the exception of a few exciting sections, was slow-moving. Another dissatisfying aspect of the book was the dialogue between the two main characters, Royan and Nicholas. No matter how traumatic or dangerous their experiences were they seemed to be able to make only facetious remarks to each other. What I did like about the book was the way Smith tied together the story lines from episodes four thousand years apart. ( )
  ChuckRinn | Oct 4, 2020 |
In dit (zelfstandig te lezen) vervolg op '[b:River God|429138|River God (Ancient Egypt, #1)|Wilbur Smith|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388192405s/429138.jpg|434726]' zit voldoende actie en spanning om je gedurende vele uren bezig te houden. Ik had dit boek als audioboek en het verhaal nam meer dan 27 uur in beslag.

De actie gaat snel van start in Egypte verhuist naar Engeland om in Ethiopië terecht te komen. Er zijn zeer geloofwaardige en boeiende personages, goed en eervol of helemaal slecht.
Het boek grijpt wel terug naar de voorganger, maar het is niet echt nodig om die eerst gelezen te hebben. Alles wordt goed uitgelegd.

Wat mij een beetje tegen stond in het verhaal, is dat de auteur, [a:Wilbur Smith|4043|Wilbur Smith|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1337749545p2/4043.jpg], het nodig vond om zich zelf een paar keer in het verhaal op te nemen.

4.5 sterren. ( )
  EdwinKort | Oct 18, 2019 |
Words fail me! An astonishing work of self-aggrandizement. Badly written, tedious, with cutout characters.

If this novel is supposed to be a sequel to River God it fails in every respect. ( )
  fiverivers | Apr 25, 2015 |
in London
  cintagua | Mar 23, 2014 |
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This book is for my wife and the jewel of my life MOKHINISO with all my love and gratitude for the enchanted years that I have been married to her
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In Ethiopia, the search for a pharaoh's treasure by Royan Al Simma, a beautiful Egyptologist. When her map is stolen and her husband murdered by a German villain, Royan enrolls the services of an adventurous English nobleman. A dangerous expedition as the tomb is booby-trapped.

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"Egypte. Het archeologenechtpaar Duraid en Royan Al Simma heeft een historische vondst gedaan: de eeuwenoude tombe van koningin Lostris, gebouwd in 1780 voor Christus. En, haast belangrijker nog, in het graf tien papyrusrollen vol geheimzinnige, raadselachtige teksten, geschreven door Taita, de slaaf van Lostris. Jarenlang hebben Duraid en Royan de rollen bestudeerd en van negen ervan hebben ze de inhoud min of meer kunnen ontcijferen. Alleen de zevende rol heeft hen voor enorme raadsels geplaatst. Na talloze uren studie weten ze wel dat deze rol hun de weg zal wijzen naar een tot nu toe verborgen schat in Ethiopië. Maar op een avond slaat het noodlot toe: Duraid wordt vermoord en de daders nemen de zevende rol mee..."
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