The New Kingdom

Name: The New Kingdom
Rating: 4.4 (9110 reviews)

by Wilbur Smith Book 7 in the Ancient Egyptian Series series.

First published 2021

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Egypt around 1710 BC. Hui is the favoured heir of Lahun until his stepmother Isetnofret and his half-brother Qen seize power and destroy his position. Forced into exile, he learns to survive beyond the protected world of the city. Despite its title, the story begins before the historical New Kingdom and uses the spread of Hyksos authority as the background to Hui’s dispossession.

Hui’s attempt to recover his family and inheritance unfolds as Hyksos power expands across Egypt. His personal rebellion begins a new sequence about resistance, divided kingdoms and the leaders who will attempt to restore Egyptian rule. His movement from privileged heir to exile provides a ground-level account of how conquest, collaboration and family ambition can destroy established local power.