The New Kingdom

The Egyptian, Book 7

By: Wilbur Smith, Mark Chadbourn

Narrated by: Mark Meadows

Length: 15 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

An Ancient Egyptian novel from the master of adventure fiction and global number 1 bestselling author, Wilbur Smith.

In the heart of Egypt

Under the watchful eye of the gods

A new power is rising

In the city of Lahun, Hui lives an enchanted life. The favoured son of a doting father, and ruler-in-waiting of the great city, his fate is set. But behind the beautiful façades a sinister evil is plotting. Craving power and embittered by jealousy, Hui's stepmother, the great sorceress Isetnofret, and Hui's own brother Qen, orchestrate the downfall of Hui's father, condemning Hui and seizing power in the city.

Cast out and alone, Hui finds himself a captive of a skilled and powerful army of outlaws, the Hyksos. Determined to seek vengeance for the death of his father and rescue his sister, Ipwet, Hui swears his allegiance to these enemies of Egypt. Through them he learns the art of war, learning how to fight and becoming an envied charioteer.

But soon Hui finds himself in an even greater battle - one for the very heart of Egypt itself. As the pieces fall into place and the Gods themselves join the fray, Hui finds himself fighting alongside the Egyptian General Tanus and renowned Mage, Taita. Now Hui must choose his path - will he be a hero in the old world, or a master in a new kingdom?

The New Kingdom is an Egyptian Series thriller by the master of adventure, Wilbur Smith. Don't miss the rest of the Egyptian Series, River God, The Seventh Scroll, Warlock, The Quest, Pharaoh and Desert God. Available now.

©2022 Wilbur Smith and Mark Chadbourn (P)2023 Bonnier Books UK

As good as the River God

Great Read to go with the Egyptian Series. Hope more Egyptian book follow them. I've read ar least twice.

Great story

Outstanding job by that narrator and great story created by Wilber Smith and his co-author. If you enjoyed river god and his other Ancient Egyptian novels you’ll enjoy this story.

not smith.

clearly not a Wilbur Smith book. I got a few hours into the audio book but couldn't take it anymore.

The dumbest protagonist in the history of novels

While I appreciate a character's innocence/ignorance and their learning curve, creating enormous potholes for them to stupidly, repeatedly, fall into is not a technique I have ever encountered in Wilbur Smith's other work. He is usually much more subtle in his development of the persona we are meant to follow throughout the book. In this book, I don't think either author has made this young man interesting or intriguing in any way. He remains callow and single-mindedly follows a revenge motive that has several chances for resolution, but then they move him away from it, only to inflame his thoughts with it and make him try again. Honestly, I have had better descriptions of characters from seventh grade writers who have learned to show and not tell. I don't even know what the protagonist looks like, and his emotional shallowness is tedious and grating. The other characters are also two dimensional and the plot drags like a sledge. Because I have learned so much of Africa from Wilbur Smith, I plowed through it, but none of that style, information, and deft handling of character is here. What an unhappy surprise this one was.