In a forbidden village deep in the mountainous desert of Upper Egypt, a handful of men jealously guard some of the most precious secrets of the Pharaohs. And the most fabulous of these is the Stone of Light . . . a stone that can transform barley into gold and matter into light. This village is known as the Place of Truth.
The sanctity of the Place of Truth and the secrets its guards have long made it a target for ambitious and corrupt men. One of these is Mehy, a Theban Officer who, mesmerised by the legend of the Stone of Light, is driven to seize it all whatever cost and so become master over all Egypt.
But to gain the stone, Mehy must overcome Nefer the Silent, whose life's ambition is to protect the Place of Truth. Together with his friends, the giant Paneb and the wise and beautiful Ubekhet - whose destiny is inextricably linked with the fate of the village - Nefer must do everything in his power to thwart Mehy and his gang, who do not hesitate to commit the most terrible crimes in their search for power.
Using a cast of characters plucked from the history books, Christian Jacq has brought Ancient Egypt and the Place of Truth to vibrant life.
