excellent

This first volume of a trilogy about the liberation of Egypt from the Hyksos tells the story of Seqenenra Tao, Prince of Weset, who disapproves of the Hyksos King, Apepa. It all starts when the King sends a message to Seqenenra, asking to kill the hippopotamus for they keep him awake at night. At the King's next request, that of building a temple to the foreign god Sutekh, Seqenenra starts a revolt to reclaim all of Egypt and musters an army, with the help of his wife, sons, daughters and mother. Based on historical facts, the author describes in accurate details the lives led by the Egyptians during the Seventeenth Dynasty.

Filled with nasty politics, intrigue, passion and conspiracy, everyone will enjoy this novel.


10/10