Böcker utgivna av Cameron Brett

A darkness lurks within Egypt, demanding the greatest of all sacrifices... Pharaoh Merkhet must commit to the rebuild of Thebes if he is to secure his family's legacy and the support of his citizens. Hard work has never bothered him. He is content, hauling mudbricks alongside his fellow labourers. That's until Merkhet discovers the limp and bloodied body of his first love. Battling an enemy he can't see-or understand-the pharaoh is lost in the absence of his most trusted counsel. When tragedy strikes at the Opet Festival, a mute scribe and a tomb robber become his best chance of stopping Thebans from shunning the Golden Throne. As the shifting shadows tighten their grip on chaos, the citizens' cries drain into the Nile. Merkhet must face his deepest fears if he is to preserve Egypt and their sacred traditions from sinking beneath the desert sands...

All around the bloodstained sands of Egypt, foreign forces stir... Merkhet has never cared for the Golden Throne. He is more than happy being the younger prince, hiding among the crowd as his brother is crowned pharaoh. That's until the High Priest interrupts the ceremony, announcing a vision from the gods. Thrust into a world he doesn't understand, Pharaoh Merkhet is caught in a desperate balancing act of serving his people, soothing the restless court, and satisfying his ego-battered brother. All while rallying their defences for the imminent Hittite invasion. His father made everything seem so simple. Yet the great pharaoh never faced what Merkhet does now. Someone, or something, is lurking in the shadows, plotting against him. The citizens' murmurs grow louder by the day. The Cursed Pharaoh has angered the gods. The life-giving floods will not arrive. Merkhet must expose the shadows if he is to deliver Egypt from famine, war, and utter devastation...