New York Times
bestselling author Wilbur Smith—hailed by Stephen King as the “best
historical novelist” and one of the world’s biggest-selling
authors—returns to Ancient Egypt in this breathtaking epic that conjures
the magic, mystery, romance, and bloody intrigue of a fascinating lost
world.
Game of Thrones
meets Ancient Egypt in this magnificent, action-packed epic. On the
gleaming banks of the Nile, the brilliant Taita—slave and advisor to the
Pharaoh—finds himself at the center of a vortex of passion, intrigue,
and danger. His quest to destroy the Hyksos army and form an alliance
with Crete takes him on an epic journey up the Nile, through Arabia and
the magical city of Babylon, and across the open seas. With the future
of Egypt itself on his shoulders, Taita enters a world where the line
between loyalty and betrayal shifts like the desert sands, evil enemies
await in the shadows, and death lingers on the edges of darkness.