Ziad and the Genies - Ziad Discovers the Ark of King Cheop

Ziad Discovers the Ark of King Cheop is the exciting first episode of the enjoyable fantasy series The Adventures of Ziad and the Genies, written by the bestselling Saudi Arabian author Walid O. Khalil. This spirited novel takes young readers on the thrilling, mystic journey of Ziad, a prodigious young boy who travels back in time - along with his genie friends and the mysterious Prince Ali - to the unknown world of the Egyptian pyramids. Through a brisk, narrative voyage, Ziad courageously enters the forbidden temple of mummification, where the young explorer's longing for the eerie and the unknown hurls him through a labyrinth of curiosities, tunnels, corridors, and pharaonic trails, to the ever-secret room, where King Cheop lies buried. But who really is Ziad? How does he travel back to this ancient and legendary era? And how does he discover the mythical Ark of King Cheop? Originally published in Arabic, Ziad Discovers the Ark of King Cheop is one of the most popular contemporary novels for young adults in the Arab world.