The new kingdom / Wilbur Smith with Mark Chadbourn.
Material type: TextSeries: Smith, Wilbur A. Egyptian series ; Publisher: New York, New York : Zaffre, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Description: 407 pages : illustration ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781838774370 :
- 1838774378
- Taita (Fictitious character : Smith) -- Fiction
- Mythology, Egyptian -- Fiction
- Fathers and sons -- Fiction
- Brothers -- Fiction
- Hyksos -- Fiction
- Revenge -- Fiction
- Magic -- Fiction
- Death -- Fiction
- Outcasts -- Fiction
- Pharaohs -- Fiction
- Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction
- Fate and fatalism -- Fiction
- Egypt -- History -- To 332 B.C. -- Fiction
Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Adult Book | Phillipsburg Free Public Library | Adult Fiction | New Books | FIC SMITH | Available | 36748002496075 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
An Egyptian novel from the master of adventure fiction, Wilbur Smith
An Ancient Egyptian novel from the master of adventure fiction and global number 1 bestselling author, Wilbur Smith.
In the heart of Egypt
Under the watchful eye of the gods
A new power is rising
In the city of Lahun, Hui lives an enchanted life. The favoured son of a doting father, and ruler-in-waiting of the great city, his fate is set. But behind the beautiful façades a sinister evil is plotting. Craving power and embittered by jealousy, Hui's stepmother, the great sorceress Isetnofret, and Hui's own brother Qen, orchestrate the downfall of Hui's father, condemning Hui and seizing power in the city.
Cast out and alone, Hui finds himself a captive of a skilled and powerful army of outlaws, the Hyksos. Determined to seek vengeance for the death of his father and rescue his sister, Ipwet, Hui swears his allegiance to these enemies of Egypt. Through them he learns the art of war, learning how to fight and becoming an envied charioteer.
But soon Hui finds himself in an even greater battle - one for the very heart of Egypt itself. As the pieces fall into place and the Gods themselves join the fray, Hui finds himself fighting alongside the Egyptian General Tanus and renowned Mage, Taita. Now Hui must choose his path - will he be a hero in the old world, or a master in a new kingdom?
The New Kingdom is an Egyptian Series thriller by the master of adventure, Wilbur Smith. Don't miss the rest of the Egyptian Series, River God , The Seventh Scroll , Warlock , The Quest , Pharaoh and Desert God . Available now.
First published in the United States of America in 2021 by Zaffre, an imprint of Bonnier Books UK (verso).
Cast out of Lahun, Hui, once the ruler-in-waiting of the great city, seeks vengeance for the death of his father, swearing his allegiance to the enemies of Egypt and learning the art of war to fight to become the master of a new kingdom.