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AN UNSTOPPABLE ENEMY. A CIVILISATION IN RUINS. A QUEST FORSALVATION. For over fifty years Egypt has known nothing but war and devastation at the handsof the Hyksos, a bloodthirsty barbarian people from the distant east who continueto advance, crushing armies in their wake. Times are desperate, but throughout theconflict, a brave resistance fights on under the great Taita, a slave who has risenfar beyond his ranks. Piay, entrusted into Taita's care by his parents at the age of just five, has beentrained to become a great spy, unmatched by any other. Determined to prove hisworth, he embarks on a dangerous mission to the lands in the north - to Mycenaeand through the heart of Hyksos land and across the great sea - to find allies tohelp defend Egypt. As the situation becomes increasingly precarious, and the fateof the kingdom is hanging in the balance, can Piay succeed in his quest or will thismean the end of the glory that is Egypt once and for all?

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'Best historical novelist - I say Wilbur Smith' - Stephen King 'A master storyteller' - Sunday Times 'Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared' - The Times 'No one does adventure quite like Smith' - Daily Mirror

'Best historical novelist - I say Wilbur Smith' - Stephen King 'A master storyteller' - Sunday Times 'Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared' - The Times 'No one does adventure quite like Smith' - Daily Mirror

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Wilbur Smith was born in Central Africa in 1933. He became a full-time writer in 1964 following the success of When the Lion Feeds, and has since published over forty global bestsellers, including the Courtney Series, the Ballantyne Series, the Egyptian Series, the Hector Cross Series and many successful standalone novels, all meticulously researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide. A worldwide phenomenon, his readership built up over fifty-five years of writing, establishing him as one of the most successful and impressive brand authors in the world. The establishment of the Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation in 2015 cemented Wilbur's passion for empowering writers, promoting literacy and advancing adventure writing as a genre. The foundation's flagship programme is the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize. Wilbur Smith passed away peacefully at home in 2021 with his wife, Niso, by his side, leaving behind him a rich treasure-trove of novels and stories that will delight readers for years to come. For all the latest information on Wilbur Smith's writing visit www.wilbursmithbooks.com or facebook.com/WilburSmith Mark Chadbourn is a Sunday Times bestselling author of historical fiction novels about the Anglo-Saxon warrior Hereward, published under his pseudonym James Wilde. His Age of Misrule books, under his own name, have been translated into many languages. As a screenwriter, he's written for the BBC and is currently developing a series for Lionsgate and several of the streaming networks. He began his career as a journalist reporting from the world's hotspots.

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