The Hippopotamus Marsh
Published on 18. October 2018
408 pages
978-1-78863-254-6 (ISBN)
Description
What could drive a man to revolt against an all powerful Pharaoh?Seqenenra Tao, Prince of Waset, will lead the a revolt against the the Hyksos, interlopers who have ruled Egypt for over two hundred years. Descendant of the last true pharaohs, Seqenenra Tao must rally the native princes of Upper Egypt to rebel against the foreigners, their alien gods and barbarous ways.
The quiet Tao family, with their deep devotion to their god Amun, are driven to resist by the increasingly ridiculous demands of the Hyksos, made in an effort to humiliate and degrade them. Together they must overcome their fear of going to war, knowing what the outcome will almost certainly be death...
The Hippopotamus Marsh begins an epic trilogy that brings to vivid life the passions and intrigues which ushered in the great Eighteenth Dynasty, perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Christian Jacq.
Praise for Pauline Gedge'An Egypt so real and complete that I sank into it utterly ... what a triumph' Cecelia Holland, author of the Corban Loosestrife series
'In the tradition of Mary Renault...A sensuous, teeming, complex world of intrigue and passion' San Francisco Chronicle
The quiet Tao family, with their deep devotion to their god Amun, are driven to resist by the increasingly ridiculous demands of the Hyksos, made in an effort to humiliate and degrade them. Together they must overcome their fear of going to war, knowing what the outcome will almost certainly be death...
The Hippopotamus Marsh begins an epic trilogy that brings to vivid life the passions and intrigues which ushered in the great Eighteenth Dynasty, perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Christian Jacq.
Praise for Pauline Gedge'An Egypt so real and complete that I sank into it utterly ... what a triumph' Cecelia Holland, author of the Corban Loosestrife series
'In the tradition of Mary Renault...A sensuous, teeming, complex world of intrigue and passion' San Francisco Chronicle
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Canelo
File size
0,96 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78863-254-6 (9781788632546)
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Since the publication of her prizewinning first novel, Child of the Morning, Pauline Gedge's historical novels have found more than six million readers in eighteen languages. Eleven of the novels are set in ancient Egypt, including two glorious trilogies, Lords of the Two Lands and The King's Man, while The Eagle and the Raven, which won a historical fiction award in France, is set in Roman Britain. She has also written Stargate, a fantasy set in an alien universe. Born in New Zealand, she spent some of her childhood years in England before the family made its home in Canada.
