The Hippopotamus Marsh

by Pauline Gedge

Book 1 in the Lords of the Two Lands series.

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The Theban ruler Seqenenre Tao governs southern Egypt while King Apepi and the Hyksos control the north. An insulting demand concerning the hippopotami at Thebes becomes the latest demonstration that the Theban royal family can retain its titles only by accepting the authority of a foreign court.

Seqenenre’s decision to resist transforms family grievance into open war. Ahhotep, Kamose and the young Ahmose must confront the political and personal cost of a campaign their house may not survive. The novel was released in the United Kingdom under the title Lords of the Two Lands.

Historical periods

Theban War against the Hyksos

Genres

Biographical Fiction Court & Political Fiction Dynastic & Royal Fiction Family Sagas Historical Sagas War Fiction

Historical people

Seqenenre Taoc. 1590s BCE–1555 BCE Ahhotep I1561 BCE–1531 BCE Kamosec. 17th century BCE–1550 BCE Ahmose I1561 BCE–1526 BCE Apepic. 17th century BCE–1541 BCE