Pharaoh's Gold
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Titan Books Ltd
Published:26th Mar '24
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A band of mercenaries fight deadly enemies and solve ancient riddles to plunder the tomb of Egypt’s robber pharaoh in this break-neck historical adventure-thriller. 701 BCE. Assyria lays siege to Jerusalem, last stronghold of the Judeans. In an audacious raid, a band of Kushite mercenaries—the Desert Mice—help force the Assyrians back from the gates of Jerusalem. But when a greedy general cheats them of their payment, the mercenaries must turn to plundering the dead: a fabled tyrant and his long-lost tomb. In crossing an ancient pharaoh, the mercenaries will befoul themselves in an Egyptian power struggle and draw the gaze of a wrathful foreign king. Pursued by scheming nobles and a malevolent torturer, the Desert Mice set sail down the Nile—toward the Valley of the Kings.
"A thrilling historical adventure that evokes the blood, swords and sand of Ancient Egypt with a gratifying sense of authenticity." - Tom Mead, author of Death and the Conjuror and The Murder Wheel
"This is the first novel by Thomas Krug that I have read and it certainly won't be my last. Pisaqar and his Desert Mice - special forces of their day - embark upon the sort of mission that fans of derring-do in any era will really get behind. The characters are vibrantly drawn and leap from the page, whilst the arid landscapes are so vivid that my throat felt parched and I could feel the sand in my eyes as I read. This is historical fiction as the gods intended!" - Mark Knowles, author of the Blades of Bronze series
"Non-stop action and gripping adventure in ancient Egypt. As sharp as a bronze khopesh, Thomas Krug's writing cuts deep into the history of a land torn apart by the jealous rulers of warring empires." - Matthew Harffy, author of Wolf of Wessex and the Bernicia Chronicles
ISBN: 9781803366203
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304 pages