The New Kingdom: The Sunday Times bestselling chapter in the Ancient-Egyptian series from the author of River God, Wilbur Smith

di Wilbur Smith (Autore)

Mark Chadbourn (Autore)

Zaffre, 2022

BOOK 1 IN A THRILLING NEW ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SERIES, FROM INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER WILBUR SMITH 'Best historical novelist' - Stephen King 'A master storyteller' - Sunday Times 'Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared' - The Times 'No one does adventure quite like Smith' - Daily Mirror IN THE HEART OF EGYPT UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYE OF THE GODS A NEW POWER IS RISING In the city of Lahun, Hui lives an enchanted life. The favoured son of a doting father, and ruler-in-waiting of the great city, his fate is set. But behind the beautiful facades a sinister evil is plotting. Craving power and embittered by jealousy, Hui's stepmother, the great sorceress Isetnofret, and Hui's own brother Qen, orchestrate the downfall of Hui's father, condemning Hui and seizing power in the city. Cast out and alone, Hui finds himself a captive of a skilled and powerful army of outlaws, the Hyksos. Determined to seek vengeance for the death of his father and rescue his sister, Ipwet, Hui swears his allegiance to these enemies of Egypt. Through them he learns the art of war, learning how to fight and becoming an envied charioteer. But soon Hui finds himself in an even greater battle - one for the very heart of Egypt itself. As the pieces fall into place and the Gods themselves join the fray, Hui finds himself fighting alongside the Egyptian General Tanus and renowned mage, Taita. Now Hui must choose his path - will he be a hero in the old world, or a master in a new kingdom? Book 1 in The New Kingdom Sequence and book 7 in the Ancient Egyptian series from the bestselling historical adventure writer, Wilbur Smith. Don't miss the rest of the epic Ancient Egyptian Series, available now.

• Autore: Wilbur Smith, Mark Chadbourn
• Editore: Zaffre
• Anno: 2022
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 400 p.
• Dimensioni: 198 x 129 mm
• Peso: 315 gr.
• EAN: 9781785767999

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