Pharaoh: A Novel of Ancient Egypt
Wilbur Smith
Mass Market Paperback
(William Morrow, May 30, 2017)
#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER!EGYPT IS UNDER ATTACKâŚPharaoh Tamose lies mortally wounded. The ancient city of Luxor is surrounded. All seems lost.Taita prepares for the enemyâs final, fatal push. The ex-slave, now general of Tamoseâs armies, is never more ingenious than when all hope is dashed. And this is Egyptâs most desperate hour.With the timely arrival of an old ally, the tide is turned and the Egyptian army feasts upon its retreating foe. But upon his victorious return to Luxor, Taita is seized and branded a traitor. Tamose is dead and a poisonous new era has begun. The new Pharaoh has risen.Pharaoh Utteric is young, weak, and cruel, and threatened by Taitaâs influence within the palaceâ especially his friendship with Uttericâs younger and worthier brother, Rameses. With Taitaâs imprisonment, Rameses is forced to make a choice: help Taita escape and forsake his brother, or remain silent and condone Uttericâs tyranny. To a good man like Rameses, there is no choice. Taita must be set free, Utteric must be stopped, and Egypt must be reclaimed.