River God

RIVER GOD FOLLOWS THE FATE OF THE EGYPTIAN KINGDOM THROUGH THE EYES OF TAITA, A MULTI-TALENTED AND HIGHLY SKILLED EUNUCH SLAVE. TAITA IS OWNED BY LORD INTEF AND PRIMARILY LOOKS AFTER HIS DAUGHTER, LOSTRIS, BUT ALSO PLAYS A LARGE ROLE IN THE DAY-TO-DAY RUNNING OF LORD INTEFS ESTATE. THE PHARAOH OF EGYPT IS WITHOUT A MALE HEIR, AND TAITA INADVERTENTLY CAUSES PHARAOH TO TAKE AN INTEREST IN LOSTRIS. LOSTRIS MEANWHILE IS IN LOVE WITH THE SOLDIER TANUS, WHO UNBEKNOWNST TO HER IS HATED BY HER FATHER. EVENTUALLY PHARAOH MARRIES LOSTRIS AND HER FATHER, LORD INTEF, RELUCTANTLY GIVES TAITA TO HER AS A WEDDING GIFT. MEANWHILE, TANUS HAS ANGERED PHARAOH BY SPEAKING BLUNTLY ABOUT THE TROUBLES EGYPT IS IN - MOST PROMINENTLY THE GROWING BANDIT THREAT WHICH TERRORIZES ALL WHO TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF THE MAJOR CITIES. PHARAOH CONDEMNS HIM TO DEATH FOR HIS ACTIONS, BUT IS CONVINCED TO ALLOW TANUS TO REDEEM HIMSELF BY ATTEMPTING TO ELIMINATE ALL THE BANDITS FROM EGYPT WITHIN TWO YEARS. , . . . , . , . . . . . , , . , . , . N .