| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
464 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
bk. 1. Hawk in the horizon -- bk. 2. Aten in splendour -- bk. 3. Hawk at sunset. |
| Summary |
Egypt during the 18th Dynasty is peaceful and prospers under the rule of the dual Pharaohs, Amenhotep III and IV. Yet deep within the Royal Court--and within the younger pharoah himself--lies a darkness no one could have foretold. Young peasant Ptah-hotep is appointed grand royal scribe to Amenhotep IV, leaving his lover, Kheperren, behind. Amenhotep IV marries the beautiful Nefertiti, who is joined at court by her younger sister, Mutnodjme. Ptah-hotep slowly builds his position as others in the court scheme to unseat him. At the same time, Kheperren joins General Horemheb as he defends the Black Land, not realizing that the worst enemy sits upon the throne. For Amenhotep IV, now Akhnaten, is insane, and his plans to suppress all gods in Egypt but his own will lead to murder, madness, and danger for all who live in the Land of the Nile. |
| Subject |
Egypt -- History -- Eighteenth dynasty, ca. 1570-1320 B.C. -- Fiction.
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Pharaohs -- Fiction.
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Amenhotep III, King of Egypt -- Fiction.
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Akhenaton, King of Egypt -- Fiction.
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Horemheb, King of Egypt -- Fiction.
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| ISBN |
9781464200403 paperback |
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1464200408 paperback |
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9781464200380 hardback |
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1464200386 hardback |
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9781464201660 |
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1464201668 |
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