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Scroll of Saqqara
The son of Ramses the Second
and a revered physician, Prince
Khaemwaset’s wisdom is respected
throughout Egypt. But he harbours a
strong and secret desire—to find the
mysterious Scroll of Thoth, and receive
the power to raise the dead. When he
hears of the discovery of a hidden tomb
on the plain of Saqqara he is quick to
break its seal and take its secrets.
978-0-14-316744-0 • 480 pp
House of Dreams
In the tiny hamlet of Aswat, a
beautiful young girl wants more than
the meagre prospects her village offers.
Determined and resourceful, she is quick
to leap upon an opportunity when the
great seer Hui, who is also physician to
Pharaoh, visits Aswat. Taken under Hui’s
wing to become a healer, she has no
idea of his real plans for her—plans that
will bring her close to Pharaoh as his
favourite concubine, but will ultimately
enmesh her in court intrigue of the most
dangerous kind.
978-0-14-316742-6 • 528 pp
House of Illusions
For many years, Thu has lived in
exile, writing the tragic history of her life
as the favourite concubine of Ramses
III—and her role in the conspiracy to kill
him. A young soldier, Kamen, has read
her words and believes her testimony
that she was not acting alone. When
Kamen shows Thu’s manuscript to
his general, he unknowingly sets in
motion a stirring drama of revenge and
punishment, miraculous disclosures, and
unexpected vindication.
978-0-14-316743-3 • 480 pp
The Twelfth Transforming
Akhenaten…the powerful, the
pious, the infamous. Raised in the heat
of the palace harem, mated to his
beautiful, dangerous cousin Nefertiti,
the young Pharaoh soon turned his
passion heavenward. His love of the sun
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god Ra seared his being and consumed
his worldly attentions. As Akhenaten’s
rule soared to its finale, ancient Egypt
teetered on the edge of a cataclysm,
and his family’s curse became an
empire’s downfall.
978-0-14-024949-1 • 608 pp
The Hippopotamus Marsh
Lords of the Two Lands Vol. One
Lords of the Two Lands—Pauline
Gedge’s three-volume epic—chronicles
the courageous and often tragic struggle
of the Tao Princes, Seqenenra and his
sons Kamose and Ahmose, to free their
country from the foreign rule of the Setiu
king Apepa. Hundreds of years under the
oppressive foreign rule of the Setiu have
stripped Egypt of its majesty. The Prince
must choose between a mission to a
foreign king or a daring uprising that is
doomed to fail. His shocking decision
puts in motion a series of events that
will either destroy his cherished home or
resurrect a dynasty and an entire way of
life for all of Egypt.
978-0-14-316745-7 • 384 pp
The Oasis
Lords of the Two Lands Vol. Two
In this captivating second
installment of the trilogy, Kamose has
Inherited his father’s insurgency against
Apepa and begins his desperate sweep
north for Egypt’s freedom. Will his
determination and savagery bring him
victory or betrayal? And will his acts
redeem him or drive him to the brink
of madness? Impeccably researched,
flawlessly crafted, The Oasis is a riveting
drama set against the glorious sweep of
ancient Egyptian history.
978-0-14-316746-4 • 544 pp
The Horus Road
Lords of the Two Lands Vol. Three
The Horus Road is the riveting
conclusion of Pauline Gedge’s threevolume
epic. Ahmose vows to continue
the struggle that has taken the life of
his father and brother. It is up to him
to devise a strategy to capture the
Setiu capital, Het-Uart, in order to free
Egypt once and for all. But the devious
Apepa will stop at nothing, no matter
how ruthless, to rob the Tao family of its
chance for total victory. Military might
alone will not be enough for Ahmose to
breach the city’s walls. He will need a
miracle from Amun.
978-0-14-316747-1 • 526 pp
The Twice Born
The King’s Man Vol. One
Young Huy is sent away from his
farming family to attend a prestigious
school for a chance at a better life
as a scribe, but a sudden accident
renders him unconscious and, to all
appearances, dead. When his return
to life makes him a pariah, ostracized
by his visions of the deaths of those
around him, Huy is soon apprenticed
to a priest who believes Huy’s power
will enable him to interpret the Book of
Thoth, and fame attracts the attention of
the Pharaoh Amunhotep. Huy begins to
realize that his power is not granted to
him, but owns him, for he is no longer
his own master. He is the King’s Man.
978-0-14-305292-0 • 247 pp
Seer of Egypt
The King’s Man Vol. Two
Seer of Egypt continues the story of
Huy, son of Hapu, and his rise to power
and fame, as first described in The Twice
Born. He becomes an important adviser
to the Pharaoh and a great temple is
built in his honour.
978-0-14-305294-4 • 624 pp
The King’s Man
The King’s Man Vol. Three
The King’s Man continues the
story of Huy and his rise to power and
fame. With her meticulous research
and compelling prose, Pauline Gedge
immerses readers in the ancient and
fascinating culture that is Egypt.
978-0-14-317078-5 • 560 pp
Available April 24, 2012