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Series
The Ancient Egyptian Series combines adventures set during fictionalised versions of the Second Intermediate Period and early New Kingdom with one modern archaeological thriller. Taita, Lostris and later protégés confront Hyksos rule, civil conflict, royal succession and threats to the reunification of Egypt.
Reading order
Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period. Taita, an enslaved scholar, physician and engineer, serves Lord Intef and protects his daughter Lostris. Her marriage to Pharaoh Mamose draws Taita and the soldier Tanus into court politics and war. The narrative uses the political fragmentation of the Second…
In the modern era, archaeologists Duraid and Royan al Simma discover a coded scroll left by Taita that may reveal the burial place of Queen Lostris. Duraid is murdered before the clues can be fully interpreted. The modern investigation repeatedly interprets material described in River God,…
Ancient Egypt after the death of Queen Lostris. Taita has withdrawn from court, but the ambitions of Lord Naja threaten Prince Nefer and the political settlement created by the previous generation. The novel returns to a divided Nile valley in which rival courts, military commanders and…
Ancient Egypt faces plague and the failure of the Nile. The aged Taita travels south to discover whether the disaster has a natural, political or supernatural cause and meets communities far beyond the authority of the pharaoh. The journey beyond Egypt enlarges the geography of the…
Egypt remains divided while Hyksos power controls the north. Taita develops a diplomatic and military plan intended to secure allies and create the conditions for the restoration of Egyptian rule. The expedition reflects the long-distance diplomacy of the Bronze Age, when courts exchanged envoys, marriage partners,…
Ancient Egypt is under attack and Pharaoh Tamose is mortally wounded. Taita helps defeat the immediate enemy but returns to Luxor to find that the cruel Utteric has taken the throne and regards the general as a rival. The struggle develops during the wars against Hyksos…
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…
Egypt has endured decades of Hyksos occupation. Hui and the resistance led by Taita struggle to preserve forces capable of challenging an enemy that controls cities, resources and the northern kingdom. Piay’s mission to Mycenae widens the series beyond the Nile and treats the resistance as…
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…
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…