Egypt

I was the last man in the world who could warn her of the coming storm.' HISTORICAL FACT: Left with no heirs, at the helm of dangerously unstable Thebes, Tutankhamun's widow is in a deeply vulnerable position. In desperation, she writes a letter to the King of the Hittites - the enemy of Egypt - begging him to send her one of his son's so that they can form an alliance. She has no choice but to brandish her desperation in this way. In this remarkable novel Nick Drake sends his Seeker of Mysteries, Rahotep, on a dangerous mission with the Royal envoy, to deliver the Queen's letter and bring her back a King. It is a mission from which Rahotep may never return. If he succeeds Rahotep is promised the elite position of Head of the Thebes police. If he fails, his family will perish, and so too will the Queen. For waiting in the wings is the much-feared head of the army, Horemheb, poised to take over the throne...