“We have spoken of gods and demigods, of adepts and Benevolent Immortals. From this I see that you already have a deep understanding of these things. But I can tell you more. Since the beginning time of the Great Chaos, the gods have been lifted up and cast down in succession. They have struggled against each other, and against the minions of the Lie. The Titans, who were the elder gods, were cast down by the Olympian gods. They, in their turn, will become enfeebled. None will trust and worship them. They will be defeated and replaced by younger dieties or, if we fail, they may be superseded by the malign agents of the Lie’. He was silent for a while, but when he continued his voice was firmer: ‘This rise and fall of divine dynasties is part of the natural and immutable body of laws that emerged to bring order to the Great Chaos. Those laws govern the cosmos. They order the ebb and flood of the tides. They command the succession of day and night. They order and control the wind and the storm, the volcanoes and the tidal waves, the rise and fall of empires, and the progression of days and nights. The gods are only the servants of Truth. In the end there remain only the Truth and the Lie.’ Demeter turned suddenly and glanced behind him, his expression melancholy, but resigned. ‘Do you feel it Taita? Do you hear it?’
Wilbur Smith The Quest
Once again Wilbur Smith, that superb teller of tales, plunges us into the next book in his wonderful Egyptian series. If you are interested in ancient Egypt, this book is not to be missed, though I do advise you all to start at the beginning of this series and read them all! Wonderful!
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Sue :: Jul.27.2007 ::
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