Testament

Name: Testament
Rating: 4.3 (5105 reviews)

by Wilbur Smith Book 9 in the Ancient Egyptian Series series.

First published 2023

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The Hyksos have been overthrown and Egypt has been formally reunited, but the new pharaoh’s authority remains insecure. Taita sends his protégé Piay to solve an ancient riddle whose answer may strengthen the state. The overthrow of Hyksos rule has ended occupation but not the rival institutions, cults and private armies that developed during decades of division.

The mission reveals a cult and political network that prospered during war. Piay must prevent religious violence and renewed division while Egypt attempts to move from liberation into the institutions of a new kingdom. Piay’s search connects a puzzle narrative with the practical work of rebuilding authority, reconciling north and south and preventing liberation from becoming another civil war.