This time Taita will have to go on a long, dangerous journey to the sources of the Nile to find out what caused the catastrophic shallowing of the great river. The priest has less and less time, because every day the drought claims new lives, and the rebels professing a mysterious religion blame the young pharaoh and his advisers for what is happening... "The Mission is a long book, but you will read it in one sitting!" Daily Express" "No modern author of historical adventure novels can compare with Wilbur Smith!" "Daily Mirror"