s ▁slave ▁T ait a , ▁and ▁mixing ▁in ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁Hy ks os ' ▁dom ination ▁and ▁event ual ▁over throw . ▁ ▁River ▁God ▁( 1 9 9 3 ) ▁The ▁Se vent h ▁Scroll ▁( 1 9 9 5 )* ▁War lock ▁( 2 0 0 1 ) ▁The ▁Qu est ▁( 2 0 0 7 ) ▁ ▁Des ert ▁God ▁( 2 0 1 4 ) ▁ ▁Ph ara oh ▁( 2 0 1 6 ) ▁* ▁The ▁Se vent h ▁Scroll ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁modern ▁times ▁but ▁reflect s ▁the ▁other ▁books ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁via ▁arch ae ological ▁discover ies . ▁ ▁In flu ences ▁As ▁a ▁child , ▁Smith ▁enjoyed ▁reading ▁Big g les ▁books ▁and ▁Just ▁William ▁( 1 9 2 2 ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁John ▁Buch an , ▁C . ▁S . ▁For ester ▁and ▁H . ▁R ider ▁H agg ard . ▁Other ▁authors ▁he ▁adm ires ▁include ▁Lawrence ▁Dur rell , ▁Robert ▁Gra ves , ▁Ernest ▁Hem ing way ▁and ▁John ▁Stein beck . ▁ ▁" I ▁always ▁think ▁I ▁am ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ", ▁said ▁Smith . ▁" I ▁have ▁no ▁interest ▁in ▁technology , ▁or ▁to ▁r ush , ▁r ush , ▁r ush ▁through ▁life . ▁I ▁like ▁to ▁take ▁time ▁to ▁sm ell ▁the ▁ros es ▁and ▁the ▁buff alo ▁d ung ." ▁ ▁He ▁says ▁he ▁has ▁tried ▁to ▁live ▁by ▁the ▁advice ▁of ▁Charles ▁Pick , ▁his