I can only believe that the writers, director and producers of the movie have never even heard of Mr. While I agree some poetic license may be admissible, this movie is at constant variance with the books, doing an incredible injustice to the exciting, plausible and wonderful stories written by Wilbur Smith. The book was a best seller in America.After reading both _River_God_ and _The_Seventh_Scroll_, I can't begin to express how disappointed I was with this film. With spies of Herr Von Schiller's gloating around Nicholas and Royans' premises, how Nicholas and Royan manage to find the tomb and escape from von Schiller forms the rest of the novel. Accompanying them is an old fisherman to help in their quest. With the help of an old friend of Nicholas, Mek Nimmur, Nicholas and Royan sneak back into Ethiopia with equipment to search for the treasure. With the help of his right-hand man Jake Helm, Colonel Nogo, and Duraid's former assistants under his command, he acquires a strong force that are willing to go to extreme lengths.Ĭolonel Nogo was put in charge of keeping Royan and Nicholas out of their way and Duraid's assistant was in charge of exploiting the works Nicholas and Royan discovered, while Jake Helm provided them with Pegasus' facilities. It is revealed that the Pegasus group is owned by Herr von Schiller, a ruthless German collector. They find the tomb's location, but are attacked by the Pegasus group, which were behind attempts on Royan's life. Together, they travel to Ethiopia following clues laid out by Taita.Īs the pair journey along together, they grow fond of each other's company. Royan heads to England and convinces an old friend of Duraid, Nicholas, of the existence of the treasure in Pharaoh Mamose's tomb.

Duraid is brutally murdered, but Royan escapes. They are attacked and their work is stolen. Royan Al Simma, as they uncover the tomb of Tanus.ĭuraid Al Simma and his wife Royan decipher the seventh scroll from the tomb of Lostris. This book is set in the present and follows the adventurer Nicholas Quenton-Harper and his love interest, Dr.

The novel was adapted into a miniseries in 1999. The tomb of Tanus, which is the focus of the book, refers to another novel by the author, River God. It is part of the 'Egyptian' series of novels by Smith and follows the exploits of the adventurer Nicholas Quenton-Harper and Dr. The Seventh Scroll is a novel by author Wilbur Smith.

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