Global bestselling author of River God and The New Kingdom, Wilbur
Smith, returns with the next epic book in his brand-new Ancient Egyptian
series.
A RUTHLESS ENEMY. A CIVILISATION IN RUINS. A QUEST FOR SALVATION.
For over fifty years Egypt has known nothing but war and devastation at
the hands of the Hyksos, a bloodthirsty barbarian people from the
distant east who continue to advance, crushing armies in their wake.
Times are desperate, but throughout the conflict, a brave resistance
fights on under the great Taita, a slave who has risen far beyond his
ranks.
Piay, entrusted into Taita's care by his parents at the age of just
five, has been trained to become a great spy, unmatched by any other.
Determined to prove his worth, he embarks on a dangerous mission to the
north - to Mycenae and through the heart of Hyksos land and across the
great sea - to find allies to help defend Egypt. As the situation
becomes increasingly precarious, and the fate of the kingdom is hanging
in the balance, can Piay succeed in his quest or will this mean the end
of the glory that is Egypt once and for all?
"Best historical novelist - I say Wilbur Smith" Stephen King