1. Uarda
In Thebes during the reign of Ramesses II, the lives of priests, physicians, soldiers and noble households become entangled with that of Uarda, a young woman whose origins place her outside the secure ranks of Egyptian society. Court ambition, temple authority and personal loyalties shape a…
2. Joshua
Hosea, the warrior who will become Joshua, is drawn between service in the Egyptian world he knows and loyalty to the Israelites preparing to leave bondage. As the Exodus gathers momentum, questions of leadership, faith and military responsibility force him to choose where he belongs and…
3. An Egyptian Princess
In the last years of independent Saite Egypt, Pharaoh Amasis tries to preserve his kingdom while the expanding Persian Empire presses towards the Nile. The fate of the princess Nitetis becomes bound to Persian dynastic politics, and the deception surrounding her identity helps turn personal grievance…