House of Two Pharaohs

Name: House of Two Pharaohs
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by Wilbur Smith Book 10 in the Ancient Egyptian Series series.

First published 2025

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Memphis after the defeat of the Hyksos. Piay governs the city for Pharaoh Rameses and rebuilds its walls, food supply and finances. The discovery of a murdered scribe inside a sealed vault introduces a threat marked by the symbols of Anubis. Memphis is presented as a city recovering from conquest, where repairing walls and markets is inseparable from restoring confidence in the new government.

Piay calls Taita to investigate a criminal leader who intends to revive the rival kingdom of the Red Pretender. Murder inquiry and civil war combine as the two men try to preserve the reunification of Egypt. The murder investigation exposes how criminals and defeated political factions exploit shortages and fear, making administrative reconstruction the novel’s central historical concern.