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Thriller · 1996 · PG-13

The Seventh Scroll

by Wilbur Smith

An ancient Egyptian treasure map — and the price of obsession.

For14+GenreThrillerLength500 pagesRead time~13 hoursCommunity ratings0

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Violence

A lot

Action sequences including armed confrontations, traps, and deaths; genre-appropriate intensity

Language

Barely any

Mild language

Sexual Content

Some

Some romantic and sexual content; present but not graphic

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

Barely any

Mild themes of obsession with treasure and the psychological cost of ambition

What this book is about

Egyptologist Royan Al Simma and adventurer Nicholas Quentin-Harper join forces in the Ethiopian highlands to find a lost pharaoh's treasure, guided by a 4,000-year-old papyrus scroll. Smith's adventure thriller delivers relentless action, ancient mystery, and the dangerous allure of discovery. Violence and mild sexual content are part of the genre package.

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Action violence and deaths

Romantic content

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