Product Description

The young Pharoah Tutankhamun is unwell, but there is no heir apparent. Egypt’s enemies, the Hittites, are advancing through Canaan, and Ay – First Minister of Akenhaten, father of Nefertiti, brother of Queen Tiye – still plots, like the spider he is. The web is woven, the traps set…

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #88537 in Books
• Published on: 2006-08-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 416 pages

About the Author
Paul Doherty was born in Middlesbrough. He studied History at Liverpool and Oxford Universities and obtained a doctorate for his thesis on Edward II and Queen Isabella. He is now headmaster of a school in north-east London and lives with his family in Essex.

Customer Reviews

Another page turner by Paul Doherty - a brilliant finale to this trilogy
This an excellent trilogy, which allows readers to dive into ancient Egypt in one of its most dramatic periods. I believe that the last bookof the trilogy is actually the very best. Form page No. 1 the reader is hooked and only released with the last page. Paul Doherty creates a vivid, colourful and lively picture of the time. His description of the ceremonies is just superb. His characters are really coming to live, one can feel with them. The tension is great and the plot excellent. There is always something surprising, but never in such a way that it does not fit into the plot or the turn is so dramatic that one wonders how on earth did this come from. I already enjoy the two previous books immensely but with the last book Paul Doherty has outshone himself. Absolutely brilliant. One can feel that he knows ancient Egypt not just from fantasy but has studied it. It is a pleasure reading it and I have no hesitation to recommed this book. One can read this book even without having read the previous books. But why should one as one would deny oneself quite a lot of pleasure?

My only regret is that it had to end, but well....But I am sure Paul Doherty will leave his fans not long without a new novel or history book. I can not wait, especially as Paul Doherty gets better and better with each book.

Excellent Stuff

Paul Doherty has made a big name for himself as an author by writing medieval mysteries. He is a very prolific author but strangely his books do not suffer from this. They are always very fresh and extremely well researched by an author who knows his subject.

This new venture into books on Ancient Egypt, this being part of a trilogy are also well researched. The man is a headmaster, a medieval historian and now to cap it all an Egyptologist as well. It makes me feel tired just thinking about it.

It is a mark of the author if he can capture the spirit of the time he is writing about and of course make is characters come alive, make them believable, though not necessarily likable. Paul Doherty does all of this with ease. His plots are always excellent, making it almost impossible for the reader to pre-empt the way the book will conclude.

The previous book in the trilogy ended with Mahu being recalled to court because of the increasing instability of the mind of the Pharaoh, Tutankhamun. This book continues the tale. The young pharaoh is still unwell, but there is no one to take his place and the Hittites, sworn enemies, are advancing on Egypt. There is much plotting and counter plotting. Traps for the unwary are being set . . .

Last in a Trilogy about Ancient Egypt
Last in the trilogy of the tragic years of the Pharaohs Akhenaten and his heir Tutankhamun. The chaos in which Egypt was thrown during those years nearly destroyed the fabric of the culture.

Many powerful factions fought for the throne which the teenage Tutankhamun had inherited, and his death at 18, unexpectedly, remains a true mystery.