The Hippopotamus Marsh

Name: The Hippopotamus Marsh
Rating: 4.05 (1411 reviews)

by Pauline Gedge Book 1 in the Lords of the Two Lands series.

First published 1998

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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

Seventeenth Dynasty of Egyptc. 1580–1550 BCE Theban War against the Hyksosc. 1560–1550 BCE

Genres

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

Historical people

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